Breathedge 2

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%2026

−25%~~$19.99~~$14.99

US Steam price, checked 6 h ago

The verdict

A funny, polished sci-fi survival-crafting sequel with big quality-of-life gains, but the early access build is short and close to the old demo. Skip it if you want a full game now.

Great for

Breathedge 1 fans who enjoy chill space scavenging and absurd humor and can wait for later chapters

Main risk

Content ends after about 5-12 hours and feels like the old demo, with years until release

What players love

Funny humor and many references

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“10 memes out of 10. Even in early access there's already a lot of varied content.”
Steam review · translated · 5.8 h played ↗

“the humor from the very first moment is dry, absurd and aggressive”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗

Good fit for fans of the first game

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“If you liked the first one, you'll like this one. I liked the first one.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗

“A great sequel that keeps the first game's style and mood while adding new mechanics.”
Steam review · translated · 11.1 h played ↗

Quality-of-life upgrades over the first game

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“No tool durability: Easily the best change. You craft a tool once and keep it, eliminating the constant annoyance of essential gear shattering mid-expedition.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“oxygen is no longer a nuisance, it's easier to pick things in space, your things don't break after using it 10 times”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗

“Tools no longer break permanently, they only lose effectiveness. That's a big plus.”
Steam review · translated · 11.4 h played ↗

Rewarding exploration and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“this game rewards exploration more than most in the genre”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗

“Exploring is a pure pleasure.”
Steam review · translated · 4.6 h played ↗

Good optimization and stability

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“It's nice overall, well optimized, looks good in terms of both graphics and art style”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗

“Great optimization.”
Steam review · translated · 8.2 h played ↗

Robotic grabber hand makes scavenging smoother

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“the grabber hand alone makes scavenging so much smoother and cuts down the grind”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Little content, essentially the demo

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“It is exactly the same as the Demo with a bit of fluff.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗

“The same demo, but now paid. Seriously?”
Steam review · translated · 14.1 h played ↗

“pay 20,- just to have 8 hours of gameplay and then hearing the backpack say, well thats it, end of the demo.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗

Weaker humor than the first game

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The jokes are not funny at all and sound like bad stand up jokes.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗

“Extremely disappointed with the humor, which fell below the floor compared to the first game.”
Steam review · translated · 8.8 h played ↗

Annoying companion robot and bad voice acting

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“within the first hour it simply never shut up”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“He's like the one guy you dont like talking with at the party, the guy just never knows when to shut up.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“Voice acting is dire. The robot that speaks to you for most of the game has the most irritating grating voice you’ll ever experience.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

Grindy, repetitive fetch quests

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Cool game, a simulator of searching for damn duct tape.”
Steam review · translated · 6 h played ↗

“overwhelmed by the grind and hours of tedious resource farming”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗

Hunger, thirst and sleep drain too fast

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“I'm not gonna spend 15 minutes harvesting rotten apples to get +40 hunger that I just have to use to sleep to get +23 rest and be starving again.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

“you can't progress through the story because water and food run out quickly.”
Steam review · translated · 4.8 h played ↗

Slow movement and big empty space

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“it is just SO DAMNED SLOW”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗

“Flying without boosters at the start is pure torture.”
Steam review · translated · 6.8 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OS64-bit Windows 10/11

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Memory12 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 1660 6GB / AMD RX 5500 XT 6GB

Storage15 GB available space

Recommended

OS64-bit Windows 11

ProcessorIntel Core i7-13700 / AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Memory16 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia Geforce RTX 3070 8GB / AMD RX 6700 XT 8GB

Storage15 GB available space

OS64-bit Windows 10/11

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Memory12 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 1660 6GB / AMD RX 5500 XT 6GB

Storage15 GB available space

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