Square Enix is reportedly investing in the upcoming top-down action RPG Vaultbreakers to speed up its development. This was announced by Vaultbreakers developer BetaDwarf who detailed a new investment led by Square Enix to accelerate the development. Alongside this, the developer has also released the very first Gameplay Trailer and is currently holding a new playtest until July 9, 2025, to give players a chance to try out the game in its current form. Vaultbreakers is an upcoming top-down high-stakes adventure action RPG in which you get to fight challenging bosses in a brawler combat setting.
Check out Vaultbreaker’s first official Gameplay Trailer below before we dive into additional details:
BetaDwarf is known for developing Forces and Minion Masters and the latest investment by Square Enix marks a major milestone for the studio. It also highlights the fact that large publishers are taking an interest in their portfolio, which includes games built around cooperation, skill, and dynamic gameplay. Vaultbreakers sets itself apart from other titles in the genre by incorporating different new mechanics that are not normally seen in such RPGs. Hideaki Uehara, General Manager, of Business Development at Square Enix Holdings commented:
Square Enix is always looking for high-quality games and talented development studios. When I played Vaultbreakers, I was genuinely excited by the experience of connecting with other players and exploring its rich game world. After visiting BetaDwarf and learning about the team’s mission and passion, we decided to invest in them to help realize their dream and bring this game to players around the world.
Steffen Kabbelgaard, CEO and Game Director at BetaDwarf also commented:
Being accompanied by Square Enix on our journey is an amazing access to a combination of knowledge, talent, and resources. We are already very far with our dream game Vaultbreakers: we have a huge amazing community, and we have already run 15+ tests with more than 50,000 players who constantly enable us to refine. So getting this additional support feels amazing when we are far into production already. I can really see how this enables a home run vs having just started on an uncertain journey – yeah, I’m just really excited about our situation!
Until July 9, you can participate in a Vaultbreakers Playtest which will give you access to the newest version of the game. The new Playtest follows the first January 2025 Playtest which was experienced by a lot of players. The new Playtest brings with it some changes to the overall game formula based on player feedback collected from the first Playtest. Two of the most requested features, a Solo Queue and a PvE mode, are also in the pipeline and will be part of the full game upon its release. A PvE-only mode for the game is slated to arrive in the coming months.
Playtest Highlights
- Playtest started on July 3rd, 9 am CEST, and ends on July 9th, 11:59 pm CEST
- Players can get a Playtest Key by visiting the official Vaultbreakers website or through the Twitch Drops Campaign on Twitch
New Features
- Evolving haven: Take your base from a pile of rocks to a powerful base of operations to unlock helpful NPC’s, new abilities, and lots of upgrades
- Activable Items: Strategically use tools that enhance your build, like a grappling hook or a way to summon a wolf to fight with you
- Playstyle Expression Upgrades: Expanded perk options and itemization to further customize your Champions
- Solo & Duo Queue: Select your queue and face either solo or duo players.
- More unpredictable enemies: New varied spawn locations system and varied patrol paths
As of now, we do not have a confirmed release date for Vaultbreakers, but if you want to try it out, you can register your interest in the current ongoing Playtest, and you may get access to it. We may get future Playtests but those are not confirmed at this point. A Steam page for the game is live where you can not only apply for the Playtest for also add it to your wishlist if you want to jump into the game when it comes out.
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