Breach Steam Early Access Live

QC Games’ asymmetric co-op action-RPG Breach has entered Steam Early Access. If you’re interested in this fast-paced mythology-inspired project and don’t want to wait until it goes free-to-play, you can now grab a starter pack for $24.99 or your regional equivalent and play the game as it develops. Here’s the latest trailer that tells you all you need to know about Breach in 2 minutes:

And here’s a press release with some additional details:

AUSTIN, TX – JANUARY 17, 2019 – Calling the brave and the bold! Independent developer QC Games proudly announced today that Breach, their highly refined and innovative co-op action RPG, is now available on Steam. Breach brings together the best elements of MMOs, dungeon crawlers, third person action games and RPGs into a highly refined dungeon brawl experience. With intense and intuitive combat mechanics, ever-changing mission challenges in every fast-paced game session, and the choice of playing as a badass hero or troublemaking Veil Demon, Breach debuts a truly compelling and unique 4v1 online multiplayer experience.

“After three years of game development, the entire dev team truly believes we’ve created something fresh and unique with Breach,” states Dallas Dickinson, CEO and Co-Founder at QC Games. “It was really important that when we entered Early Access, Breach would be both a very refined gameplay experience and something gamers haven’t played before. I’m proud to say we’ve achieved those initial goals and look forward to all the feedback from gamers to make Breach even better.”

It’s nice to have badass magic-using friends in Breach.

Players can choose from dozens of hero classes and customize everything to stylize their perfect hero: from magic abilities, gear upgrades and even emotes, there’s a play style for every kind of gamer in Breach. If playing the bad guy sounds more fun, players can also take on the role of the Veil Demon and create havoc for the hero squad! Conjure different traps to slow and damage heroes, summon elite creatures of mythological legend, and take possession of enemy minions including massive boss monsters to directly attack hero characters.

Antagonizing heroes as the Veil Demon takes trolling to a whole new level in Breach.

“Just like Hero players, the Veil Demon player has an ever-growing number of classes and customization options. Whether you are playing as a Hero or as a Veil Demon, this co-op dungeon brawl experience will never be the same twice,” states Gabe Amatangelo, Game Director and Chief Creative Officer for QC Games. “Every dungeon crawl is as varied and unique as individual player gameplay styles – and a load of fun to watch! We’ve seen some really epic matches, and can’t wait to watch more!”

70,000 years ago, humanity was on the verge of extinction until a group of Immortals created the Veil, splitting Earth into two realities: one reality that features the Earth we know, and an alternate Earth where mythological creatures thrive. Now the Veil has been shattered and the two worlds are collapsing into each other with catastrophic consequences. Players take control of heroes who have been imbued with “The Spark” to master magical abilities. Travel across the world to iconic locations that have been breached by this mystical parallel Earth and clash against legendary mythological enemies as well as an unexplained malevolent spirit, the Veil Demon.

You may also be interested in this preview article from PC Gamer.