Do you remember Spellbreak?

[@SackBoyPlayz]

So sad that this game is dead... It was really fun.

[@Ex_celsior]

It really was

[@agentx4208]

But dead it's not

[@overwatchnoob_]

@@agentx4208 yes it is? they litterly shut i down

[@agentx4208]

@@overwatchnoob_ search up elemental fracture

[@tylertko]

Nope it’s all grass. There’s no trees or mountains or buildings and everybody’s flying around with AOE. You can’t hit a shot. 😂

[@m0noxyd871]

what killed spellbreak was that it was a battle royale, if they made it an other genre it would have stayed alive longer

[@sabre-4777]

3v3 would’ve been cool

[@ryunoishi6514]

3v3 king of the hill or attackers vs defenders of an objective would have been amazing

[@ayumuchorizo4486]

​@@ryunoishi6514 attack vs defense objectives made me think marvel rivals since they're both in 3rd person pov 😭

[@Sanches7557]

3v3 with objectives and map transforming (like a icy mountain map slowly turning into volcano eruption that buff every element accordingly)

[@quandaledingle2107]

Yea it would have been very cool ngl

[@bright_and_breezy-n2e]

If it wasn't a Battle Royal, I could see this living longer

[@ddlcp]

na, BR was fine (coming from someone who found most if not all BR game dull), its the lack of meaningful update in area such as variation in gameplay style/ lack there of along with balance/features/lack of sec was the issue also as most update was BP/cosmetic..

[@kintsugi3932]

wrong

[@BlaiseTreat]

@@ddlcpextraction shooter game mode like tarkov would be cool. With pve pseudo scavs guarding loot spots.

[@qoopertrooper]

It had regular game modes too which were really fun, but the problem was marketing it as a BR meant people didn't realise, or play those game modes much.

[@Zectifin]

if it wasn't a BR I would have actually tried it.

[@miki-glhf]

That's funny that it wasn't noob friendly because it was one of the games that was easier for me to get used to although I basically suck at games.

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

I think it helps that everything is relatively intuitive, even if it's hard to do. _very_ accessible to the type of player that just wants to "try it" without doing external research

[@miki-glhf]

@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli That's probably my deal. Feel like I do fine with games when they are new but fall off the more refined the playerbase gets.

[@HagathaHexMe]

The nail in the coffin was the fact they never added more weapons or elements to use. The gameplay was the same from beginning to end all that changed was the maps and skins.

[@thedresrosa]

Dont forget the lack of coms between devs and players and the 4-5 years of straight hand selected testers being allowed to play. (For me i was on wait for 4 years and by then lobbies were mainly bots, and my excitement had died)

[@mobslayer211]

They were working on another gauntlet that was going to based on an existing element in game (ppl speculated Water). I think the actual nail was they got bought out and moved to work on WoW instead

[@SortaOGbot]

No they changed it later actually

[@justseffstuff3308]

Really? I remembered what made me stop playing is a major change in the game's mechanics that made it feel less roguelike-ish

[@zpm-sg1]

to be fair, they weren't out that long enough for them to add new mechanics yet. shame it was fun too.

[@SAOarmyVID]

Played during the open beta, man I miss this game I had so much damn fun with the gauntlet system. Part of me wishes that they could've kept going, and reading the shutdown notice was heartbreaking. R.I.P Spellbreak, you were one of the actually cool games to come out of the BR craze.

[@ovalfps]

There’s still a community version on PC. The devs released a dev build of the game so people can still play it. Check out Elemental Fracture!

[@justahugenerd1278]

When I tried downloading it, it wouldn't work :(

[@sarch0ner]

@@justahugenerd1278 maybe you haven't done something right, it works normally!

[@nahkila5502]

It works play it and GET WORKED

[@amir6099]

How i can play this??

[@apaleguy]

100% doing this, this was my favorite battle royale

[@ghoziakbar6410]

Having invoker kit as the entire playstyle of the game does sounds terrifying for a new player.

[@Goober440]

I really hope Spellbreak gets something cause I fucking adored this game it was so much fucking fun like omg

[@McTeggen]

I suspect you stayed in the air a lot

[@thesuperioraxolotl]

You can still play btw

[@abandonedesport4570]

​@@thesuperioraxolotl yea but it is not live 😢

[@vgrants1717]

On one hand, it’s Blizzard. On the other hand, they are now run by Microsoft. If Microsoft knows anything, it’s making sequels

[@Quackson-12506]

me toooooo

[@Sa3vis]

Spellbreak was amazing. I just didn't have a group to play it with and that makes it hard to stick with a game.

[@ThatNerdKaizen]

You can still play spellbreak with the elemental fracture client. They’ve modded and even updated the game

[@djneonreaper4990]

What major updates have they added, if anything at all?

[@KerMigma]

I cant find the Download for the Game online :(

[@thesuperioraxolotl]

@@djneonreaper4990 new talents, changed class abilities, brought back blink & new rune gateway, lots of dmg & cd tweaks, alot of new gear with special abilities from alpha and they do community voting on changes

[@hamfxbe]

@@KerMigmagoogle elemental fracture and it’s the first result

[@KaizenDAmazing]

@@djneonreaper4990 they brought back blink and a gate way rune the developers never added to the game. You can find out to download the game on my channel. It’s titled, How to Play Spellbreak *NEWEST* Update in 2024

[@Tyler711]

They need to bring this game back. It's too good to let it end like this. I miss Spellbreak

[@Edacious_Evan]

Honestly one of the better games in the battle royale craze

[@matthewcheng4158]

Yeah but it was an epic exclusive and died

[@SkeletalNoises]

​@@matthewcheng4158 I remember it being on steam

[@RushWheeler]

It was also available for Steam users iirc​@@matthewcheng4158

[@Dietz_Nuts]

@@matthewcheng4158 it wasnt an epic exclusive for long

[@Hooman-lw1km]

​@@matthewcheng4158I don't think so? I know switch had it, and I'm pretty sure steam did too

[@Inaktha]

Man i loved this game back in the day. I loved every aspect of it and i wish it stayed around longer

[@ArbitorDes]

Honestly i think its main problem was a complete lack of advertising, the devs focused a lot on making more skins

[@maxxvii2037]

It was a small studio tho, marketing is always gonna be limited in those cases.

[@t.h.mcelroy6597]

So glad you referenced Skinamarink. Might be my favorite horror film to date. The sheer nostalgic fear that it induces in me is hard to truly put to words. Another banger of a video!

[@KrzysztofHagno]

Spellbreak was dope and waaaaay ahead of it's time. It was a game that fulfilled my power fantasy on first 2 minutes into the game. I hope this one could be rebooted. Any spinoff in any genre would be cool though. Traversal with the skill in a Zelda-like single player game would be a chef's kiss.

[@Jayr8367]

The games engine deserved to be used in a single player game honestly. It was wasted on a Battle Royale.

[@cookiewithlove2081]

If they added guns and destructable object using earth to conjure terrain, or fire to block off sight it would be insanely good... KEKEKE... It really was ahead of its time.

[@grainnmertens]

​@@cookiewithlove2081bruh then its not "SPELLbreak" anymore lol. It was unique because iirc, its the only battle royale game where its about pure magicians vs magicians, no guns, no swords, just spells.

[@anonymous-3695]

oh really? so if i made the game, someone would come and just give me a chefs kiss? and does it have to be a chef? could i get a kiss from my gf? fuck i hate people who just write whatever is popular.

[@gustavosauro1882]

​@@anonymous-3695 ?????

[@vtdolgai497]

I really freaking loved it. The concept was so unique with a ton of possibilities and I felt like the game was purposefully designed to make op spell combos easily counterable

[@vladistefanov6795]

you can still play it it's called elemental fracture now, somehow a few people got a hold of its source code. there's a discord and everything

[@juillotine]

the devs released it

[@snake3444]

I really liked it It fell so cool, flying around, fighting The gameplay just made fun

[@Ronkley]

Spellbreak would be massive if it came back as a roguelite coop pve game imo

[@shuri17]

Like the new elden ring game?

[@inoariusu]

kinda like risk of rain 2?

[@kakkadasekazvam3968]

It should definitely be a coop roguelite, kinda like the upcoming hyper light breaker, being semi open and also including arena boss fights

[@thestarryeyedobserver]

that's what i had wanted it to be. 😔

[@samuelluz8648]

But then it would just be like any other game, it rocked because of the BR thing, if they were both game modes maybe but I don't think it would be the same

[@HasanBabasi]

Retro tv is perfect cause when I get stoned I love to watch old commercials, not sure why but it’s an amazing time.

[@pushforwardtv]

Game wasn't even toxic. Even as a noob you can catch on quick

[@aesshiro3474]

It wasn't toxic, the skill floor was high but you can also just aim diff someone with the lightning gauntlet lmao.

[@jshu-_-]

Most people found it hard to get into

[@codebleach]

Spellbreak was goated. The BR concept merged with combining elements really gave this game depth. Plus the movement options were diverse

[@ArkayeCh]

It was fun and basically a 3d version of Magicka. Wished it just did a co-op or survival. Might have worked.

[@Zadamanim]

I agree, pve would have been really fun with this moveset. Competitive movement shooters havent been popular since Unreal Tournament.

[@Rebelco]

This was the kind of game that would be really fun if it wasn't a battle royale

[@ginwilliam7763]

This game was a therapeutic distraction during a really tough break up. It has a weirdly special place in my heart, and I'm so sad it's gone.

[@tito_jerome]

I found this game two months before they killed the servers. I LOVED IT. Definitely one of the best BRs imo. I hope someone brings this concept back. It was so creative.

[@usernameredacted1764]

this game could have done SO DAMN well as a single player RPG

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Not really

[@nairocamilo]

​@cheerful_crop_circleHow so?

[@nairocamilo]

Definitely. Tried to play a few matches with my friend that was absolutely in love with this game, but Battle Royales simply aren't for me. I would've spent hilarious amounts of money on this weren't it an arena game

[@Katniss0000]

yeah. i'm still looking for a game like this. Tired of Dodge roll dodge roll games.

[@DarthMizaru]

​@@nairocamilo it is designed with traversal and pvp in mind, for it to be an rpg it would need to be redesigned and expanded into more of a spectacle and keeping some of its identity would mean a Genshin clone. I wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy.

[@GamewizDeluxe]

All I remember is watching someone stream their webcam while playing this game that I couldn't watch cuz NDA 😂

[@serrasedai]

I played it from launch til shut down. It's the only BR that ever held my attention and I adored it. It was everything that fortnight and Overwatch wasn't, in a good way

[@icymomementum4829]

Same here, it immediately got me hooked I was a huge toxic main, if the game held out for a bit longer and actually got more features it would have lasted a bit more.

[@serrasedai]

@icymomementum4829 I was toxic main for a long time then switched to fire main. I loved the boost of flying through the fire wall

[@flyinglobster9552]

Overwatch isn’t a battle royal tho😂

[@yesthisislyra]

​​@flyinglobster9552 spellbreak was specifically a class-based multiplayer game bruh, thus the comparison to OW (and Fort cuz BR)

[@flyinglobster9552]

@@yesthisislyra it wasn’t class base u found the spells on the floor randomly as look if I remember correctly

[@deadline3142]

I miss this game so much. It was the perfect mix of fantasy and competitive gameplay. The combat was smooth and the overall mechanics that go into each ability was fun to play with. It’s a shame they shut it down.

[@GestatingTurnip]

Spellbreaks TDM, Domination modes were my favourite part. Just pure fun

[@Mctaonald02]

Anyone remember Magicka? till this day i still remember how fun was the gameplay and wacky adventure, we need games like that again

[@Gang3rs]

it is a serious shame to hear this game is dead. out of all battle royals this was my favorite

[@jackwander6222]

No joke that the gameplay is truly epic. The combo the powers, learn what can get you zooming around or just flat out fly. If they stick to have cooperative missions and large boss fights that can challenge your movement, reaction, creativity while having a mix of surprises for those who understand what can mix for greater damage, support or just spot to regroup. Got me hype on that while having single missions that will unlock more powers that let you mix or double down on a element to master. The game would've make a difference for it's our type of game.

[@wallefinder3666]

Feels wierd how eveyone seems to miss this game, but it got shut down because no one played.

[@eldrickzero4885]

it was talked about a lot but people just didnt log in to play it because its not fun to play.

[@Katniss0000]

because it was BR. gameplay is for a rpg. Tired of br games.

[@dragonmaster951753]

I played until servers went down but what hurt them was not adding new gauntlets and adding pve bots to the regular map. The ranked mode was fair but not really how the game was played, so mixed signals there. I think players getting too good hurt it the most. I was capable of soloing a team if they weren't decent. There weren't any cheap ways to get kills

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

The idea was great, but the genre was naff

[@mytzelk]

The gameplay was amazing but it wasnt a good fit for the battle royale genre, imo it shouldve gone for a team based light moba/"hero shooter" angle. give people objectives to control for points and some kind of shop, leveling system or pve monsters to gain stronger abilities.

[@solidtok3nn770]

Me and my homies played it when it first released and after 2 months we dropped it but we were reminiscing about the games we played in June of 2024 and we got to spellbreak and we redownloaded it, our disappointment was something DIFFERENT when we saw the message about the servers being shutdown

[@warcross07]

That game was my favorite battle royale I hope it comes back

[@SkrymNV]

I loved watching Spellbreak Tournaments when those were still a thing. Camski was the GOAT🙌

[@BarbokVA]

The devs went onto WoW to make one of the best temporary gamemodes "plunderstorm"

[@V0SRU]

I remember getting access to the closed alpha versions back in its infancy. Sad to hear its being laid to rest

[@rovingwombat]

Elemental Fracture are doing what they can to run community servers. Was super fun.

[@idrisie6720]

Play it a lot with my friend back then even though its like 15 minutes of lobby waiting. Its hella fun and unique tbh

[@NicholasKratzer]

I'm not a big fan of BRs, personally. But I would love to play some sort of single player or co-op action game with abilities like this. It looks really fun

[@AdrianAron-i7l]

this was one of the most badass games ever . i want to see this types of games come back . i think the main problem was that the ques were very long .

[@gabeclabough7511]

lowkey was never a bad game. just was made in a time where other games were more popular. if it was made today it would blow up

[@dogofchaos]

I feel like Proletariat is always ahead of their time... First with Streamline being a twitch-integrated game before integration was a thing, then Spellbreak... it was so sad to see both games die :'(

[@Anonymous-73]

This game would be way better if it wasn’t a battle royale. Having to drop in and find the gauntlets wasn’t exactly hard, but it made some of the cool combos and mechanics with them much more limited in number and in use, which was really sad considering the amount of potential they had. If the game was more of a round based PvP mode with different characters that could use the gauntlet in different ways perhaps the game could’ve been more enjoyable.

[@Hazelliscious]

I actually met one of the devs for this game by accident at a wedding. He said it was really fun to work on, so at least we know that some devs enjoyed it. :D

[@rage_tv4493]

this game so unique and you spawned with spells so you were boned if you didn’t have any weapons like other brs. it was super cool. shouldn’t have been a br tho. you would have cool build crafting but only if you could find all the items. if it was like the finals but with magic it would’ve thrived.

[@qin9150]

I miss Spellbreak so much man, I used to play it a lot with my brother

[@MyVince60]

Still playing it till this day and still one of the best games i have ever played

[@KRJ_is_KRJ]

How? The servers shut down right?

[@deebee1593]

I'm pretty sure you can download it and play it offline. Idk how though​@@KRJ_is_KRJ

[@thesuperioraxolotl]

@@KRJ_is_KRJ you can still play with elefrac client community run servers

[@Possibly04]

How

[@gendengraven5049]

@@KRJ_is_KRJ probably a bot comment

[@YungGaze]

Crazy thing is, I found this game for the first time on it's final day. Sadly, I only managed to play for 2 hours.

[@Ex_celsior]

The best battle royal game to hit the shop. I started the day it came out to its last day. it's my favorite game I've ever played. It was simple. The powers were very fun and exciting to use. They need to bring it back ##Bringbackspellbreak

[@masego5217]

Massive battle royales will always be better than small 5v5 style imo

[@beecharge7354]

I miss that game man "Absolute cinema" or something

[@Lord-Z-]

Only real OGs remember the avatar game you could play on the computer back in like 2008, I specifically remember Earth bending being OP as hell in the game.

[@KaizenDAmazing]

You can still play spellbreak on modded pc servers using the elemental fracture client

[@lazyfish7675]

Could you imagine this game with basically loadouts, little extra customizations to change how each individual gauntlet acts or interacts, I could see the supporting a number of game modes

[@LucentCream]

Earth was my favourite to use

[@silvaquick193]

Earth and invis abuse😂😂

[@Abrifq]

I remember when in the closed beta, people would call the company as spellbreak too, man i miss that time

[@minusskydiver5039]

I used to grind spellbreak, it was so fun. So sad it shut down😢

[@fabas4]

I will always remember this game fondly as I met one of my best friends in the closed alpha.

[@caffeine3845]

I loved the game. The design was awesome and the combat lead to end fights actually being quiet close.

[@aliencreative9360]

I miss this game everyday. It had such great potential. If only the devs could have seen what I’d seen in it. Perfect for the witchy girly pops. Rest in peace

[@Zel-Veraan]

This was one of the first BRs I ever played. I loved the world design so much, man.

[@DrHeavyhands]

I started playing this only like 3 months before the servers went down and has instantly fallen in love. It was a good game and I only wish I’d found it earlier

[@rizzystardust2404]

man that game was so fun, I loved being able to just jump and fly, I wish I had a game with the same movement

[@Princess_Narii]

Spellbreak had an incredibly goated concept that was executed in the most wrong way possible.

[@TokyoKing5]

I miss this game so much. I remember had a game where my team lagged out at the start of the match and I won the game by myself with almost 4 other teams in the final circle I've never been good at any BR style game but this one

[@SomethingImpromptu]

The irony of a big corporation “acquiring Proletariat…”

[@Jaszi007]

Would’ve made a GREAT single player gamer with that fighting system

[@_Dylanm]

I matched with a pair of German guys in Spellbreak ranked and we totally clicked. I stayed up until like 2am playing with these guys because we ended up on an 11 game win streak in ranked and we were locked in. That was the only time we played together, but it was an awesome experience. It was so satisfying pull off a team coordinated combo. I didn't even know this game shut down.

[@BubblepunkAD]

Spellbreak Artists/Devs now work on World of Warcraft/Blizzard! 👍

[@jalynwishem3043]

I freaking loved that game. The challenge was so fun and kept me locked in.

[@hydethetiger.32]

So wish this was still around. I played it for like a month straight. Life got busy, and not a year later. Gone

[@TheRedLeo]

I followed this game when it was being developed and remember that I was PISSED when they announced it was going to be another battle royale. It showed so much promise...

[@flyingfajitas]

So glad we got the community version. I still play when I can get people.

[@Carson878]

Same applies in Absolver. Check that game out, it's still a good game, if you can find players to fight...

[@daltora556]

It's only been 4 years. It's still always on my mind.

[@reyazhaider3356]

I played this on launch and was instantly hooked with how different of a battle royale it was, but as mentioned, as a noob it was hard to play. A few weeks back came to know that they shut down the server. Truly the game was way ahead of it's time!

[@Bee-ev3me]

I loved this game so much, the art style always reminded me of the dragon prince

[@Aergia_The_One]

Spellbreak was amazing, its so sad it didnt get more love

[@charlesw7397]

I've never been into BR games but I decided to give Spellbreak a shot right when it released and I absolutely loved it. So much fun and so unique. Learning the different combinations was awesome and so satisfying to use successfully. It's a shame that it didn't catch on.

[@aaronyeager6778]

I remember this game on release me & some buddies really tried to stick to it as we enjoyed the mechanics but as the video says, the game was ridiculously hard and not noob friendly 😂

[@ahnafshupanthe6590]

This game had soo much potential it would have been soo much fun if it had tournaments after it became popular

[@redarrow9986]

This game was so much fun, wish it was still here

[@JunDageki]

It was a really fun game, it just always felt like it was missing something to continue playing for days and months to come.

[@AoiMitsuko]

If this was an arena battle game with a br option it would still be around and been a legit competitive game

[@sampollino93]

I dont like battle royales much but this one was on another level for me and my brother. Such a fun and unique game

[@casskylla4961]

Lowkey forgot about this game, remember trying it and thinking the controls felt wonky

[@marek011011]

man, if that game was single player or coop story game it would have been amazing

[@RosalieTheNerd]

This game slapped. I remember playing it with my friend a while back when it came out. I cried when I learned servers shut down.

[@spilledink849]

Literally one of my fav games of all time, I was so sad when it got shut down

[@bradlydorsey6864]

Unlocked a hidden memory, loved the game and always wondered what happened to it

[@chestercs111]

I agree, was very hard to hit people as a new player when they're all flying around at 100mph

[@NightBlade117]

I remember when this game was announced, and I was so hype for it... AND THEN I saw it was a Battle Royale, and that alone sealed its fate for me. I'm so tired of everything needing to be a BR, and I believe this game would have thrived to this day if it had been made into an arena multi-player style game.

[@ge0s30]

This game was so awesome i really wish it still existed

[@D4rkStarGaming]

I feel like this was the closest we came to having a multiplayer “anime-fighting” game, where attacks were quick and fluid, and it had a high skill cap