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Nodebreak

Nodebreak is a fast-paced, kinetic precision puzzle game, where you launch from node to node at breakneck speeds in an interconnected branching node network. It is an easy to understand, but hard to master test of reflexes and spatial awareness!

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About the Game

In Nodebreak, you control an orb of energy —a high velocity surge contained within a lethal circuit. Your existence is defined by the circuit, and your survival depends on your ability to navigate its complex web of interconnected branching nodes at breakneck speeds.

PLOT YOUR COURSE. WAIT FOR THE OPENING. LAUNCH.

Here, survival is measured in millisecond precision after launches at breakneck speeds in-between nodes. Every move you make is an explosive dash through a high-velocity web, where route planning meets lightning fast reactions and execution. As you navigate this complex gauntlet of nodes, you must read the environment in real-time, choose your perfect route, while making split second decisions, and use all the powers at your disposal to turn the tides in your favor. Spatial awareness is your best friend, and perfect timing is what keeps you alive.

LAUNCH. DIE. REPEAT. SUCCEED.

The world is easy to understand. Hard to time. Difficult to master. The challenge lies in reading the map, making smart routing decisions at branching intersections, perfectly timing your launches, and having split second reactions to survive a brutal gauntlet of environmental hazards. Yes, you will die. That just makes reaching the end that much sweeter.

YOU ARE NOT HELPLESS.

The world may be against you, everything might be trying to kill you, but you have your own suite of powers. You have a limited stamina pool for each of your powers, but using them smartly is the only way you survive.

MOMENTUM ARREST

While you rocket between nodes automatically, you aren't defenseless mid-flight. By using the MOMENTUM ARREST, you can physically contain your momentum and pause on the circuit to let a hazard sweep past with millimeters to spare. But be careful, a strict stamina pool prevents overuse. Once your stamina depletes, your momentum immediately resumes, throwing you forward regardless of the danger ahead.

PLANNED POWERS

Although these are not there in the game yet, we have plans to include these powers to provide more options for your gameplay.

  • TIME DILATION

  • BLINK

  • SHIELDS

SLEEK AND UNFORGIVING.

Nodebreak features a minimalist, highly readable geometric aesthetic where the game state is always visually clear. The path forward glows bright teal, the hazards have an ominous red glow. Your blue ball of energy awaits your command. The world may be hard, but it is fair.