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Break the Empire

Break the Empire

Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.

Released Mar 26, 2025 Developer Edym Pixels Platforms Windows ActionAction RPGAction Roguelike2DMinimalist
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.1%positive126 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“PLEASE PLEASE ALGORITHM PUSH THIS INCREDIBLE HIDDEN GEM, WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN IT, THIS GAME IS A MASTERWORK MASTERFUL INCREDIBLE”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Super simple yet fun game about being evil and taking over the empire. There's no story here, just a bunch of characters with unique abilities to try and kill everything you see. It has decent progression and is pretty cheap. Solid game worth checking out”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“fun”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

70achievements
12.8%median completion
0.6%rarest: *Deep, deep gasp*
80.9% of players 74.8% of players 72.8% of players 72.0% of players 68.2% of players 67.8% of players 67.1% of players 64.8% of players 63.4% of players 59.8% of players 52.9% of players 50.6% of players 48.5% of players 45.5% of players 42.9% of players 42.0% of players 40.0% of players 39.2% of players 30.0% of players 29.8% of players 29.6% of players 28.9% of players 26.6% of players 21.6% of players 21.4% of players 21.3% of players 20.8% of players 19.8% of players 19.7% of players 18.5% of players 17.8% of players 17.1% of players 15.5% of players 15.1% of players 13.8% of players 12.8% of players 12.8% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.2% of players 11.1% of players 10.6% of players 9.3% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.1% of players 6.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 80.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.9%Kind-hearted no more! — Defeat a blacksmith.
74.8%Mayor? More like minor! — Defeat a halfling mayor.
72.8%Holy no more! — Defeat a holy mother.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%*Deep, deep gasp* — Hold your breath for 10 seconds without a certain legacy perk.
0.7%Ultimate destruction! — Deal 5000 damage or more.
1.6%Dry feet! — Break the Empire with Akwabubblo without once touching water.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 04, 2025
Patch 1.3.0.4 - Turkish language + tiny fix

This patch add turkish language! Big thanks to Astro for the translation <3 Previously, the chosen language was not saved, so you had to re-select it each time you started, my bad! This has been fixed

Aug 25, 2025
O idioma português agora está disponível! (Patch 1.3.0.3)

Um enorme obrigado ao TomatoRedi pela tradução! <3 Huuuge thanks to TomatoRedi for the translation! <3 This patch also fixes an issue in which you could get soft-locked in the control options by accid

Jun 24, 2025
Patch 1.3.0.2 - One fix!

This patch fixes an issue which cause the game to crash when trying to load a save. My bad, things should work as intended now! Best wishes and lots of love! <3 //Mattias

Jun 20, 2025
Patch 1.3.0.1 - A few fixes!

This little patch does the following: Bubble Shield can no longer be boosted by linking "Stronger Spells" items. (It should not be able to go above 97% shield at max.) Archdruid will not spawn during

Jun 19, 2025
Patch 1.3.0.0 - Lord Akwabubblo arrives!

This patch adds the following: First and foremost: a brand new character with unique skills and spells - a mighty and gorgeous water mage! 5 new achievements related to the new character. A new legacy

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Action RPG · Action Roguelike · 2D · Minimalist · Pixel Graphics · Top-Down · Fantasy · Comedy · Magic · Medieval · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish
ControllerFull support
Achievements70
Official sitehttps://edympixels.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 CPU m370 2.40GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Ati mobility radeon HD 5000 Storage: 400 MB available space