Breathedge, the new open-world survival game by Redruins Softworks set in space, wasreleased for consoles on the 6th of April. The game follows the story of a shipwrecked astronaut who must journey across the remains of the largest space liner ever made in order to survive and uncover the reason for the ship’s destruction.
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When players first startBreathedge, they will find a lot to like in the game’s tranquil atmosphere and quirky sense of humor. However, there are many hazards that the main character will encounter throughout their travels. In order to survive, players will have to find sources of food and water while upgrading their equipment to travel between the different oxygen stations situated throughout the shipwreck.
Updated by Beau Boo Low on August 05, 2025:Breathedgeis now a complete game, with the developers officially having added the game’s final chapter. Now that the game is finished, Redruins Softworks can officially move on to their planned DLC, and players can feel free to buy the game knowing that it is now a finished product. This is sure to bring an influx of new players looking to enjoy this epic space odyssey and all it has to offer. Fans of survival and crafting games will enjoyBreathedge’s unique settingm as well as the brilliant sense of humor that helps this game stand out. With that in mind, this list has been updated to include a few more mistakes worth avoiding during the first playthrough of Breathedge.
13Follow The Main Quests
As with any survival game, it can be hard to understand what to prioritize when first startingBreathedge. As well as focusing on having enough food, water, and oxygen, players will also need to understand how to collect resources and build new items if they want to make progress.
It is recommended at the start to follow the main questlines as much as possible during Chapter 1. This will set the player up with all the basic equipment they need to proceed through the next chapters. That said,remember not to move on to chapter 2 until the starting area has been completely explored.
12Not Managing Resources Carefully
Breathedgehas a variety of resources the player can use to craft new tools and equipment. Unlikeother survival games with large open worlds,some of the materials are more finite than others. Electronics, for instance, are fairly common at the beginning, but become scarce later on in the game.
Players should focus on finding the various uses for different raw materials and decide which ones they want to stockpile. With limited inventory space, it is important toavoid harvesting large numbers of any resourceuntil the player can start crafting suitcases to store them in.
11Not Focusing On Exploration In The Early Game
Players canunlock new crafting possibilities by picking up, or scanning objects they encounter. While some players may want to start with building a base or progressing through the story, it is better to focus on finding new blueprints at first.
InBreathedge,the player’s capabilities are constantly expanding as new tools are unlocked. Players should use their first few spacewalks aftercrafting the debugging stationto explore around their starting capsule andfind essential items such as the scanner, air balloon, and accelerator. It is profitable to interact with anything and everything, as acquiring even random junk can reveal blueprints, different resources, or funny dialogues.
10Know That Oxygen Is Limited
It should go without saying, but given the main character is marooned in the cold vacuum of outer space, Oxygen will be the player’s number one priority. Thus, items for increasing oxygen capacity are limited in the early levels of the game.
Regaining O2 is possible with air bubbles and by crafting oxygen candles,but often this will not be enough for sustaining the protagonist through longer expeditions. Once the player has the blueprint for constructing oxygen stations, they shouldplace them at memorable locations throughout the wreck to provide a quick refillthat will sustain the player until they can return to base. This works wonders for improving survivability.
9Suffocation Isn’t The Only Threat In Space
As with any good survival game,there are many hazards that one can encounter floating through the vacuum of space. As mentioned above, oxygen is one problem, but it is significantly easier to solve than many of the other dangers players can find.
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Some areas are especially cold and can only be entered briefly before the player begins freezing to death.Radiation is another hazardthat can be lowered by completing certain side quests, andloose electrical wires will injure the player if they drift too close. It is wise to avoid any irradiated or freezing areas until the player has the necessary equipment to survive.
8Don’t Miss The Accelerator
The various areas of the shipwreck each have their own array of useful junk to collect. The player’s movement speed is initially very slow and the item for speeding up is hidden in a relatively obscure location.
Upon leaving the starting capsule the player willfind a toilet cubicle floating to the right of the exit. A second cubicle can be found in the same direction concealed behind a large cloud of nutritious goo, when the player approaches it they will start to take cold damage so they should try to be quick.The accelerator is floating in front of the dead body,and picking it up will unlock its blueprint.
7Not Looking Under The Starting Capsule
When players first enter space they will want to follow the in-game missions to craft a scrapper and a better suit. While collectingthe necessary resources such as glassand wiring, there isa section of the spaceliner immediately below the first basewith very useful early game items.
There is a door attached to this section of wreckage witha scanner attached to a panel on the right. The scanner is a very useful piece of equipment for obtaining new blueprints, but there is an even better item behind the door. Once the player can build a basic smasher, they can use two of them tobreak down the door to find an oxygen station. This station will break, but itreveals the blueprint for building future ones. Going through this room and out the other end will lead to an oxygen balloon which increases the player’s air capacity by 50.
6Building Beef Grenades
While some doors can be opened with the player’s smasher tool,explosive charges are a much more efficient way of clearing debris. In the hydroponics section, the player will find tins of beef which are the primary ingredient in most bombs and grenades.
Early in the game players will find a blueprint for beef grenades however, these are only useful against occasional enemies and it is better tosave the cans of meat for better explosives later on. Since beef is only found in specific locations it is worth stockpiling while it is available and storing it for the future.
5Not Using Vehicles For Travelling Long Distances
As players gather the resources closest to their base they will eventually have to make longer journeys to replenish their supplies. The vacuum rocket isthe first vehicle in the game which is located at the beginning of chapter 2.
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Later in the game players can make better vehicles, provided theycan collect enough aluminumand electronics. Having a reliable method of transport not only saves time butwill also help conserve valuable consumables like oxygen candles. Vehicles are also useful for returning to previous locations should the player need to gather specific resources.
4Peeing In Space
There are many ways that the player can die inBreathedge, from asphyxiation to radiation poisoning. One of the many features included in the game is a dedicated urinate function that can also kill the player if used inappropriately.
If the player accidentally, or deliberately decides tovoid their bladder while on a spacewalk, they will rapidly reduce their water meter. As well as making them thirsty,the protagonist will also start to slowly freeze to death, requiring the player to find a source of heat in order to survive. Although this is a humorous way to die, players may regret it if they haven’t saved beforehand.
