Fit check
Is Plague Breaker worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike platformer fans who want runs with permanent death
- Players who enjoy combining abilities from different class trees
- Local co-op pairs looking for a shared dungeon adventure
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a character's progress to persist through death rather than losing the run
- Players who prefer fixed, predictable castle layouts to procedurally generated levels
- Players seeking a solo-only experience, since local split-screen co-op is part of the game
Our take on Plague Breaker
Permanent death gives the runs clear stakes, but a character's death ends that attempt. The class combinations and custom class creator offer build choices, while the reset on death may be a constraint for players who prefer uninterrupted character progression.
What is Plague Breaker?
Choose a class and climb a procedurally generated castle populated by undead monsters and plague doctors.
Explore floors, collect weapons and magic items, meet traders, and prepare for a boss fight. Defeating a boss advances the character and opens a branching skill tree. Abilities from different class trees can be combined, and a Class Creator lets players build a custom class using abilities, weapons, and items found in previous runs. Death is permanent.
Later runs can unlock additional classes and items. Local split-screen co-op lets two players explore together, develop their own characters, and combine party choices. The game includes four unlockable classes, more than 25 enemies, six bosses, 102 magic items, over 50 abilities, and six weapon types. Controller support and rebindable keys are also included.
How Plague Breaker plays
- 01Cross-class abilities
- Skills from separate class trees can be combined into a single character build.
- 02Custom class creator
- Build a class from abilities, weapons, and items discovered on earlier runs.
- 03Local co-op
- Two players can explore in split-screen while creating their own characters.
- 04Procedural levels
- The castle's levels are generated as players progress through it.
- 05Permanent death
- A character's death ends the run, with classes and items available to unlock for later attempts.
- 06Control options
- The game supports controllers and allows keys to be reassigned.
Plague Breaker compared to similar games
Vagante describes an adventure in a dark fantasy world where adventurers quest for fame, riches, and power; Plague Breaker adds class combinations, custom class creation, and boss encounters in a procedurally generated castle. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization, while Plague Breaker features platforming, permanent-death runs, and local split-screen co-op.
Plague Breaker: platforms & release
Is Plague Breaker worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike platformer fans who want runs with permanent death. Skip it if: players who want a character's progress to persist through death rather than losing the run.
Where can I download Plague Breaker?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Plague Breaker's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Plague Breaker on?
Windows only.
