Deus Ex: Breach™ Reviews

I wasn't sure about Breach, but to my surprise it turned out to be an incredibly fun and challenging arcade game which is also free! The following review contains some tips to beat Breach without any problems. Pros: 1) Fun puzzles with Deus-Ex vibe 2) No microtransactions necessary, I've completed all levels without needing them! Besides, the microtransactions can hardly help you as most of them seem to be purely cosmetic, and all the weapons or ammo you may need (actually, more than you'll need) can be obtained with in-game credits or as rewards. 3) Good non-linear quests (darknet files), which require thinking and true decision making (Imagine Deus Ex where every choice you make is non-replayable and linked to your account forever. Hardcore!) 4) Hardcore gameplay (you'll have to plan your actions carefully and fail multiple times until win). Cons: 1) Absolutely terrible optimization. The graphics is very simple and minimalistic, but the game hardly can show 30-35 fps on GTX 750 TI 2 GB! 2) Many levels are created via templates and therefore feel repeatable sometimes (though they still have significant changes). 3) Having some augmentations are 100% necessary to complete the game. I don't see any way to beat the bosses without Focus aug and to complete many of the stealth levels without Cloaking aug. 4) After some time you can't have all you augs at the same time (memory pool "feature"). 5) Hardcore gameplay and high demand to the player's patience and strategy thinking may scare the weak and make them whining about "necessary microtransactions" with no real reasons. :) Key to success in this game is simple - take your time exploring the levels before using expendables like "cheats" and ammo. You WILL fail the first time almost always, and in many cases you'll need multiple attempts to complete a level. Be patient, conserve ammo and cheats items unless you're sure that they can provide necessary boost to complete a level. It's useful to fill all your empty inventory with different guns, because default ammo in them is always replenished for free, so having multiple guns can help you to have enough firepower without spending money on ammo. Upgrade B-grade guns over C-grade (B-grade have more starting damage), buy ammo for AP-ammo guns only to beat the bosses or hard elimination levels. Use Stun rifle + manual takedown to easily destroy the heavy units. Be sure to have Focus aug for the bosses and Cloaking for the stealth levels.

Total ripoff of the Deus Ex series. Maybe I would like it with less half forced in app purchases, if you consider to install it just don't do it.

Has serious data leaks can only reload a level once or twice before the game has an issue and closes out. Otherwise runs beautifully.

It's a piece of trash that single handedly destroyed Mankind Divided and quite possibly the future of this legendary series. Hard to believe they used a chunk of Mankind Divided's budget to create this piece of shit which later went f2p on Steam. Sacrificing Breach would have made the main story a lot better and lengthier.

Confusing, graphically sterile, and a desperate cash grab.

Personally, I don't think the immense amount of negative reviews are warranted for this game. It was free and I saw that it was a part of the Deus Ex universe so I thought I might as well give it a shot. If you can download it, I would highly recommend giving it a shot. I really enjoy it as it has a more arcade-y (?) feel to it than the other deus ex games. Combined with weapon rarities, abilities, and levels gives this game a feel reminiscent of... the arcade mode from Phantasy Star Universe but with stealth and first person. It's honestly a refreshing change from the clonal drivel that constitutes most RPG's these days. And yes, there is a cash component, but I have never needed to buy anything. Additionally, if one hits a wall in progression, one can wait a day and redo easy levels for the daily reward. I would definitely recommend this free game if you like progression and the Deus Ex mechanics.

first, you're running on limited resource to progress through this game, faming previous levels makes no sense since it only gives you 100 credits while first clear rewards you around 4-5k which is 2% and you have to farm levels for like 50 times to get what you should have for first clear bonus. second, there's something called "AI status" in this game which raise level difficulties according to your playstyle each time you completed a level, now this sounds fun and all untill you know the only item to lower difficulties is dropped from loot crates. farming levels for xp would simply raise difficulty above and beyond. third, if you're an stealth enthusiast, your progression is blocked at third zone (network_1B) where you are forced to kill elite units using firearms becuase there's simply not enough explosive barrel placed in the level for you to destory them and your weapon is not even making a dent, there is no real stealth solution in this game! same thing goes for loud build, they would probably stuck at stealth only mission. of course you can buy loot crates to make things easier but is that a good practice among game industry? I had some fun in this game, it's a shame it had to be this way.

A standalone free-to-play arcade version of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is amazing in concept, yet terrible in execution. Breach mode is one of the weakest parts of the main game, and that is very aparent here. A very slow grind that is very clearly pay-to-advance, Deus Ex: Breach isn't worth your time.

Deus Ex: Breach™ is a cash-in/ripoff of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Imagine all the work that was wasted on "The Fall" dialed up, anti-aliased, and made into some abstract meme-puzzle where you have to pay for ammo. Yeah, it's something like that. The puzzles are boring, the hacking utterly pointless, and the enemy AI borderline non-existent. Previous Deus Ex games affirm the difficulty I've asked for. That is, "I want Deus Ex". This isn't it. Instead, you get a 10 gig Always-Online F2P mess that shouldn't even be allowed on the Steam Store. If you don't agree with my sentiment or think it lacks evidence, check out the video "Deus Ex Breach is a Waste of Time", or try "playing" the game yourself. Rest assured, five minutes of Deus Ex: Breach™ will set you straighter than Mike Pence hooking you up to a machine intended for electroconvulsive therapy.

Serious Pay to Win Issues At its core I like Breach, its essentially an arcade mode version of MD, putting you in short but fun levels. All the strong gameplay from MD is here, just in bite sized packages this time, and Breach offers its additions such as a double/triple jump, overall the gameplay is solid and fun. I'd like to spend more time with it, but this is essentially a Freemium Mobile Game disguised as a PC Game. Its got all the signs, constant online connection neeeded, incredibly scare resources, pitful exp and credit rewards for replaying missions, gameplay driven by loot boxes, and a level select screen straight from any mobile game. The only thing missing is a godawful energy system, which it thankfully lacks. I managed to get 1 hour into it before I hit my first wall, a mission where you have to take out a tough enemy, unlike the other missions takedowns and sneaking were useless (infinite resources), so I'd have to use ammo to defeat the enemy, unfortunately ammo cannot be looted, it must be brought directly with credits or acquired through loot boxes, in fact everything must be brought, theres no reliable way to get an item without grinding or paying up. This is incredibly bad free to play design worthy of a Supercell Title, there are better ways to do free to play and breach falls into all the traps of bad F2P. In Conclusion: It 'costs' a 7 gig download, so if you want to give it a try and can spare the bandwidth you'll have some fun within the 1st hour atleast, and maybe more if you're willing to burn through your resources. But if you're time or bandwidth are limited, you'll want to give this one a miss.