Broken Reality

the last chapter of the game is extremely discomforting...

Play the intro, Domo Paradise. Maybe Aquanet, the second area.
Turns into one of those dead end job games after. Which the environments don't uphold.

Heavily dissapointed with this game's development. Just as the Disillusion RPG developers, they say they are going to fix a softlocking bug that ends your run of the game and they instead start working on the sequel and completely forget about it, all while actually gaining lots of money from the game. Don't post your games in a sorry state when you don't do anything to really fix it (I experienced a bug that was present in 2021 and had to actually modify my game to fix it)

The rest is great, but can't recommend something that costs money and it's glitched. Don't be deceived.

This game is so incredible! The worlds are beautiful, the graphics stunning, and the characters so so funny. quests are fun and engaging and the music is insane.

This game offers the perfect balance of nostalgia and existential dread

i loved this game so much <333

yeah !!

A good game. Though... don't get cheeky with glitches, as you may softlock your save file. Just because the ground is covered in the most obvious momentum exploits possible doesn't mean you should use them.

n i c e

quaint game with everything you'v probably dreamed of. even has cameos of Chronic the Kush Hog from hit game Chronic Adventures 2

I have flashbacks of exploring a beautiful nonsensical, extremely aesthetic world after playing this game, Its a vision that stays in my brain and calls me back. 10/10

A surreal adventure in a surreal, technologic, vaporwave world. The visuals and the music really are the best part of this game. The first world is truly my favorite for just what it does to immerse you in the world. I thought the other levels were interesting as well, but the beginning really was fantastic to explore around in. I really loved how they made that first level introduce all the items in the game. I went in blind and I was shocked how much content was after that level!

Though I did enjoy this game, I do have a few nitpicks with it. The last big level before the ending was tedious, and there was a softlock that I had to use a guide to get unstuck with just to clear it. I loved exploring around, but I didn't enjoy the platforming.

I thought exploring all the areas were fun and charming. For the sale price it is right now (about $2), I think you get a great amount of value out of it, and I am looking forward to the upcoming sequel.

This game is going to put me back in the psych ward

11/10 would experience all over again

Pretty cool game and am enjoying it at full screen 3440 x 1440 (See discussions on how to do that).
One thing I would like besides more video resolution options is to be able to use the scroll wheel to change abilities instead of having to use Q and E to cycle through them.
Game should also add invert mouse however I use a program outside of the game to do that.

Quite the surreal experience.

Coming fresh off Finishing the game (as of typing this), I can say it was an experience! Going in pretty much Blind, I got most of everything done other than a few triangles (but I still met the requirement to access Innernet, the final stage. It's a fun little game to get if it's on sale, and a nice little adventure with some puzzles in it!

it good. me love vaporwave

A pretty enjoyable walking sim. Definitely holds your attention up until the end. The final area was really tedious though.

It's a vaporwave walking simulator done well. I really don't mean that reductively. If you're into that... check this out.

It's peam

holy shlt. The game was amazing, a great vaporwave adventure full of lovely exploration, but the ending? cant find words to explain how amazing it is. Absultely wonderful, must play for fans of exploration, early internet days and vaporwave

a game hasn't left me speechless in quite a while from its ending, heavily recommend

The first area of this game starts things off really strong- you start with off with access to a limited part of the map and slowly access more and more as you get new items. Great sense of progression and exploration with an aesthetic that feels unique despite being clearly inspired by vaporwave.

But as you go into the other areas, you don't really unlock anything radically different. The aesthetics become much less detailed than the starting area, opting to make every new area it's own "site" instead of a communal playground. Now that you can walk around these big areas mostly unobstructed, you quickly realize just how slow you move and how many things in this game require backtracking.

Definitely looking forward to the sequel as there's certainly a lot to capitalize on here, but that opportunity wasn't taken in this game.

Honestly, an amazing surreal puzzle game. Well put together, a good story. Really requires thinking. Remembering NOT to look up a walkthrough can be hard, but Every puzzle CAN be solved without one.

There's just not much of substance here. The trippy visuals unfortunately get old fast, and everything else is just... boring. There are a bunch of references that suggest familiarity with the era that inspired this aesthetic, my favourite being CRYSTAL BEPIS, but that's really just it. Walk around, see weird stuff, do some busywork that keeps you here for longer than you'd like to.

Like, okay. This aesthetic is unpleasant, and it's unpleasant on purpose. It's nice to look at once or twice, but the thing is, you're stuck here. You have to really soak in the scenery to progress. You can't just blaze (420) past it. And unfortunately, the design itself is rather clunky. Movement is slow, the level design is annoying, item usage feels wrong too for some reason. To be honest, this fits the general theme, but eh.

There's also a plot of sorts - but the game is too painful to play for me to care.

idk man more reviews or sth

I thought this game was neat at first, a simple love letter to old internet/retro aesthetic however the ending quickly altered any prior thought of that. This game is truly special. I felt something genuinely indescribable in the finale and I haven't felt quite so moved emotionally in quite some time. I can't wait to see what they do in the sequel.

Oozes vibe at every corner. An absolute masterpiece that easily has the potential for three walkthroughs.

Definitely a fun play. I will say there are bugs, especially when you open your tasklog, but whoa. Overall relaxed, the puzzles are fun (some more than others), and the characters are pretty silly. Very cool.

Le Vaporwave. Man, I wish there were more games with AESTHETICS.

If you are a fan of vaporwave or nostalgic for dial-up internet, this game is for you.

This game deserves so much more love I feel like. It's a super chill walking simulator type game where you go around collecting things doing puzzles and just immersing yourself in the world. Which I must say, the world and the music are definitely my favorite parts of an already phenomenal game. This is probably the only game where I've done all the puzzles and found all the secrets and I will still go back simply to just walk around in the environments. Please play this game lol

This game is really cool when it starts then completely wears out its welcome 1/2 - 2/3 of the way through with some frustrating jank and frustrating level design.
That first 1/2 - 2/3 is really neat with charming environments and characters though. The soundtrack is also nice.

Wishing for the best with the sequel.

- Surreal is the only way I know how to describe Broken Reality. There's nothing else out there that's quite like it. One of the most original things I've played. Recommended.

Runs under Proton on Linux.

Loved this when i played it, can't wait for broken reality 2000!

Loved the visuals and the gameplay is very good. Towards the end there's a sudden jump in difficulty that i found strange but it wasn't so bad that one couldn't get past it, it was just sort of jarring compared to the chill vibe of the early game. There are some bugs but I honestly find that sort of thing adds to this instead of taking away, tho there are lag issues I hope the devs migh fix in the future cus this game really shouldn't be so graphically intensive yet it maxed out my graphics card.

Overall I still think it's a really good experience so I highly recommend it.

A love letter to an age gone by. Old Chanboard enthusiasts will feel right at home in this Broken Reality that no longer exists. Legitimately one of my favorite games on Steam, and I wish I could wipe it from my memory just so I could experience it again.

It's a real shame this game didn't get more traction, because I find that it's a very unique experience and one worth having. Beneath its admittedly enticing vaporwave visage lies a creature with curious puzzles, playful characters, goofy writing, and a full, fleshed out story. It is an experience that, from beginning to end, is thoroughly enjoyable. There's not much else to say on it.

what the fuck was that

would play again/10

It's not a vaporwave game, it's THE vaporwave game!

It's like a spiritual successor to LSD Dream Emulator with an actual story mode.

It's one of the most stylized games you'll EVER play in your life!

The gameplay is a healthy blend of sightseeing, collecting things, platforming and occasional puzzles.

The only negatives I can say is that there are no achievements and the final level is convoluted and very unoptimized. Other than that everything else is P E R F E C T.

Glorified cyber-dmt walking sim...

Super trippy retro vibes! The game world was much bigger than what I expected.

Broken Reality leans heavily on the zany art style. Otherwise it's mostly about chill exploration, mini games, a little bit of timing/platform puzzles and simple fetch quests. It's basically an artistic point and click experience with fairly easy puzzles and a lot of secrets to find. The lore was not as deep or complex as, say Hypnospace Outlaw, but I found myself immersed in all the little details and nice soundscapes.

I also got the game during a sale, so it was a real bargain. The game took me nine hours to complete.

This game is EXACTLY what I've spent YEARS searching for! Aesthetic and audio design are on POINT! I can't WAIT for the next one!

I come back to this game every few months bc it's just so...pretty! i don't have to think too hard bc the puzzles are just right. easily one of my favorite gaming experiences to date.

Yes

reality... motherflipping broke n...

Okay memes aside, this game is actually pretty chill, pretty janky, pretty fun, and overall pretty great adventure game. Highly recommend if you pickup on the vibes. Check out the walk through by esteemed garlic if you get stuck.

If you enjoy exploring large digital spaces, this is a good choice. There's so much heart in it. Obviously you'll get more out of it if you're into vaporwave, that goes without saying, but there's a little more to it than that.

funy ok i like taking picktures in thes games

Trippy and surreal, Broken Reality is an atmospheric puzzle adventure with a vaporwave motif that takes you through vibrant mallscapes, island paradises and neon cities as you dive deep into the sauce to uncover the arcane mysteries of this strange cyberspace world.

Atmosphere is everything in this game. From the washed out and glitchy music drenched in fake nostalgia to the depressingly cheerful acceptance of late-stage capitalism, there's a pervasive aura of sadness and absurdity that absolutely nails the core tenets of what makes vaporwave work as an aesthetic. It manages to combine the fascination of surfing the web and the soul-crushing loneliness that amassing Likes can never fix, and it does so in such a deliciously detached, weirdly memetic, fake-paradise way that really struck me as brilliant. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you've got a taste for the unusual, it's a damn fine cup of tea.

Highly recommended for fans of other absurd or surreal puzzle adventures like Jazzpunk and Soul Axiom. You don't have to be innately familiar with vaporwave to "get it", but it does hit the sauce pretty deep at times, and there's no shortage of in-jokes for fans of the genre. As walking sim puzzlers go, I found this one to be massively entertaining.

My only advice for those who are interested: if you ever get stuck and can't figure out what to do, TRY LOOKING UP!

Love this game. Was a fun surreal explore with depth. Can't wait for the sequel. Thanks for making this you guys.