Hands-on: Moonbreaker – Miniatures in a Pretty Sweater

During the opening of Night Live, Unknown Worlds Entertainment announced their new game Moonbreaker. As someone who thinks Warhammer 40K miniatures are pretty cool, this title immediately attracted me! I had the opportunity to play the game during Gamescom 2022.

Unknown Worlds Entertainment describes Moonbreaker as a turn-based tactical strategy and tabletop simulation. The studio seeks to digitize the tabletop experience in a good way with this title. To do this, they have also created their own world for players to delve into. To help with that, they will soon be releasing short audio logs that give the story and universe more depth. It is done this way as it gives players the opportunity to listen to it while playing or drawing various miniatures.

Every little detail

This is a unique element of Moonbreaker, the drawing of miniatures. The idea of ​​editing is not new, games have different forms of editing. Think creators, weapons, cars, you name it. Personally, I don’t know which game would take it to that level. The developers could keep it simple and just let you adjust the colors, but they didn’t. You already have a chance to make your miniatures as unique as possible. You have different types of tools like paints, wash, dry brushes and everything you can think of as a miniature painter! What I like is mixing colors to get exactly the color you need. You also have the option to draw different models of the same character. Which means you don’t necessarily have to delete your design that you’ve been working on for a long time. What I was afraid of was the actual feeling while drawing. You can do this on PC with a mouse, which is not the best tool to use. I can say right away that Moonbreaker has implemented the use of the mouse quite well. It takes a while to get used to, but the longer you use it, the smoother it gets. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do this for a long time, but I really enjoyed the time I had. Unknown Worlds Entertainment plans to release more paint and gadgets in subsequent updates / DLC. Moonbreaker offers more than just drawing miniatures; You can view them while PvP!

Take up arms and fight!

Before I get into the fight, I have to say I spent a short time on this as well. This means that I can not highlight all the nuances, keep this in mind. During the fight, I immediately noticed that the tactical and strategic turn-based element comes to the fore. This type is completely unknown to me. This also got me curious about Moonbreaker. So I can say right away that you can get into it very easily. You need a moment to understand the mechanics, but once you get used to it you can start a fight with your opponent. Although Moonbreaker mainly focuses on PvP combat, there will also be a PvE mode where you will fight against AI. Here you can practice different mechanics and techniques to play with. This mode will be called “Cargo Run” and it will be rogue-like.

At the moment, it is uncertain whether this title will be free or not. So I can’t say much about that. Unknown Worlds Entertainment will keep the community updated on this, so it would be smart to follow their social media sites for this. I’m really looking forward to Moonbreaker and can see myself spending many hours in the different game modes. Curious about Moonbreaker? Tell us and watch the trailer here if you haven’t already! Moonbreaker will be released in early access on September 29th; You can put it in your wish list at steam.