About Break The Sky
Break The Sky is a fast arcade shoot 'em up where you lead a whole fleet instead of a single ship. You steer, your fighters follow, and together you hold off the invading Martian horde in an open arena. Along the way the fleet grows and picks up upgrades.
The setup is pleasantly odd. It's the year 1749, and an outer colony of the human resistance on Venus, a ragtag mix of scientists, engineers and wizards, is up against the full force of Mars. The game sets that up in a few lines and then hands you the controls.
Your fighters are smart about sharing the work. They cannot hit each other, and after firing they pull back to reload so the next ones can take a turn. Both your ships and the enemies run on steering AI, which is the thing the game was built to show off. It's a game jam entry made in one week, so it's compact, and you can play Break The Sky online with a keyboard and mouse.
How to Play Break The Sky
- Click Survive on the title screen to start.
- Move with WASD. Your whole fleet follows where you go.
- Use the left mouse button to order the fleet to fire toward your cursor.
- Hold the right mouse button to squeeze the fleet into a narrow shotgun formation.
- Grow and upgrade the fleet as you go, and outlast the Martian waves.
What to Expect in Break The Sky
Break The Sky feels different from a usual shoot 'em up because your firepower is spread across a crowd. Ships take turns firing and backing off to reload, so the fleet pulses in and out as you play, and aiming means pointing the whole group, not one gun.
It's bright and easy to read, with orange clouds and dark fighter silhouettes. The two formations give you a simple choice to keep making: a wide spread for crowds, or a tight line for the threat right in front of you. As a one-week jam game, it's short, and Break The Sky free in a browser tab is a quick way to try the fleet idea for yourself.
Tips for Break The Sky
- Fire freely through your own ships. Fighters cannot hit each other, so there's no need to steer around them.
- Keep the cursor on one group of enemies. Fighters cycle out to reload, and the loaded ones keep hitting the same spot.
- Save the shotgun formation for close threats, where a narrow line of fire matters most.
- Keep moving. The fleet trails after you, so steady movement drags it out of trouble.
- Grow the fleet early. More fighters means more guns rotating through the reload cycle.
Who Made Break The Sky
Break The Sky was made by sam.bigos, who released it on itch.io. It was made in one week for the AI and Games Jam 2021, built in Godot 3.3, with all of the art and code by Sam Bigos. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Break The Sky page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Break The Sky free?
Yes. Break The Sky is free to play here, with nothing to buy and nothing to install. It runs in a browser tab on a computer with a keyboard and mouse. Click Survive on the title screen and your fleet is ready to go.
How do you play Break The Sky?
Move with WASD and your fleet follows. Use the left mouse button to have the fleet shoot toward your cursor, and hold the right mouse button to pull them into a narrow shotgun formation. Grow and upgrade the fleet as you fight off the Martian waves.
What is the goal in Break The Sky?
Survive. You lead a colony of the human resistance against an invading Martian horde, and the job is to keep your fleet alive and growing while the waves keep coming. Upgrades along the way make the fleet tougher, so staying alive longer keeps paying off.
Who made Break The Sky?
Break The Sky was made by sam.bigos, who did all of the art and code and released it on itch.io. It was built in Godot in one week for the AI and Games Jam 2021. We embed the creator's own version and link back to the original.
Can I play Break The Sky on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook is fine if you have a mouse. You need WASD to move plus both mouse buttons, and holding the right button on a trackpad is awkward. A phone is a poor fit, since the controls depend on a keyboard and a two-button mouse.
Is Break The Sky unblocked at school?
Break The Sky unblocked play only needs a browser tab, with nothing to download. Whether it opens on a school network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. When it loads, it plays the same as anywhere else.
Can my fighters shoot each other in Break The Sky?
No. Your fighters never hit one another, so you can fire straight through the fleet without worrying. After a ship fires, it backs off to reload and lets the others take a turn, which keeps a steady rhythm of shots going toward your cursor.
What is the shotgun formation in Break The Sky?
Holding the right mouse button pulls your fleet into a narrower line. Instead of spreading out, the fighters bunch up, which packs their fire into a tighter area. It's handy when one threat is right in front of you, and you let go to spread back out.
