Breakwaters: Crystal Tides

Breakwaters: Crystal Tides

Early access since Dec 2021

Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.

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In early access, content still planned
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Evaluation

Breakwaters: Crystal Tides entered Early Access on December 9, 2021 and remains in that state. The developer — a solo developer at Soaring Pixels Games — has been actively building out the game throughout its Early Access period with a consistent stream of major updates and patches. Major content milestones since launch include: Creative Mode (December 14, 2023), the Weather & Storms update (February 13, 2024), the Serpent Titan mega update introducing a new boss, two new biomes, new weapons, and new missions (June 21–25, 2024), and the Mobs & Trophies update adding new creatures, trophy systems, and gameplay features (October 1, 2024). The developer has also shipped numerous feature patches and bug fixes on a near-continuous basis. Most importantly, in the September 18, 2025 post, the developer explicitly stated they are "back to making more content and getting the game ready for V1 launch" — a direct confirmation that content development is ongoing with a full 1.0 release still ahead. The most recent communication is a bug fix posted October 24, 2025, showing the developer remains actively engaged. The game's current version number (v0.9.88.x) reflects the developer's own sense that it is approaching but has not yet reached 1.0. The game is still purchasable and flagged as Early Access on Steam. Anyone waiting for the completed 1.0 release should expect additional content before that milestone is reached.
Evidence
Developer states they are 'back to making more content and getting the game ready for V1 launch,' directly confirming ongoing content development toward a 1.0 release.
news post · Sep 18, 2025 source content planned
high
The Mobs & Trophies Update shipped with new creatures, trophy systems, mob spawners, fast travel improvements, and other gameplay features.
news post · Oct 1, 2024 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jun 2022

Media

Details

Publisher
Soaring Pixels Games
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Explore a procedural world with dangerous ocean depths and massive Titans in an Exploration Survival game that changes the way you interact with water.

Displace water with powerful crystals harvested from the world, delve into its depths to collect rare resources, build walls to contain the ocean or block the waves, and help the people rebuild from the constant destruction. Titans, artifacts from a dead civilization beneath the waves, roam the world causing destruction. Survive with what you can harvest from the land, trade with passing fishermen or at ports, and voyage across the world through deadly storms to find new adventures.

[Key Features]

  • Player Single player and Online co-op

  • Create: Mission worlds, Creative-Mode worlds, and Free-Survival worlds

  • Defeat Titans as large as an island and fight Golems as big as a house.

  • A Massive world scale ocean simulation where you can push the water back to gather treasures from below.

  • Build structures that interact with the ocean. Turn a valley into a lake or open the doors and flood the lowlands.

  • Gather crystals and refine them into items which displace and deform the ocean revealing rich resources below.

  • Craft items to suit your play style whether it be farmer, explorer, adventurer.

  • Build and customize your boat to handle Titans, rough weather, and local enemies.

  • Massive world filled with procedural islands and unique biomes.

  • Dynamic time of day.

[Titan Lore]

There are multiple types of Titans in the world. The most well known are the Turtle Titan, the Serpent Titan, and the Crab Titan.

  • The Turtle Titan is difficult to damage and has a deadly range attacked. It roams the ocean causes massive waves that wash over islands and carry away anything in their path.

  • The Serpent Titan likes to roam near storms and causes large typhoons which suck anything up into the air. Since it often swims below water, it can be difficult to attack.

  • Little is known about the Crab Titan other than its not afraid to walk up onto dry land to attack humans and buildings directly. How do you even stop something the size of an island with 8 legs and made of ancient stone?

[The ocean sim]

The water in Breakwaters isn't just there to make waves. You can directly interact with it by crafting Refined Crystal items and building stone walls. Delve into its depths to find rare resources, build a wall to protect your home, or create a holding tank of water to supply your water pumps and power your contraptions.

There is over 360 sq kilometers of simulated ocean to explore, filled with unique places, strange creatures, and quirky people to meet.

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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