RedRuins Softworks · Steam Early Access

Breathedge 2 Guide & Data Tables

Breathedge 2 guide with sourced data: all 39 achievements with unlock rates, 50 collectibles, 18 side quests, DIY upgrade stats, resources and hotfix notes.

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Breathedge 2 Early Access release date trailer

Official Trailer

Achievements39

Collectibles50

Release2026-08-31

DeveloperRedRuins Softworks

GenreSpace Survival Adventure

PlayersSingle-player

Price$19.99 USD

Hotfix log

What changed on Steam

SITE 2026-09-03 Breathedge 2 Scrapyard opens: 39 achievements with unlock rates, 50 collectibles, 18 side quests, DIY upgrade stats, resource sources, patch notes and roadmap — every table with its source named.
MAJOR 2026-09-02 Hotfix 0.8.6: food, water and fatigue drain cut 15% in standard mode; DIY durability, gamepad lock and invisible-cursor bugs fixed; any battery now counts for the hatch quest; Steam Trading Cards added.
MINOR 2026-09-01 Hotfix 0.8.5: door physics, clay statue slot locking, Zarya antenna trap, loudspeaker markers and the train-lamp camera lock fixed; AZERTY layouts listed as a known issue.
MAJOR 2026-08-31 Breathedge 2 launches into Steam Early Access at 15:00 UTC with a 20% discount, one story chapter and an in-game bug reporter; the studio reports 480,000+ wishlists.
MINOR 2026-07-20 RedRuins fixes the Early Access date: August 31, 2026.

Briefing from the Outskirts

What is Breathedge 2?

Breathedge 2 is a space survival adventure by RedRuins Softworks, published by HypeTrain Digital. It entered Steam Early Access on 31 August 2026 at $19.99 (20% off at launch) with 480,000 wishlists behind it. You are the Man again — with Sui the suit AI on your back, Babe and the immortal Chicken — stranded on a train car in the Outskirts after your own allies shoot you down. One story chapter ships now; the developers plan 16–20 months of Early Access, with a personal ship and vehicle in Q1 2027, planets and base building in late 2027, and 1.0 in 2028.

What this site tables from the first chapter: 39 achievements with live unlock rates, 50 collectibles in route order, 18 side quests and what they pay, 18 resources and where each really comes from, every DIY module and its stat, the five tools, the cast and both hotfixes. There are no promo codes in this game — the only code is the train's own number on the cab door.

Official screenshots

Breathedge 2 Screenshots

First-person view holding a pipe with a flange while blue frozen growths cover station wreckage and a small robot hovers ahead — Blue ice growths over the station wreckage — the frozen lower map that the heater chain and 100 cold protection unlock.

A crew member in a patched spacesuit with goggles sits on the train car's orange padded bench next to a keyboard console — Inside the train car that serves as home: orange padded benches, the console, and a crew member waiting for you to fix something.

A mast strung with lights and bunting stands in a debris field at night, a red beacon on top, the Man's gloved hands in the foreground — A lit-up mast and bunting in the debris field — side-quest territory, where the Outskirts' junk has its own festivals.

A white twin-engine shuttle fires its engines past a blue planet and a small moon — A twin-engine shuttle burning past a blue planet. Personal ships arrive with the first major update (Q1 2027); for now the shuttle belongs to the story.

First shift

Survive the first hour in 5 steps

Power the train. Raise the pantograph, find the battery in the wrecked luggage compartment (out, right twice, lower section), fix the interphone. First hour walkthrough →
Repair the kettle and food machine before anything else. Plastic is finite; the Cutter can wait. Food, water and fatigue →
Learn where oxygen is. Worm nests regenerate, the public oxygen station is left of the train, and safe zones with free air are gone. Oxygen guide →
Do the side quests next to home. The Attendant is +2 protection and its parts are in sight of the platform. All 18 side quests →
Bolt junk onto your tools. Durability modules first, then damage; a broken module is gone but the tool is not. Every DIY module →

Duct-tape databank

Breathedge 2 data tables

DATA

Achievements

All 39 achievements with Steam unlock rates and how each one is earned.

DATA

Collectibles

All 50 Chapter 1 collectibles in pickup order, with the videos that show each one.

QUEST

Side Quests

18 optional jobs in the Outskirts: Attendant, Snowman, Foreman, Chuck’s Taxi and more.

DATA

Resources

Where aluminum, plastic, wires, refined metal, alkali and oxygen actually come from.

DATA

DIY Upgrades

Every workbench, kettle, food-machine and wardrobe upgrade seen so far, with its stat.

DATA

Tools & Gear

The five Chapter 1 tools, what each one breaks open, and which upgrade slots they have.

DATA

Enemies & NPCs

Alkali moles, oxyworms, coffinbots, space cops, the Bum and every talking face in Chapter 1.

LOG

Patch Notes

Hotfix 0.8.5 and 0.8.6 changes, transcribed from the Steam announcements.

DATA

Roadmap

The Early Access roadmap through 2029: vehicles, planets, building, 1.0.

LIVE

Player Count

Steam concurrent-player snapshots read from the Steam API.

SPECS

System Requirements

Minimum and recommended PC specs, engine and Steam Deck notes.

DATA

Steam Reviews

What 642 Steam reviews say, and why the English-only score is lower.

DATA

Release Date

Early Access launch, price plan, and when 1.0 is expected.

Every page

Guides by problem

Surviving

Beginner guide — the first hour: train, battery, oxygen, first tools.
Oxygen — worm nests, candles, stations, heaters and oxygen masks.
Food, water and fatigue — the drains, the machines, the 0.8.6 nerf.
Cold and heaters — 100 cold protection and the ice-melting chain.
Difficulty settings — Standard, Easy, Story, Hard, switchable anytime.

Building and finding

The DIY system — categories, module durability, priorities.
Refined metal and aluminum — the two bottlenecks.
Plastic, wires and electronics — and the soft-lock.
Attendant quest — head, arm, torso, +2 protection.
The Foreman's test — the shouted quiz and its heater.
Door codes — the cab door number and the Hacker achievement.
Chuck's Taxi — sign letters, fines, nutriworms and alcohol.

Before you buy

Early Access explained — what is in, what is not, 16–20 months.
Breathedge 2 vs Breathedge — what changed from the first game.
Platforms and console — PC only, for now.
Multiplayer and co-op — single-player, no plans.
Story and characters — where Chapter 1 picks up, spoiler-light.
Known issues and fixes — 0x11C7, AZERTY, crashes, controls.
The demo — gone, and different anyway.

FAQ

Is Breathedge 2 the same thing as Breathedge Chapter 2?

No. “Breathedge Chapter 2” is the second chapter of the first game (2021). Breathedge 2 is a separate sequel that entered Steam Early Access on August 31, 2026. Searches for “breathedge chapter 2” are still the biggest related query, so this site only covers the new game.

Is Breathedge 2 out?

Yes, in Early Access on Steam since August 31, 2026 (15:00 UTC). The full 1.0 release is planned for 2028 according to the official roadmap.

How much does Breathedge 2 cost?

$19.99 USD, with a 20% launch discount ($15.99). RedRuins has said the price will rise gradually as major updates ship, as it did with the first game, so the Early Access start is the cheapest it will be.

See the full FAQ →

How this scrapyard is kept

Breathedge 2 Scrapyard is an independent, unofficial fan resource for Breathedge 2 players — not affiliated with RedRuins Softworks.

How we verify: Every number on a data page names its source: the public Steam achievement stats, the Steam announcements and hotfix notes, the Steam forum, or a timestamped video. A single-source fact is labelled as such.
Update cadence: Hotfix notes go into the log the day they appear on Steam; achievement unlock rates and the player-count snapshot are re-read every Monday; quest and resource pages are re-checked after each patch that touches them.
What we don't do: We do not print door codes we could not see entered on screen, guess crafting numbers, rank tools we cannot measure, or write pages for ships, planets and base building that are not in the game yet.