$17.99BREAK ARTS III Build it fast, fly it faster
Design your own combat mech from hundreds of parts, then take it into high-speed races and online battles where your build decides how you fight.
Is BREAK ARTS III worth it?
BREAK ARTS III is worth it if…
- you would rather spend an hour in the garage than an hour on the track
- you like games where your own build is the real opponent to beat
- you want quick, loud sessions of racing and shooting with friends online
- you enjoy trial and error more than a guided tutorial
- you liked tuning vehicles as much as driving them in other racing games
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A garage with almost no ceiling
Every mech starts as a frame with connectors, and everything else is your call. Bolt on modules from a pool of over 200, mount weapons anywhere they will fit (shoulders, back, wherever), and set colors, bullet types and animations to taste. Thrusters push in the direction they face, so a wing that folds open mid-race is not just decoration: it changes how the machine flies. One wrong part adds weight, and an overweight mech handles like an anvil on legs. When a rival beats you, the answer is usually back here, rebuilding.
Three ways to compete
Race is pure speed, no guns: strip your build down to nothing or strap on every thruster you own and blast across the circuit. Battle drops the track entirely and lets you roam an open field, taking down rivals for points while dodging theirs, since a knockout costs you score. Battle Racing mixes the two: final standings come from race position, racers you eliminated, and how many times you got knocked out yourself. Each mode rewards a different machine, so the question before every match is the same: raw speed or overwhelming firepower?
Speed you can feel
The racing is fast in a way that gets under your skin. Preset machines already hit blistering pace, and the game rewards pushing further: overheat and you go even faster. It makes for short, sharp bursts of play, one more race, one more attempt at a cleaner line. Fair warning: the tracks themselves divide players. Some are a joy at full throttle, others are narrow and unforgiving, and a mistake can cost you seconds. The speed is worth it. The walls do not care.
Bring a friend, share a cockpit
Online mode seats 2 to 6 players, and the host sets the terms: game mode, field, even gravity, energy recovery and the temperature of the environment. Tune the arena, then throw your builds at each other, or team up and refine designs together between rounds. It is an easy game to play with friends: join a lobby, pick a mode, and argue about whose build was better afterwards.
What should you know before buying?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. Offline mode supports a single player, with tournaments to enter, prize money to earn and over 200 modules, plugins and preset frames to unlock. Score Attack pits your times, scores and takedown counts against rivals worldwide, with online rankings reset every month so there is always a fresh board to climb. Diorama Mode unlocks every part from the start, so you can build purely for looks without touching a single race.
Is there a story?
Not really. The game tells its story through short lore entries and flavor text on stages and machines rather than a campaign. If you want a plot to follow, this is not it. If you would rather invent your own pilot's story around the matches, the pieces are there.
How deep does the customization go?
Far. Beyond mounting parts, plugins and joints enable complex builds: summoned weapons, remote-controlled attack systems, wings that deploy based on your movements. There is even a simplified design mode and a realistic one where thruster direction and every part's weight truly matter. It is the part of the game players agree on: the building is the highlight, and it can easily eat more hours than the racing.
Can you show off your mech?
Yes. Photo Mode comes with a set of handy functions for capturing your build, and Diorama Mode lets you stage scenes with parts and objects you place, resize and arrange freely. When the machine finally looks the way it did in your head, you can share the picture and let the internet judge your engineering.
