Breakwaters: Crystal Tides

Open-world survival with crystals that push back the ocean

Soaring Pixels Games · Released Dec 9, 2021 · Early Access

As of Oct 28, 2026: Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mixed; 61% of 944
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 24, 2025
Minimum PC: 1060 desktop (4 gigs ram); 8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Breakwaters: Crystal Tides?

A survival sandbox set across procedurally generated islands, where you help people rebuild amid destruction caused by giant Titans from a dead civilization. Alone or in online co-op, you gather resources, craft equipment, build structures, and customize boats to cross stormy seas.

For you if...

+you want creative and free-survival worlds alongside mission-based play

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear adventures to open-world survival and crafting

What players say

61% of 944 reviews are positive

Players praise the water simulation and island exploration. Recent reviewers most often complain about a lack of updates and worry that development has stopped; poor performance is another recurring complaint.

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Breakwaters: Crystal Tides system requirements

Minimum: 1060 desktop (4 gigs ram), 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: win10 or newer
Processor: 2.8ghz+ 4+ cores
Graphics: Geforce 1060 desktop (4 gigs ram) or 1080gpu in a laptop with game on minimum settings
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
Notes: Win7 is not currently supported due to OS compatability issues

Does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Polish.

Does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam