Broken Armor
Top-down arcade action through changing floors with limited weapons
Jonathan Tindell · Published by Wastebasket Games · Released Aug 1, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 822
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jun 10, 2021
What is Broken Armor?
This single-player, top-down arcade action game takes place across changing floors filled with traps, creatures, and bosses. As an exiled knight sent to find the holy grail, you move through rooms, decide when to use limited weapons, and reach each exit. A mage is also playable.
For you if...
- +you like fast arcade action and difficult boss fights
- +you enjoy pixel graphics and replaying changing floors
Not for you if...
- −you want a forgiving game without frequent retries
- −you dislike deciding when to use limited weapons
What players say
83% of 822 reviews are positive
Players praise the retro visuals and simple, challenging action. A few criticize boss balance or abrupt deaths on enemy contact.
How many players finish Broken Armor?
2.6% of Steam players have unlocked «YOU'RE WINNER !», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Armor system requirements
Minimum: Onboard, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Broken Armor?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Intel Celeron or equivalent
- Graphics
- Onboard graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- Notes
- Keyboard
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVidia GeForce 8600GT or equivalent
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- XInput Compatible Gamepad (DirectX Required)
Does Broken Armor have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Broken Armor run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 22
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Broken Armor 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Jun 10, 2021 · 2.1.6 Update
- Apr 10, 2021 · 2.1.5 Update
- Apr 7, 2020 · 2.1.4 Update
- Jan 10, 2020 · 2.1.3 Update
- Feb 14, 2019 · 2.1.2 Update
