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
- Playing now
- 6
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Armor system requirements
As published by the developer.
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)
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 22
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
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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
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