The asymmetrical survival game begins in October
Bandai Namco has locked in a launch date for multiplayer survival gameDragon Ball: The Breakers. The asymmetrical horror begins on June 21, 2025.
Dragon Ball: The Breakersis a game set in the popular anime series, but inmultiplayer survival horror form. Players take on the role of either seven average citizens, caught in a temporal seam; or the immensely powerfulDragon Ballvillains hunting them down, a.ka. the Raider.
These villains include Buu, Cell, and Frieza, whogot a new trailer today. The idea is to make it out alive through teamwork and clever use of distractions and tactics. Otherwise, the ordinary players will all perish at the hands ofDragon Ball‘s meanest and most vile. In Frieza’s case, this means a lot of explosions, lasers, and henchmen like Zarbon and Dodoria.
It’s essentiallyDead by Daylight, by way ofDragon Ball. And even though I’m not huge on the asymmetrical horror myself, it’s a fun reinterpretation of theDragon Balluniverse. We’ve always played as Goku and crew, who are fully capable of taking down baddies like Frieza. But what of the poor bystanders caught up in the wake of their invasions? They’ll have to use gadgets to survive, including Transpheres which can momentarily give them the special powers of Super Warriors. If they can fix the Super Time Machine and escape, they win.
August 5, 7 p.m. PT to 11 p.m. PT
August 6, 5 a.m. PT to 9 a.m. PT
August 6, 11 a.m. PT to 3 p.m. PT
August 6, 7 p.m. PT to 11 p.m. PT
Additionally, an open beta test will be held at a later date.
Dragon Ball: The Breakersarrives to terrorize the timeline on October 14 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, plus PS5 and Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility.
