Banbury, Oxfordshire.
10th May 2016
Steam success makes it to retail shelves
Circuit Breakers was launched on Steam and has enjoyed over 90% positive reviews. Having developed and improved since launch the boxed version boasts an expanded local multi-player and single player options whilst an on-line multi-player update is planned for the near future.
Connect controllers for up to six-player cooperative play and battle together for points while surviving endless waves of enemies. Circuit Breakers revolves around collecting energy crystals that power your weapons. Killing robots causes them to explode violently, leaving you to collect the shards flying across the room. Featuring four individual characters, Aldo, Shelby, Samson and Tay - each of them is a class with their own set of guns to use.
- Easy-to-learn, hard-to-master chaotic shooter
- Gameplay for all skill levels
- Up to 7 unique characters
- Multiplayer for up to 6 players
- Arcade mode – frenzied top-down action
- Score Attack – specific attack runs to compete for highest score
- Challenge Board – unlock challenges and secrets
93% positive reviews on Steam since release
7.5 on Gamewatcher.com! “Circuit Breakers offers a lot of entertainment”
...A tight, ultra-responsive twin-stick shooter whose humble charms magnify in the presence of friends.”
MicrosoftTM Xbox One and Sony PlayStation® PS4 versions of Circuit Breakers are planned for release in Q3 2016.
About Excalibur
Excalibur is the publishing arm of parent company Contact Sales Ltd. Excalibur was founded in 2004, and eleven years later, 2016 sees the company venturing into new territory creating its own IP such as the sequel to European Ship Simulator - World Ship Simulator, Better Late Than DEAD and Counter Terrorism Unit. In April 2015, Excalibur gained worldwide Sony publisher status. They will publish indie based titles during 2016 including Laser Disco Defenders (PC/PS Vita) and Space Overlords (PC/PS3/PS4/PS Vita). More recently Excalibur have also announced a MicrosoftTM Xbox One publisher status. Titles for this will be announced over the next few weeks.
Excalibur’s simulation licensing activities continue to focus on high end simulation franchises such as Construction Simulator, IL-2 Stalingrad, Euro Truck Simulator and American Truck Simulator.
About Triverske
Triverske is an independent video game development company located in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2013, Circuit Breakers is Triverske's first major production in a multi-game effort to expand new IP.