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WWII-era The Breakout securing funds on Kickstarter

Air Force Lieutenant Guy Kassel has been captured by the Nazis, and he needs your help to escape! Why, you ask? So he can return to the woman he loves, of course. This is the premise driving the recently-Kickstarted adventure The Breakout, currently in development by UK-based Pixel Trip Studios.

Set in World War Two, the game begins with Guy being shot down over German skies during a mission, where he is captured and sent to Verdammen Hof, the most fearsome prison camp in the Reich. Shortly after his arrival, however, bodies begin disappearing from the camp, indicating that there may be more to Verdammen Hof than meets the eye. The camp Commandant, Colonel Schvarzer, is rumored to be involved with occult rituals (and a possible upcoming human sacrifice), adding a supernatural wrinkle to Guy’s escape plans. Of course, Guy won’t be alone in his quest: there are plenty of other inmates willing and able to help him in any way they can, including Capt. “Cuppa” Burns, de facto leader of the prisoners, Veran “The Wrench” Linsky, and “Whisky” McGregor, who digs tunnels for the inmates’ escape attempts and is described as a “…joker and a bit of a loose cannon.”

Played from a classic 2D point-and-click perspective, players will be able to walk around Verdammen Hof in the daytime, interacting with fellow prisoners, memorizing the guards’ patrol patterns, and exploring the camp. Guy’s skills as an ex-thief will come into play during lights-out, however, with sneaking past spotlights, picking locks, and stealing various items being necessary if he is to flee the prison and reunite with his beloved fiancée, the woman responsible for turning Guy away from a life of crime.

Up to now, Pixel Trip has been funding development themselves, but in order to complete the game they have launched a Kickstarter with the goal of raising £49,500 by May 12. A digital copy of the game comes with a pledge of £12, but two early-bird options allow a limited number of gamers to get a copy for £8 or £10.

The Breakout is scheduled to escape in July 2015 onto PC, Mac, and Linux, but stretch goals could bring it to other platforms as well. Interested gamers can find out more information at the game’s Kickstarter page.

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