Surface to depth
From the surface hold you choose a rift and begin the breach. Corruption Tolerance runs down with every step. Extract while you still can, or collapse and wake on the surface with what you kept in the vault.
Cross the breach.
Extraction survival — extract loot or collapse trying.
Manage your Corruption Tolerance, loot procedurally generated rifts, and extract before you collapse. No wallet needed for alpha. Curious why every rift feels different? See how sealed history becomes expedition space.
No wallet required for alpha
Built for breachwalkers who
Gamers
Extraction survival
CT pressure, kit packing, extract-or-collapse — rifts that punish greed.
Learn more →Bitcoin natives
Rifts from chain history
Deterministic worlds seeded from on-chain data — halving weight, fee danger, atlas growth.
Learn more →Item economy
Loot, craft, trade
Grind gear in rifts. Marketplace and utility NFTs on Base — on the roadmap.
Learn more →What is Breachwalker?
Breachwalker is a web-first expedition survival game from Benum Labs. The Hold — a marginal institution born from a Walker's discovery — recruits breachers to enter rifts where corrupted ledger entries have cracked open. You stand on the surface hold, select a rift from the ledger, and breach inward — managing Corruption Tolerance, fighting through procedurally derived space, and deciding when to extract loot to your vault.
Each catalog entry is a different wound in the Record, so danger, scale, and density vary rift by rift. The closed alpha tests whether that loop is worth returning to before marketplace trade and item NFTs on Base join the picture.
How the breach loop works · Why the ledger becomes rifts · Extraction survival · Item economy
Who is building Breachwalker
Independent software studio · Norway
Benum Labs is an independent software studio founded by Håvard L. Benum. We design and ship our own digital products — utility apps and games — with a focus on reliable, simple software that works.
Also from Benum Labs: Skin Tracker · Risk the Fog
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Håvard L. Benum
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Whispers from the breach
- echo of the halving seal
- echo of the first strike
- chalk tally from a sealed vault
Be among the first breachwalkers
Closed alpha starts small. Discord is where invites, build drops, and early feedback land — join before the Hold fills out.
Roadmap
Alpha now. Item NFTs on Base later.
Closed alpha is off-chain — no wallet. Planned: marketplace settlement in Marks, utility-first item NFTs via asset bridge on Base, Coinbase Wallet onboarding, and sponsored minting we are exploring for first-time bridge-out.
Questions before you breach
Is the alpha free?
Yes. Closed alpha access costs nothing. No purchase, no wallet, no crypto required. You are helping us prove the breach loop is sticky before marketplace and NFT features ship.
Do I need a crypto wallet for the alpha?
No. The closed alpha runs entirely off-chain: no seed phrase, no gas fees, no NFT minting. Wallet connection and the asset bridge arrive on the roadmap after the core loop proves out.
Do I need to understand Bitcoin to play?
No. The closed alpha needs only a browser — no wallet, no keys, no mempool literacy. Understanding why a halving-era rift hits harder helps you appreciate the world; it is not required to pack your kit or extract. The game teaches breach, extract, and craft. Curious about the archive behind the ledger? The Bitcoin rifts page explains the worldbuilding layer.
When can I play?
Invites roll out in batches — the game is not open to the public yet. Join the alpha list on the signup page; we email when your cohort is ready.
Is Breachwalker pay to win?
Designed as no pay-to-win. Equippable gear comes from breaches, workshop fabrication, or player trade — not a cash-only gear tab. Marks are one currency for everyone; free-to-play breachwalkers earn them by selling items other players want. Spending fiat is a shortcut to Marks for marketplace convenience, not a gate on the best mythic loot.
Is Breachwalker an NFT game today?
Not yet. The closed alpha is fully off-chain — no wallet, no minting, no bridge. You are testing the breach and extraction loop. NFT export arrives on the roadmap after marketplace and live-play validation.
Walk the breach first
Closed alpha testers will breach early rifts, stress the extract loop, and shape what ships next.