How Idle Breakout works

Every brick on the screen has a number showing how many hits it takes to break. Click them to remove them from the game and start earning cash, then use that cash to buy your first ball.

Once a ball is in play, it bounces automatically and keeps breaking bricks without you clicking anything. Buy more balls and the pace picks up. Upgrade them and the numbers on the bricks start falling faster.

Each level is cleared when every brick is gone. The next level brings tougher bricks that need more hits, which means more cash, more upgrades and more balls on screen. Each level helps you earn more so you can buy more balls and break bricks faster.

Controls

• Desktop: Click bricks and buttons with your mouse.
• Mobile: Tap bricks and buttons on the screen.

Types of balls

There are 6 balls to unlock in Idle Breakout. Each one hits differently, so choosing which to buy next is one of the biggest choices you make. Each time you buy the same ball again, its price goes up.

Power-ups

Power-ups help you break bricks faster for 30 seconds. You unlock them by breaking more bricks, starting at 600 bricks, then 1,200 bricks and higher.

You can only use each power-up once before your next prestige, so save them for Boss Bricks or levels that slow you down.

• Click Frenzy: Each click spawns extra balls or deals 10x damage
• Cashed Up: Doubles cash earned
• Demon Core: Sends waves of damage across all bricks on screen
• Snowball: A ball that grows faster and stronger with every bounce
• 2x Gold: Doubles the reward from the next gold brick you break

Prestige

Prestige means starting over so you can earn faster next time. Your level and cash go back to zero, but you earn gold for permanent perks. There are 5 prestige perks to unlock, each one a permanent upgrade that carries into every future run.

You only get gold every 20 levels, so deciding when to reset and which perk to buy first is one of the bigger decisions in the game.

Other features

Later on, Idle Breakout adds more ways to grow stronger between levels and runs.

• Upgrades: You can upgrade each ball type on its own for more power, speed and range. Use cash to buy these upgrades.
• Achievements: There are 13 achievements to unlock in Idle Breakout. See if you can get the “Break 1 Million Bricks” achievement for a special prize!
• Skills: There are 24 skills in Idle Breakout that can upgrade the balls. Break Boss Bricks to earn skill points, then spend them on ball skills.

Who created Idle Breakout?

Idle Breakout was created by Kodiqi. It started as a Breakout-style game, then grew into an idle game with upgrades, Boss Bricks, skills and power-ups. The game was first published in January 2019 and is also available as an app on Android and iOS.

Similar games

If you enjoy Idle Breakout, try these idle games on Poki next:

• Idle Mining Empire: Hire managers to run your mine, then upgrade each shaft and watch your money stack up.
• Idle Ants: Control a growing ant colony that eats objects. Upgrade your ants so they move faster.