Atari reveals Breakout Beyond for Nintendo Switch, from Bit.Trip dev Choice Provisions

Today, Atari unveiled Breakout Beyond in partnership with developer Choice Provisions, the developer behind the Bit.Trip series. It’s due on Nintendo Switch out later in 2025.

Breakout Beyond is a new reimagining of the series that invites players to break on through to the other side. The game features a whole new sideways perspective, 72 levels, and support for two-player co-op.

Additional information can be found in the following overview:

In this neon-infused twist on the classic 1976 arcade game, players smash through each puzzle by clearing bricks to reach the final goal. However, the script has been flipped—literally! Players now progress sideways, breaking through barriers and building up combos that ramp up the intensity of the effects, rewarding the most skilled players with a dazzling light show. Breaking special blocks offers powerful advantages, like massive brick-clearing blasts, a protective barrier to shield the ball, and a laser cannon to carve a path forward. Each one unleashes stunning dynamic effects, delivering dazzling visuals never seen before in Breakout.

Featuring 72 challenging levels, players’ brick-blasting skills will be pushed to the brink—but they won’t need to face the challenge alone. Block-breakers can forgo going solo and team up with a friend for local two-player co-op and tackle the mayhem together. Alternatively, a new focus mode slows down time, sacrificing a higher score for greater control.

Key Features

• Unlockable endless mode with an online global leaderboard
• 72 challenging levels that will put players’ brick-breaking skills to the test
• Two-player co-op to manage (or ramp up) the chaos with a friend
• Procedural audio and visual effects that increase in intensity with each combo

Ethan Stearns, Senior Director of Games Publishing at Atari, said today: “We’re thrilled to be able to bring this gem to our players. The team thought it was a brilliant concept, preserving the heart of Breakout’s gameplay while also giving the formula a completely new spin. Breakout Beyond is a worthy new entry into the Breakout pantheon, and we can’t wait to see the insane combos brick-breakers will make.”

View the game’s first trailer below.

Announcement Trailer

When Atari shares the release date, we’ll pass that along. For now, access other Nintendo Switch coverage here.