WARNING: This version is only half of the game. You have to buy the complete edition or add DLC to it which isn't mentioned in the description at all.

It's been a while since I've seen a good FMV game on steam. Breakout 13 is a well-made Chinese full-motion video game with an exciting story. Keep in mind this is the first part of the game and you still need to play the DLC which will be out on the 5th of February to uncover the whole story.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2915538956

The story is about a young teenage boy who skipped school to play video games in an internet cafe, he was expelled from school for that reason so his mother decided to enroll him in a behavior correction institute. After leaving her son there, expecting him to learn how not to be addicted to video games and the internet, it turned out the headmaster is using an illegal method of electric shock to force the students to say what he wants to hear. It's up to the player to trust or not listen to the other students and try to escape the institute.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2915532816

The gameplay is very interesting, the conversation choices you get depend on your responses and what you discover in the school. There is a relationship meter as well as QTE (quick time events). The escape room puzzle part is very well made.

The actors did an amazing job, I have played one of the routes and enjoyed it fully, you can choose which part you want to reply and you can also skip the previously seen scenes.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2915538995

Pros:
+Interesting story. (Based on a real story)
+Choices and consequences.
+Good soundtracks.
+Good character personality development.
+Good game length.
+Multiple endings and routes.
+Steam achievements.

Cons:
- The subtitles are white, I wish there is an option to have a dark background behind it.

It is sad to know this game is based on a real story, thinking about how people went through this. I still highly recommend this game to players who enjoy FMV, investigation, and mystery stories.

Other Reviews:
Breakout 13 : Fight Review

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎'𝑠 𝐶𝘩𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒

I really enjoyed this game - probably one of the best produced title in the genre. The direction and camera are great, the acting is pretty solid for an interactive movie. The story is all right and quite relevant, subtitles are mostly good and so on.


But when I say "this game" I mean - this HALF of a game. I opened the game, saw it had 8+2 chapters and thought - OK, looks like I am about half way through. Then it abruptly ended. It completely ruined the enjoyment I had because now even if I buy it, I won't be able to play it for a week before I get to it. And when I do, I know I just won't enjoy it as much anymore.

_This game offers you thousands of storylines and multiple endings+ - quote from the steam store. This game in fact has one ending and that is a trailer to buy the DLC.

Why not just be honest and bundle the whole thing as one game with a higher price? Big thumbs up for the game, bigger thumbs down for the marketing shenanigans. This trend needs to die. I am not going to pay for the DLC out of principle. Also, buying in game items to rank or derank your character status is just desperate. Did the publisher make them do this?

EDIT: I did get the DLC and finished the game with the both main endings. It was good, the only big minus is the way it's sold with a DLC

♥♥♥♥ this game. It's a good game, but right now im 50% done with chapter 9 (last chapter if you buy DLC). And i need to go back in the story (not sure where) to boost the relationship with one of the characters. I will not spend 1-2 hours trying to figure out where to change the choices.

Also, of course you can buy 2 different items ingame for real money.
Eggs = negative boost in relationship with a character.
Rose = positive boost in relationship with a character.
For real money of course. There is even scoreboard in the game of what steamuser gave the characters the most "benefits".

Lastly, "Breakout 13 - Gratitude" is not the full game. If you want the whole story, you need to buy DLC to get additional videos. DLC's are fine, but this game without seeing DLC would be pretty strange since they are connected.

DO NOT GET THIS GAME IF YOU DON'T LIKE REPLAYING PREVIOUS STORY SECTIONS! The game soft-locks you at various points if you don't meet certain relationship stat checks and you will have to replay a lot to get past these checks.

One example is the start of Ending I - if you don't have a good relationship with Qi Miao you might have to replay as far back as Chapter 4 to progress

Hi there. Russian ADV games admirer reporting. I'll rewrite this review later.

First thing you totally MUST to know - you are buying only first half of game and story, it's not finished. It was told in news from devs which came out at 30 December of '22, but you probably missed that and Steam page itself have zero information about such deception. As other reviewers pointed out walkthrough time of available chapter is roughly 2-3 hours (for blind run) so it sounds like cashgrab machination for not allowing you to use refund on this game.

DON'T BUY IT, AT LEAST YET.
Wait for reaction from devs since game itself, while cool, is halfbaked and lacks many QoL things, including some English-unfriendly stuff.

why i have to pay more to get the ending,i just wasted my time playnig it without the dlc

What an amazing FMV game. This game has many features which makes it stands out over other full motion video game, which includes:
- An engaging story with a clear objective.
- Interesting characters and mysteries to solve
- Huge quality of life improvements such as a skip function, fast forward option, chapter select etc
- Choices are interesting and you are given time to consider each choice; fun to play with friends to discuss each choice
- Each choice actually matters and have consequences that make sense. With a bad ending, you are able to figure out which choice matters and go back to re-do it. All without having to look at a walkthrough
- Gameplay mechanics such as relationship meter, escape room puzzles, clue searching game etc
- Overall quality ie: great soundtracks, acting, cinematography etc

Really enjoyed my playthrough, it was a fun night playing with friends. My minor gripe is that I wish it has controller support. All in all, highly recommend it for someone who loves a choose your adventure type game.

So far the game looks good and I love how the story unveils, but throughout the game I had to search for a clue on internet on how to write Chinese date format, because you will need to use a password at some point and if you don't know that Chinese date format is written as Year/Month/Day you will waste lots of time there

Surprisingly decent FMV game. Although scene transitions can sometimes feel janky, and the combination of Chinese audio with English subtitles requires a faster reading pace, the story holds together well. On another level, it's interesting to see how Breakout 13 writes these characters compared to Western media. There are a lot of choices to make, and while many will lead to the same immediate scene, they often affect how positively other characters perceive you, which eventually has consequences. The other gameplay elements (QTEs, searching rooms) aren't particularly groundbreaking, but help to break up the pace. I clocked in around 6 hours to finish both main endings - it's worth the sale price.