Operation Breakpoint

Lore & Background

The game is set in an open world environment called Auroa, a fictional island chain in the Pacific Ocean. The player takes on the role of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony 'Nomad' Perryman, a U.S. Special Operation Forces service member sent to the island to investigate a series of disturbances involving Skell Technology, a military contractor based on Auroa. The main antagonist is former Ghost Lieutenant Colonel Cole D. Walker, who has gone rogue after leaving the army.

In Their Own Story

Prior to the events of the game, Skell Technology comes under increasing public scrutiny when they are faced with mounting evidence that its products are being used by corrupt regimes. The situation escalates further when the USS Seay, an American cargo ship, sinks off the coast of the Auroa archipelago, and the island chain cuts all communication to the outside world. In response, CIA Deputy Director Peter Miles initiates Operation Greenstone, deploying a Ghost Recon platoon to re-establish contact with Auroa and determine the circumstances of the sinking. The insertion ends in disaster when the helicopters carrying the platoon to the island are taken down by a swarm of drones. Nomad survives the crash but is separated from his squad. Midas is missing in action, Holt is crippled, and Weaver is executed by Cole Walker. After forming a new Ghost team consisting of stealth specialist Fury, combat engineer Fixit, and the sharpshooter Vasily, Nomad gets in contact with Mads Schulz, an ex-United States Marine and de facto leader of the homesteaders. Mads reveals that the homesteaders were forced into hiding by Sentinel, who had been hired for security following a terrorist bombing on the island, but has now overthrown Skell Tech and declared martial law. Nomad meets Josiah Hill, another Ghost survivor with whom he and Walker have history: the three were part of a mission in the Middle East, which ended in disaster when Walker executed their commanding officer for murdering a civilian. After the mission Walker resigned from the Army and disappeared. Nomad encounters Skell's chief mathematician Maurice Fox and his daughter, Harmony, and discovers that all of Auroa is surrounded by a massive network of drones that prevents anyone from entering or leaving. After determining that Skell Tech CEO Jace Skell is the only one who can lift the drone perimeter, Nomad seeks him out. Upon reaching Skell, Nomad discovers that Hill has been secretly working with Walker and the two offer Nomad a place by their side. Nomad refuses and takes Skell to the homesteaders, where he admits he ordered the sinking of the Seay to stop the ship from carrying dangerous technology off the island, and shows Nomad video footage in which Walker and Trey Stone, the founder and owner of Sentinel, discuss a project codenamed "Wonderland".

Reader's Guide

Breakpoint is a tactical shooter set in an open world, played from a third-person perspective with an optional first-person view for aiming. Players can traverse the world using air, land, and sea vehicles. The game features four character classes at launch, with additional classes added post-launch. Players gather intelligence, use various weapons and gear (e.g., blowtorches, sulfur gas grenades, EMP grenades), and can play cooperatively with up to three others or in single-player. A constant internet connection is required. The game includes a competitive multiplayer mode and raids.

Did You Know?

• The game world Auroa is larger than the world featured in Wildlands.
• Players can slide down rocky terrain and use mud to camouflage themselves.
• Fallen enemies leave loot for players to collect.
• The game features a mode called 'Exploration' that gives a rough approximation of objective locations instead of exact markers.
• Live service support ended on 5 April 2022, shortly after Ubisoft added non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the game.