Broken Reality 2000
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Broken Reality 2000

Get ready for a new adventure in the world of NATEM! Explore beautiful worlds, solve puzzles with new tools and meet wonderful people in this journey through a digital universe full of secrets in search of someone special.

DEV: Dynamic Media TriadPUB: Digital TribeAppID 2133850
UPDATE PULSEevery ~1d·last 33d ago·11 recent on record

Is Broken Reality 2000 still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

67.4
Mixed

Elixir Rating

75.8% of 397 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 71.4. It was sold as a game that would keep being worked on, and the developers have gone dormant — subtracting 4.0.

reception 71.4·support −4.0·Mixed

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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From Steam's own record

Current price

$13.49$14.99−10%

Development

Dormant

Last heard from developers

33 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~2 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

1

Current silence

17× normal

The developers have been silent for 33 days against a normal rhythm of about 2 — roughly 17 times longer than usual. 1 substantial update landed in the past six months, 1 of them major. It is currently 10% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

releaseSep 7, 2026

Broken Reality 2000 Patches 1.0.7 & 1.0.8 Address Stuck Points, Level Loading, and Tool Controls

Developer Rod DMT has pushed Patches 1.0.7 and 1.0.8 for Broken Reality 2000 in a single day, bundling quality-of-life additions with a handful of fixes targeting some of the game's later areas.

What changed

  • Tools can now be selected via the 1–8 number keys, adding a direct keyboard alternative to whatever method previously existed.
  • Tool behavior during one of the game's endings has been corrected.
  • A cutscene-related softlock in one of the final levels has been resolved.
  • Stalactites dropped in the Crypts no longer clip through the floor.
  • Multiple stuck locations in Universum and the Social Jungle have been fixed.
  • Pop-in in the final level has been reduced.
  • The Crypts level failing to load on certain machines has been addressed.
  • The opening Liker sequence is now unskippable.

The last point is the outlier — a deliberate design change rather than a fix, though the announcement offers no elaboration on the reasoning.

For players who have been circling the endgame, the combination of cutscene-softlock and Crypts-loading fixes is the most material improvement here. The broader stuck-location pass across Universum and the Social Jungle suggests the team is working through community-reported navigation issues systematically.

Two years of development

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13 announcements · 1 substantial · 21 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

13 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 31, 2026
Patch 1.14

Hello, here are today's patch notes: *Fixed an issue where in some computers Stalactites would go through the floor when dropped in Crypts. *Fixed an issue where in rare cases the reward for turning in a quest in the last level wouldn't spa…

Community AnnouncementsAug 18, 2026
Patch 1.13 Notes

*Added ability to turn V-Sync off. This might improve some blurriness/stuttering with certain monitors.

Community AnnouncementsAug 17, 2026
Patch 1.12 Notes

*Increased Maximum Mouse Sensitivity value. *Fixed and instance of incorrect quest tracking in the Art Gallery quest.

Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2026
Patch 1.11 is up!

Hello, Here are the patch notes for 1.11: *Fixed a collision in the secret pyramid so you could climb it *Improved NPC pathfinding in Universum *New Music Remix in Universum *Added water looping sound to the main menu *Fixed the scan in the…

Community AnnouncementsAug 4, 2026
Patch 1.0.9 online: Hide Reticle and Tools for better pictures & minor fixes

Hello, *Added the ability to toggle the Tools rendering by pressing the mouse wheel. *Added the option to hide the reticle when Hide Toolbar option is enabled in the main menu. *Fixed a potential softlock in one of the game's final levels a…

Community AnnouncementsAug 4, 2026
Patch 1.0.7 & Patch 1.0.8 Released Today!

Hello everyone, Today we've released **Patch 1.0.7** and **Patch 1.0.8**. These updates include the following improvements and fixes: * Added the ability to select tools using the **1–8** number keys. * Fixed tool behavior during one of the…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 2, 2026
UNSTUCK BUTTON IS IN! Patch 1.0.6

HelloWe have implemented the most requeste feature: the UNSTUCK button in the main menu. Please use this as a last resort, as because of the nature of this function, some sections of the game might become cheesable (although speedrunners wi…

Community AnnouncementsAug 2, 2026
HotFix for Freezing in Dialogue/Cutscene and Steam VR start

Hello, Uploading a little hotfix that fixes SteamVR firing up, and freezing while the camera cuts to another camera particularly in the last level. Also fixes rare case where you can't continue dialogue with a npc when interacted with two i…

Community AnnouncementsAug 2, 2026
Added FOV Slider, Hoverboard Skins fixes, Increased Walking Speed

Hello! Today's hotfixes include increased walking speed in the Nexus, as this level big scale demanded faster navigation based on your feedback, so it should be more enjoyable to walk around there now. Hoverboard fixes are in too, and also …

Community AnnouncementsJul 31, 2026
Patch 1.0.3 Skin System Fixed

Hello! Patch 1.0.3 is live!This patch (1.0.3) is focused on the Skin system. You should be able to acquire all the skins of the game and find a couple of new ones hidden throughout NATEM. Any skin you previously acquired should pop up in yo…

Community AnnouncementsJul 30, 2026
Patch 1.0.2 is LIVE!

Hello Friends!This patch addresses several issues, most notably the bugs that were bugged (...) in Universum Plaza (the ones that kept respawning and making sounds) and the issue that made you fall into the void in the true ending of the ga…

Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2026
PATCH 1.0.1 is LIVE!

Hello! Thank you so so so much for playing our game! Patch 1.0.1 is up! This patch addresses several issues from launch, most importantly several soft-locking possibilities. Skins will now appear in chests throughout the game and some minor…

Community AnnouncementsMay 7, 2026
BROKEN REALITY 2000 RELEASE DATE & NEW TRAILER

Hello!BROKEN REALITY 2000 arrives July 22, 2026. Thanks everyone for your patience, this has been a wild ride. Check out the new Trailer in the Store Page!Plug in. Lose yourself. Leave everything behind,DMT