Breaking Bad: The Game

Breaking Bad: The Game - is a multi-platform open-world action-adventure video game based on the hit series Breaking Bad created by Vince Gilligan. The game was developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive. The game was released on PC and consoles Playstation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S in 2025.

The events of the game also take place in Albuquerque, like the events of the series. The player must play as Walter White, a 50-year-old high school chemistry teacher who, in addition to teaching, has to work at a car wash to support his family. And in order to pay for treatment and provide for the family, he, along with his former student Jesse Pinkman, buy a mobile home and decide to start producing methamphetamine. Also, the events of the game refer to seasons 2-5 of the series.

Characters
Although there are a lot of characters in the game, like in the series itself, the game only provides the game for Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. The two characters can be switched at any time and at some points, you need to switch between characters in order to perform certain game actions.


 * Walter White/Heinsberg (voiced by Bryan Cranston) - A fifty-year-old high school chemistry teacher who was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Together with his former student, Jesse Pinkman, he starts making and selling methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future. In a criminal environment, Walter White gets fame under the nickname "Heinsberg".
 * Jesse Pinkman (voiced by Aaron Paul) - a former student of Walter White who became his accomplice in the drug business.
 * Skyler White (voiced by Anna Gunn) - Walter's wife, a housewife, is pregnant with her second child at the beginning of the series. Having learned about her husband's illegal activities, she demands a divorce, but for the sake of saving the family she refuses this intention, gradually resigns herself and helps Walter in money laundering.
 * Hank Schrader (voiced by Dean Norris) - Walter's brother-in-law, married to Skyler's sister Marie. Drug Enforcement Administration agent.
 * Marie Schrader (voiced by Betsy Brandt) - Skyler's sister and Hank's wife, an employee at the radiography lab.
 * Walter White Jr. (voiced by RJ Mitt) - the son of Walter and Skyler, who suffers from cerebral palsy.
 * Saul Goodman (voiced by Bob Odenkirk) - Walter and Jesse's lawyer. He has extensive connections in the criminal environment. Provides all possible assistance to the main characters.
 * Gustavo "Gus" Fring (voiced by Giancarlo Esposito) - the owner of the Los Pollos Hermanos snack chain, which is a front for drug trafficking under his control. Helps Walter and Jesse in the production and distribution of methamphetamine.
 * Mike Ehrmantraut (voiced by Jonathan Banks) - former police officer, assistant to Saul Goodman, and head of security for the Los Pollos Hermanos diner chain.
 * Lydia Rodart-Quayle (voiced by Laura Fraser) - head of the logistics department at Madrigal Electromotive. Methylamine supplier for Gus Fring and Walter White.
 * Todd Alquist (voiced by Jesse Plemons) - employee of the Vamonos Pest fumigation company, temporary accomplice of Walter White. He introduces him to his uncle Jack, the leader of the local cell of the Aryan Brotherhood gang.

Events location
The events of the game take place as in the series - Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Missions
There are story missions and additional missions in the game that have nothing to do with the plot of the game. There are 62 story missions in the game, and 12 additional ones.

Cooperative
Co-op allows two players to play as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Players can go through both story or additional missions, as well as special missions for the cooperative mode. In co-op, an open world is also available and the game time is also unlimited for players as in single player. The co-op mode is also receiving updates that add new missions for this mode.

Development
The development of the game was announced in March 2023 by Rockstar Games on their Twitter.After that, in June at E3 2023, the first teaser trailer for the game was presented.

In July 2023, it became known that the game, in addition to the PC and console Xbox, will be released on the Playstation 5.

At the end of July 2023, it was announced that the series' main cast members would be returning to voice the game versions of their characters.

In October 2023, it was announced that the game, like most Rockstar games, will feature an open world.

In December 2023, the first full-fledged trailer was presented from which it became known that the game will be released in 2025.

In February 2024, IGN did a fairly large interview with Sam Houser. From this interview, it is revealed that the game will have a co-op mode, and that the game's story will be based on all five seasons of the series, which according to Sam makes the game very long to complete.

In June at E3 2024, a gameplay trailer was presented, and it was also announced that the game was being made on the Unreal Engine 5.

In August 2024, 5 gameplay screenshots were shown.

In November 2024, the game's release date was announced. March 2025.

Budget and sales
For 2023, the budget for the game was $100 million, and by the time it was released, the budget was already $700 million. The game also received large fees, thanks to the fans of the series and gamers. The fees amounted to $900 million dollars.

Reviews and criticism

 * At the Golden Joystick Awards 2025, the game received the "Game of the Year" award.
 * Voted by IGN game win awards "Best Game of the Series" and "Best Open World Game".
 * At the Summer Games Fest 2025 ceremony, the game received the awards for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Graphics".
 * The game was also one of the best selling Steam games of 2025, on par with the rest of the Rockstar games.

Downloadable content
From April 2025, the soundtrack from the game is available for free download in the Xbox Music Library and Playstation Music.

In 2026, 3 DLCs were released for the game, two of which complement the cooperative mode, and the third complements the single player mode.

Trivia

 * The game was not originally planned with an open world.
 * The game was originally supposed to have skins for characters, but this idea was abandoned, because according to Sam Houser, the game was made not for money, but for the fans of the series.
 * The game has cross-platform.
 * Although the game is based on all 5 seasons of the series, some moments that differ from the events of the series are still in the game.
 * The game was originally supposed to be released by Sony, but the rights were transferred to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive.
 * Also, even before the Sony company, the company Electronic Arts had the rights to the game, but the company almost immediately refused to make the game, due to a misunderstanding of the series itself and its meaning.
 * The game has support for split-screen, which allows you to play co-op from one console.
 * The game could have been ported to the Nintendo Switch, but due to the scale and demands of the game, the port was delayed.