Breach: E.S.V. Dawn Seeker | Cardboard Tiger Games

A Cooperative, Turn-Based, Hybrid RPG

BREACH

E.S.V. Dawn Seeker

Assemble your crew. Stabilize the core. Save humankind.

13+ Ages

40–60 Minutes

2–4 Players

Co-op Gameplay

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The Mission

Year 2755. A Lost Ship Returns.

After a century lost in deep space, the E.S.V. Dawn Seeker suddenly jumps through the MARS Station Portal back into our solar system. Severely damaged and covered in alien growth, the ship's reactor core is about to collapse.

If the core isn't stabilized, the resulting explosion won't just destroy the ship — it will consume the MARS Station, the Earth, and trigger the Sun's supernova, wiping out every human in the solar system.

Your mission: travel through a crippled ship filled with alien traps, locate the reactor core, and stabilize it — or die trying. Humankind depends on it.

Assemble Your Team

Six Specialists. One Mission.

Unique skills. Real limitations. No one survives this alone.

Mechanic

Structural & Electrical Repair

＋ Rolls extra dice on physical, mechanical & electrical problems

− Locked out of ship systems

Systems Engineer

Ship Systems & Core Stabilization

＋ Rolls extra dice on systems failures

＋ Only specialist who can attempt emergency core repairs

Linguist

Alien Decoding & Trap Disarming

＋ Extra 8-sided die when decoding alien symbols and traps

− Cannot heal others

Medic

Team Health & Recovery

＋ Heals one teammate free per turn — no action cost

− Cannot attempt ship systems or systems objectives

Data Cypher

Surveillance & Intelligence

＋ Hacks surveillance to reveal the next room before you enter

− Costs 2 actions to hack

Support Droid

Tactical Support & Endurance

＋ 4 HP, immune to alien spores, donates actions to teammates

− Struggles with mechanical, systems & decoding tasks

Expansion

Security Agent

Alien Combat Specialist

＋ Extra die when attempting alien combat objectives

− Cannot access ship systems

Gameplay

Cooperate or Perish

Explore Room by Room

Flip objective cards to reveal what's broken — blockages, failing systems, alien traps. Every room is different. Every game is different.

Play to Your Strengths

Elect a lead. Assess the problem. Decide together who's best for the job — step up or pass the lead.

Race the Instability Meter

Every failure pushes the reactor closer to meltdown. Hit 10 and it's over — for your crew and for humanity.

Stabilize the Core

To stabilize the core, your team must decode 14 alien symbols. No healing. No second chances. It will take everything your team has.

Components

What's in the Box

Game Components Image

Board, cards, dice, meeples — beauty shot coming soon

1 Game Board

6 Player Meeples

6 Six-Sided Action Dice

6 Eight-Sided Alien Dice

45 Objective Cards (Yellow, Orange, Red)

6 Mission Briefing Cards

6 Specialist Cards

64 Alien Language Tiles

10 Reactor Instability Tiles

1 Instruction Booklet

Early Backers

Coming to Kickstarter 2026

$39.99

Starting MSRP · Early bird pricing for Kickstarter backers

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The Cardboard Tiger Promise

Made Different. Made to Last.

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Cooperative by Design

Every decision matters. Every player contributes. No one sits on the sideline.

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Illustrated by Hand

Every character and card brought to life by Emmy-nominated artist Mark Stope. No AI art. No shortcuts.

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Planet-Conscious Production

Sustainable materials, certified manufacturing partners, and every sale supports wildlife conservation.

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