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Tidebreak

2026 โ€ขNintendo Switch

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The storm is coming. Send it back! Take the controls as Rei in Tidebreak, a single-player arcade shoot 'em up where daring dashes turn enemy fire into a powerful counterattack. Fly seven stages, from Glasswater Reef to the Heart of the Undertow. Capture pink shots with your dash to charge Return Volley, then send that energy back at the enemy. Read the patterns and dodge gold heavy shots. Build your attack around five distinct weapons: Twin Shot, Prism Spread, Coral Lance, Reef Seeker, and Tide Breaker. Collect repair pickups, overcome varied formations, and challenge multi-phase bosses, including a four-phase finale. Voiced radio conversations draw Rei into a buried evacuation order and a mysterious rescue-band signal. Choose Rookie, Arcade, or Ace difficulty, take on Boss Rush, and chase local scores, ranks, and campaign-clear unlocks. Local campaign checkpoints make it easy to return for the next flight.

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Compatible Retro Handhelds

These handhelds can play this game on at least one matching system at a B grade or better.

AYANEO

AYANEO

AYANEO

$699 (Indiegogo early bird) $789 (512 GB) $869 (1 TB) $47 (Dock) โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AOKZOE A1

AOKZOE A1

AOKZOE (One Netbook spinoff)

16GB+512GB: $899 / $1099 16GB+1TB: $999 / $1199 16GB+2TB: $1150 / $1350 32GB+2TB: $1299 / $1499 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AYANEO Next

AYANEO Next

AYANEO

16GB/1TB: $1265 launch, $1315 retail 16GB/2TB: $1365 launch, $1465 retail 32GB/2TB: $1465 launch, $1565 retail โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AYANEO Air Pro

AYANEO Air Pro

AYANEO

512 GB Air Pro: $899 (Early bird) / $999 1 TB Air Pro: $999 (Early bird) / $1099 2 TB Air Pro: $1299 (Early bird) / $1399 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AYANEO Air

AYANEO Air

AYANEO

128 GB Air Youth: $499 (Early bird) / $549 256 GB Air: $569 (Early bird) / $629 512 GB Air: $599 (Early bird) / $649 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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