Data Breach Demo Quick Start

Demo Overview & Info

This is a demo and a very early version of the game, made by three people over the past year.

Discord
Please join the Discord — we’d love to hear your feedback and bug reports.
https://linktr.ee/LiminalArcStudios

Clips & recordings (optional)

If you record any clips or gameplay, it’s appreciated — feel free to share them with us.

Important Disclaimer

This is not a finished product.
The game is missing a significant amount of content.
Many core features are incomplete or still being experimented with.
You are playing an early demo specifically to help find bugs, and to share what you like and don’t like.
Please do not expect a full or near complete game. The goal is to gather feedback so we can deliver a stronger experience in future updates.

Thank you for helping us improve the game!

How to Play (Quickstart)

Pick a level on the train, collect and deposit data to meet your quota (GB), then extract. Some UI/audio feedback may be missing in this demo.

Inviting friends (Steam)
Use Steam’s Invite system to bring friends into your lobby: open the Steam overlay (Shift + Tab), or press Pause and click the Invite button (this opens the same Steam overlay). You can also use your Steam Friends list, then invite them to the game.
Note: You can’t invite new players while you’re in a live mission (on the map). Return to the train first, then send invites.

Settings notes
Device selection and audio settings are available in the menu.

Confirmed working settings:

Mouse sensitivity
Window mode
Quality preset
FPS limit
Push-to-talk
Audio output device select
Master volume (should turn down everything in the game)
Music volume (works, but limited — not all audio is mapped yet)
Sound effects volume (works, but limited — not all audio is mapped yet)
Mic gain
Voice volume (other players)
Any control rebinds available in the menu

Controls (Quick Reference)

Controls (Quick Reference)
Control	Action
C	Crouch
F	Use / toggle flashlight
R	Dungeon only: toggle the entrance marker
Left Click	Use item (ex: swing a fire extinguisher, use a health pack)
Right Click	Secondary use for some items (ex: spray the fire extinguisher)
E	Interact (ex: open doors, pick up items)
G	Drop held item
Mouse Wheel	Scroll / cycle inventory
Enter	Open text chat

Voice Chat: Open Mic is On by default. Push-to-talk is available in Settings (and works).

1) On the Train: Level Select Terminal

This is your Level Select Terminal on the train.
Use the arrow buttons to cycle destinations.
Demo Focus: select The Weather Station.
To travel, hold Left Click to hold the red lever, then let go to travel to the destination.

Level Select Terminal on the train — Terminal (Train) — Level Select

2) Destination: Data Depot (Shop)

The Data Depot is the shop location.
Spend Jolts (your team balance currency) to purchase items.

Destination card for Data Depot — Data Depot — Shop destination

3) Destination: The Weather Station (Demo Focus)

The Weather Station is the first map of the game and the focus of the demo. At this location, you will be tasked to fill a quota — and hopefully, successfully get out alive.

Destination card for The Weather Station — The Weather Station — Demo focus

4) Weather Station: deposit items to build Total Data

Run rules: Each day/round is procedurally generated. The demo loop is 5 days; after Day 5 it resets to Day 1.

Find a Deposit Pad.
Drop items onto the pad (Drop key: G).
Use the lever/switch to submit the items.
The wall display shows your team’s Total Data in GB.

Deposit Pad with Total Data display — Deposit Pad + Total Data display

5) UI Help

Team quota balance: how much data your team has extracted for that round.
Map name: the location you’re currently at. In the future, some locations will cost Jolts to enter.
Jolt balance: Jolts is the collective currency that you earn throughout the game for your team.
Health: your health.
Stamina: works as a temperature gauge. Be careful not to overheat or you will take damage.

UI help overlay highlighting quota, location, jolts, health, and stamina — UI Help

6) Loot: GB value

When you highlight over a loot item, it will display the gigabyte (GB) value of that particular item.

Loot item displaying gigabyte value — Loot value (GB)

7) Data Depot: checkout and purchase

Checkout area: drop the items in the highlighted location.

Data Depot checkout area with drop items here highlighted — Checkout area — Drop items here

Price screen: indicates each dropped item’s quantity and price.
Press Checkout to confirm the purchase.

Price screen showing items, quantity, and price with checkout button — Price screen — Quantity, price, and Checkout

Common Bugs & Workarounds

These are known issues you may run into during the demo. If you hit something new, please report it in Discord.

Common bugs and workarounds
Bug	Workaround / Tip
You may see a “ghost” item in a player’s hand (or your own) that isn’t actually there.	Pick up a different item, then scroll your mouse wheel to refresh your inventory. This should clear the ghost item.
You may be able to hear other players when they’re not near you.	This is a known voice distance/attenuation issue in this demo. If it happens, please note it in your report (map/day and host/client helps). As a temporary mitigation, you can lower Voice volume (other players) in Settings.
The customization screen may go blank sometimes.	If this happens, restart the game.
The entrance door may not work on the first click.	Click it a few times and it should let you into the dungeon.

Reporting tip: When posting in Discord, include what day you were on, what map, what you were doing, and whether you were host/client when the bug happened.