Teardown (video game)
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Teardown is a 2022 sandbox–puzzle game developed and published by Tuxedo Labs. The game revolves around the owner of a financially stricken demolition company, who is caught executing a questionable job and becomes entangled between helping police investigations and taking on further dubious assignments. Teardown features levels made of destructible voxels, and the player follows the campaign through consecutive missions. In most missions, the player must collect or destroy objects connected to a security alarm. The player has unlimited time to prepare and is given upgradable tools, vehicles, and explosives to create a path within the level that allows them to complete the objectives as quickly as possible. A timer starts as soon as the security alarm is triggered, and the player must complete all required objectives and reach a getaway vehicle within sixty seconds, though the alarm can be adjusted from the settings.
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Developer(s) | Tuxedo Labs |
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Director(s) | Dennis Gustafsson |
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Programmer(s) | Dennis Gustafsson |
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Writer(s) | Dennis Gustafsson |
Composer(s) | Douglas Holmquist |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
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Genre(s) | Sandbox, puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Teardown uses a proprietary game engine developed by Dennis Gustafsson. He began developing the technology after winding down his previous company, Mediocre, in 2017. He initially implemented destructible voxels with ray tracing and teamed up with former Mediocre designer Emil Bengtsson to find amicable gameplay concepts that used this technology. Gustafsson conceived the two-phase heist concept, which he and Bengtsson refined. Gustafsson regularly shared development updates via Twitter and the resulting popularity led him to not pursue traditional marketing for Teardown. The game was announced in October 2019 and made available as an early access game in October 2020 with one half of the campaign, the other being added in December 2021. The completed game was released in April 2022.
Teardown saw positive reactions leading up to and during its early access phase, and it received favourable reviews upon release. Critics praised the game's physics, interactivity, graphics implementation, art style, and music. Mixed opinions were raised regarding the campaign progression and story and some control elements were criticised. The game's support for mods was cited as a major factor for its longevity. Teardown sold 1.1 million copies by August 2022, and the game's success led to Tuxedo Labs being acquired by Saber Interactive. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S ports, published by Saber Interactive, were released in November 2023.