# Necessary Evil: Breakout

Necessary Evil: Breakout is a board game.

- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Scenario / Adventure / Module, Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play), Campaign Setting (game world)
- **Mechanics:** Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Dice (Various), Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc), Grid-based (uses square terrain for move/combat), Cards (Standard French-suited deck), Dice Step (variable dice vs. static target), Exploding Dice (Die may 'explode' into a second roll)

**Designers:** Shane Lacy Hensley

**Artists:** Cheyenne Wright, Bien Flores, Alida Saxon, Martin de Diego Sádaba, T. Jordan Peacock, Aaron Acevedo

**Publishers:** Pinnacle Entertainment Group

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/necessary-evil-breakout)
- [Necessary Evil: Breakout in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/necessary-evil-breakout)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/183737)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-09. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._