Daybreak is a cooperative game about stopping climate change
About Daybreak

Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. It presents a hopeful vision of the near future, where you get to build the mind-blowing technologies and resilient societies we need to save the planet.

Daybreak is designed by Matt Leacock, creator of the hit game Pandemic, and Matteo Menapace. The box is absolutely stuffed with sustainable components, featuring hundreds of original illustrations by a diverse team of (human) artists from around the world.

Daybreak is for 1-4 players, ages 10+, and takes 60-90 minutes to play.

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“A fantastic design. The freeform cooperation between players encourages them to act as a team and discuss the consequences of each move.”
Phil Walker-Harding, Sushi Go
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“Whenever people have asked me if I’m going to do a climate change game, I’ve said I can’t figure out how I’d make such a challenging subject fun. But Daybreak pulls it off.”
Elizabeth Hargrave, Wingspan
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“I played this game and got mad because it was so good.”
Rob Daviau, Pandemic Legacy
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“Daybreak manages to turn the climate crisis into an opportunity to be clever, creative, and cooperative. It’s one of the most engaging, inspiring experiences I’ve had in over a decade working on climate solutions.”
Elizabeth Bagley, Project Drawdown
NY Times logo His Game Made Beating a Pandemic Fun. Can He Do It for Climate Change?
Matt Leacock, the inventor of the hit board game Pandemic, has spent the past year making a game about an even weightier subject.
Bloomberg logo How to Save the Planet in Less Than Two Hours
Daybreak, a cooperative board game by Pandemic creator Matt Leacock, gives players all the tools to keep global warming below 2C.
BBC logo Board Games Fixing the World
All around the world, people play board games for fun. But in recent years, a new generation of designers have been creating games with a social...
Forbes logo Can We Play Ourselves Out Of The Climate Crisis? With The Daybreak Boardgame, Maybe
With their game, Daybreak, the CMYK team isn't asking players to experience the horrors of global warming and be dismayed.
“Fast, fluent, and fun, while illustrating both the challenge of climate change and—if humanity has the will to cooperate—possible solutions.”
Tom Lehmann, Race for the Galaxy
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“A very compelling game, constantly keeping players on their toes. Every decision feels important.”
Dale Yu, The Opinionated Gamers
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“The cooperative games which have most caught my interest are those with a compelling theme, and those where players really have to work together. And Daybreak comes through on both of these counts, magnificently.”
Joe Huber, The Opinionated Gamers
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“Goes beyond the pretense that climate is simply a matter of energy and tech. It’s a fascinating, thought-provoking game that has really stayed with me.”
Martha Dillon, It’s Freeing in LA!
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Our Commitment to Sustainability
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No Plastics
Daybreak won't have single use plastics, or ANY plastics for that matter. Even our storage trays will be made from pulp and other biodegradable materials
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No Textiles
Cottons and other conventionally grown fabrics require high amounts of water, contribute to soil degradation, and use harmful pesticides.
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100% FSC Certified
Our wood and paper components will be harvested in such a way to guarantee they will grow back.