diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b94e8d9a3..f246b2da1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ GameSpy/
 DirectX/
 
 # Output build folders
-[Rr]elease*
-[Pp]rofile*
-[Dd]ebug*
+[Rr]elease*/
+[Pp]rofile*/
+[Dd]ebug*/
 Hybrid/
 Max4_Release/
 Max4_Hybrid/
diff --git a/Code/Commando/consolefunction.cpp b/Code/Commando/consolefunction.cpp
index a56fe1ae9..ef487a645 100644
--- a/Code/Commando/consolefunction.cpp
+++ b/Code/Commando/consolefunction.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 #include "specialbuilds.h"
 #include "lightsolve.h"
 #include "lightsolvecontext.h"
+#include "debugbreak.h"
 #include "openw3d.h"
 
 
@@ -2311,7 +2312,7 @@ class BreakExecutionConsoleFunctionClass : public ConsoleFunctionClass {
 	virtual	const char * Get_Help( void ) override	{ return "BREAK - break execution. Do not use this just for fun."; }
 	virtual	void Activate( const char * /* input */ ) override {
 		Print("Breaking execution on demand.\n");
-		__debugbreak();
+		debugbreak();
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/Code/Commando/init.cpp b/Code/Commando/init.cpp
index fc9ba3248..63580fd17 100644
--- a/Code/Commando/init.cpp
+++ b/Code/Commando/init.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 #include "shutdown.h"
 #include "specialbuilds.h"
 #include "wwdialog.h"
+#include "debugbreak.h"
 #include <cstdio>
 
 extern const char *VALUE_NAME_TEXTURE_FILTER_MODE;
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ void Commando_Assert_Handler(const char * message)
 			m$"               "m           "
                        																												*/
 
-		__debugbreak();
+		debugbreak();
 	}
 
 	if (cDevOptions::ExitThreadOnAssert.Is_True()) {
diff --git a/Code/wwdebug/debugbreak.h b/Code/wwdebug/debugbreak.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cce61cfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/wwdebug/debugbreak.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+**	Command & Conquer Renegade(tm)
+**	Copyright 2026 OpenW3D.
+**
+**	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+**	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+**	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+**	(at your option) any later version.
+**
+**	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+**	GNU General Public License for more details.
+**
+**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+**	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+#pragma once
+
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+#define debugbreak() __debugbreak()
+#elif defined __has_builtin && __has_builtin(__builtin_debugtrap)
+#define debugbreak() __builtin_debugtrap()
+/* If we have GCC or compiler that tries to be compatible, use GCC inline assembly. */
+#elif defined __GNUC__ || defined __clang__
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile("int3");
+}
+#elif defined(__thumb__)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static  void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile(".inst 0xde01");
+}
+#elif defined(__arm__)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static  void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile(".inst 0xe7f001f0");
+}
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static  void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile(".inst 0xd4200000");
+}
+#elif defined(__powerpc__)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static  void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile(".4byte 0x7d821008");
+}
+#elif defined(__riscv)
+__attribute__((always_inline)) __inline__ static  void debugbreak(void)
+{
+    __asm__ volatile(".4byte 0x00100073");
+}
+#else
+#error debugbreak not currently supported on this processor platform, see debugbreak.h
+#endif /* CPU architectures on GCC like compilers */
+#else
+#error debugbreak not currently supported on this processor platform, see debugbreak.h
+#endif
diff --git a/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.cpp b/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.cpp
index dc35970f6..bdcc11cd4 100644
--- a/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.cpp
+++ b/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "wwdebug.h"
 #include "wwdialog.h"
 #include "unichar.h"
+#include "debugbreak.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ void WWDebug_Assert_Fail(const char * expr,const char * file, int line)
       }
 
 		if (code == MESSAGEBOX_BUTTON_RETRY) {
-			__debugbreak();
+			debugbreak();
       	return;
 		}
    }
diff --git a/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.h b/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.h
index 8fc14903d..feead5d33 100644
--- a/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.h
+++ b/Code/wwdebug/wwdebug.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #ifndef WWDEBUG_H
 #define WWDEBUG_H
 
+#include "debugbreak.h"
+
 // The macro MESSAGE allows user to put:
 // #pragma MESSAGE("Hello world")
 // anywhere in a source file.  The message:
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ void					WWDebug_DBWin32_Message_Handler( const char * message);
 ** the debugger...
 */
 #ifdef WWDEBUG
-#define WWDEBUG_BREAK							_asm int 0x03
+#define WWDEBUG_BREAK							debugbreak()
 #else
-#define WWDEBUG_BREAK							_asm int 0x03
+#define WWDEBUG_BREAK							debugbreak()
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/Code/wwlib/Except.cpp b/Code/wwlib/Except.cpp
index 0c2964e3e..ac46b92f9 100644
--- a/Code/wwlib/Except.cpp
+++ b/Code/wwlib/Except.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "vector.h"
 #include "wwdebug.h"
 #include "wwmemlog.h"
+#include "debugbreak.h"
 #include <limits>
 
 #include	<conio.h>
@@ -190,10 +191,10 @@ int __cdecl _purecall(void)
 
 #ifdef WWDEBUG
 	/*
-	** Use int3 to cause an exception.
+	** Use debugbreak to cause an exception.
 	*/
 	WWDEBUG_SAY(("Pure Virtual Function call. Oh No!\n"));
-	__debugbreak();
+	debugbreak();
 #endif	//_DEBUG_ASSERT
 
 	return(return_code);