Into the Breach

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Total Reviews: 59

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Beneath the deceptively simple presentation is a deep and engaging gameplay loop that is exacting, challenging, and intensely rewarding.

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# Reviews: 59

Beneath the deceptively simple presentation is a deep and engaging gameplay loop that is exacting, challenging, and intensely rewarding.

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Critic Reviews for Into the Breach

Reviews

High Score - 100/100

Low Score - 66/100

Gold TIER

52% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100

Alex Wiltshire (PC Gamer)

93/100

“Exacting, agonising, challenging, and intensely rewarding, Into the Breach delivers in the tiniest package the most perfectly formed tactics around.”

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Matt Miller (Game Informer)

9.3/10

“The simple presentation belies a deep and engaging gameplay loop that unfolds over multiple playthroughs, as new unlocks completely change required tactics.”

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Edmond Tran (GameSpot)

9/10

“Subset Games’ FTL follow-up is a pristine and pragmatic tactical gem with dynamic conflicts that will inspire you to jump Into the Breach again, and again, and again.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Jesús Díaz-Suelto Berrueco	85 / 100	10-31-2018	Into the Breach is a great turn-based strategy title, with very original and tremendously versatile main mechanics. In the long run it suffers the same as many procedural titles and it gets a bit tiresome, but it does not tarnish what is a great title.	Read review
3DNews	Иван Бышонкoв	9 / 10	03-09-2018	It’s quite easy to spent a sleepless night with Into the Breach’s addictive tactical gameplay and tons of options to customize our party. This game do not forgive mistakes, but gives you an opportunity to think and find solutions to many interesting tactical puzzles.	Read review
Ars Technica	Sam Machkovech	Recommended	02-27-2018	If you play PC video games at all whatsoever, buy Into the Breach.	Read review
BaziCenter	Kaveh Eskandari	9 / 10	03-24-2018	Into the Breach is a prime example that shows no matter the budget, not matter the technology, no matter the graphics, you can always make a great game if you have that wonderful idea. Focusing solely on gameplay at the expense of everything else, Into the Breach is just one of the most entertaining games you’ve ever experienced.	Read review
COGconnected	Paul Sullivan	86 / 100	03-10-2018	It may not consume your whole year like FTL did, but Into The Breach is a tighter and more concentrated experience that’s well worth the money.	Read review
Destructoid	Patrick Hancock	8 / 10	03-08-2018	Into the Breach is a mechanically perfect game that is surrounded by mediocre design decisions. I absolutely adore the tactics-style gameplay and how simplistically the game can convey so much information. But with the only run variance being the three pilotable mechs and the potential upgrades, things just start to feel “same-y” after not too long. For those, like myself, who can easily fall in love with intelligently designed mechanics, there is a lot to love about Into the Breach, but it’s not as well-rounded as it could be.	Read review
Digiato	Shayan Karami	91 / 100	03-31-2018	Into The Breach is one of the finest tactical games of these last years which even taunts other great games of the genre. Fun and repeatable gameplay gets you hours of entertainment and if you’re not familiar with the genre, Into The Breach is the perfect choice to begin with.	Read review
Digital Trends	Will Fulton	5 / 5 stars	02-26-2018	Subset Games has delivered one of the tightest strategy games we’ve ever seen.	Read review
Eurogamer	Christian Donlan	Recommended	02-26-2018	The follow-up to FTL is just as punishing	Read review
Everyeye.it	Marco Mottura	9.2 / 10	09-05-2018	Not available.	Read review
FNintendo	Vitor Carvalho	7 / 10	11-19-2018	Into The Breach may not be a groundbreaking new incursion in the world of turn-based strategy games but it’s certainly a competent effort, even if orthodox at that. A very challenging game with good gameplay mechanics and a variety of levels, Into The Breach could just use a more elaborate plot and some more tutorials to score a few extra points with the players.	Read review
Game Informer	Matt Miller	9.3 / 10	02-26-2018	The simple presentation belies a deep and engaging gameplay loop that unfolds over multiple playthroughs, as new unlocks completely change required tactics	Read review
Game Revolution	Jason Faulkner	4 / 5 stars	03-11-2018	I enjoyed my time with Into the Breach, and it’s a great game to pick up and play for a few minutes at a time. I hope that it finds its way to mobile devices or the Nintendo Switch because it would be perfect for playing on the go.	Read review
Gameblog	Camille Allard	8 / 10	03-08-2018	Into the Breach is an excellent tactical game. It feels like a game of chess with robots and aliens, and it offers a very deep gameplay behind its simplistic looks.	Read review
GameGrin	Simon Brown	9 / 10	03-14-2018	A fun but challenging strategy game that blends a fun time-travel aesthetic with great turn-based mechanics. Interesting time pressure gameplay makes every battle rewarding. Heartily recommended.	Read review
Gameplanet	Chris Brown	10 / 10	03-02-2018	With Into the Breach Subset Games rewrites the tactical gameplay rulebook by removing most of its pages. In doing so, it has created a superlative strategy game.	Read review
GamePro	Daniel Ziegener	88 / 100	12-27-2018	Motivating turn based strategy roguelike with tactical depth, which remains exciting in every single lap despite simple graphics.	Read review
Gamersky	北方凛	9 / 10	03-03-2018	Not like other SLG, pushing is much more important than damage in Into the Breach. Your strategies must change a lot to fit the new rules, which makes the game interesting and unique. Besides, you can find roguelike elements, a great variety of mechs, and challenging enemies in it too. It is definitely one of the biggest surprise you can get these days.	Read review
GameSkinny	Ty Arthur	9 / 10	02-28-2018	This 8-bit gaming triumph proves you don’t need overly complicated mechanics or 3D graphics to provide a stellar strategy experience.	Read review
GameSpot	Edmond Tran	9 / 10	08-27-2018	Subset Games’ FTL follow-up is a pristine and pragmatic tactical gem with dynamic conflicts that will inspire you to jump Into the Breach again, and again, and again.	Read review
GamingBolt	Will Borger	9 / 10	05-02-2018	Strong art and music combine with excellent mechanics and an emphasis on strategy and players choice to create one of the best strategy games in years.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Maurice Pogue	9.5 / 10	03-19-2018	After the seminal FTL: Faster Than Light, Subset Games eludes the so-called “sophomore slump” by contributing yet another extraordinary touchstone in the gaming industry, Into the Breach.	Read review
God is a Geek	Gary Bailey	9.5 / 10	03-09-2018	One of the best strategy games on the market, bringing a unique sense of fun to the genre. A must-play title.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Adam Zechenter	9 / 10	02-27-2018	This turn-based game is worth every penny: the developers have created a superb and minimalistic strategy game, which has an excellent system of achievements making you crave for more and more and more… Remember – defeat is only a beginning and the satisfaction is great!	Read review
Guardian	Alec Meer	5 / 5 stars	03-05-2018	Pitting giant mechs against alien bugs, this winningly focused post-apocalyptic spree eschews resource management in favour of living moment by moment	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Spencer Rutledge	4.5 / 5 stars	03-18-2018	Into the Breach is one of those gems that will be talked about for the rest of 2018; a game that will come up in game of the year discussions and beyond, because it’s just that good.	Read review
IGN	Dan Stapleton	9 / 10	02-27-2018	The wide variety of mech and pilot abilities make Into The Breach’s tactical combat deep, satisfying, and replayable. Every turn creates a new complex puzzle, and though sometimes there’s no perfect solution, finding the best way to minimize damage creates frequent eureka moments as you learn to make the most of the abilities you’re given to work with. It’s a small-looking tactics game that’s kept me playing more intently than most big ones.	Read review
IGN Italy	Damaso Scibetta	8 / 10	03-05-2018	A good roguelite strategic game with focus on tactics and on the rise of the personal ability. Unfortunately there are same balancing problems, but nothing that could ruin the experience.	Read review
IGN Spain	Carlos G. Gurpegui	9 / 10	03-05-2018	Into the Breach sticks with you even when you’re not playing it. You rewind every step you’d made thinking about differents solutions while you reset once more the time line thinking “this time will be the good one”. Spoiler: “it won’t”	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Rob Kershaw	9 / 10	03-06-2018	A stripped-down strategy game which will hook you in from the get-go, Into The Breach is another triumph from a tiny studio.	Read review
Kinglink Reviews	Unknown	5 / 5 stars	07-19-2018	A Worthy “sequel” to FTL, and a really interesting and fun strategic game. It feels like Advance Wars in many ways and is remarkably playable and enjoyable.	Read review
Kotaku	Riley MacLeod	Recommended	02-27-2018	It may be a hard game, but the temptation to improve was irresistible. I didn’t want to stop playing.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	9 / 10	02-28-2018	An almost perfectly formed strategy game, that hides near infinite variety and depth beneath its deceptively simple presentation.	Read review
Nexus	Douw Pretorious	8.5 / 10	03-15-2018	The pixel art style and isometric strategy battles remind me of all the good parts of games like Final Fantasy Tactics. Subset Games have a lot of experience in developing rich roguelikes, with previous title FTL standing out, and they’ve used that experience to blend with this strategy game to make a title that is definitely worth a look.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Cody Long	7 / 10	03-27-2018	I gave Into the Breach about ten hours of my time, and while I don’t feel like that time was wasted, I also have no desire to go back and play it again. After one or two playthroughs, you’ll have seen just about everything the game has to offer.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Mitch Vogel	9 / 10	09-04-2018	Into The Breach is a brutal, uncompromising game of making hard decisions and living with your mistakes, but the short length of battles and endless variety of playthroughs makes for an extremely addictive experience. Though the graphics are nothing special, the gameplay is some of the very best you’ll find in the strategy genre on the Switch, and we can easily recommend this to anybody who’s looking for an in-depth game that’ll make you think. Into The Breach feels right at home on the Switch, and whether you play more at home or on the go, you’re more than likely to get plenty of value out of this release.	Read review
Nintendo Wire	Ricky Berg	9 / 10	09-04-2018	Into the Breach has become a new Switch go-to game for me, with addicting play and a high degree of tactical depth intermingling with its cataclysmic atmosphere.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Jordan Rudek	9 / 10	08-31-2018	Undoubtedly, one of the best features of the game is unlocking new mechs and creating your own squads, and it is that element that will keep me coming back to the game. Hop into a breach and pick up this game yesterday, soldier. It’s Vek-hunting season.	Read review
NoobFeed	Bogdan Robert Mateș	90 / 100	03-05-2018	Complex under its minimalistic shell, Into The Breach is an excellent turn-based tactics game.	Read review
Pardis Game	Seyyed Mehdi Mir Shahdehi	9 / 10	04-23-2018	Into The Breach is a fantastic turn based strategy with everything tuned at its finest. Its got high replayability, fun combat and the perfect UI. If you’re a strategy lover, this is a highly recommended game	Read review
Paste Magazine	Cameron Kunzelman	9.5 / 10	03-06-2018	If you commit and dig in, you’ll be rewarded with that rare feeling of accomplishment in a videogame. Not because you leveled up or because you managed to get one over on the game, but because the puzzle feeling of Into The Breach makes the game appear to be extremely fair. I never feel like I’ve been tricked when I lose, and I never feel like I’ve done something out of bounds when I win.	Read review
PC Gamer	Alex Wiltshire	93 / 100	02-27-2018	Exacting, agonising, challenging, and intensely rewarding, Into the Breach delivers in the tiniest package the most perfectly formed tactics around.	Read review
Player2.net.au	Sarah Ellen	Recommended	03-07-2018	Into The Breach has given me faith again in the polish and the promise of the indie game developer, and reminds me that amazing things can be achieved on the smallest of canvasses.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Alec Meer	Recommended	02-27-2018	I cannot currently think of any reason why I would ever uninstall Into The Breach	Read review
Saving Content	Scott Ellison II	5 / 5 stars	03-07-2018	Into the Breach is enthralling from the moment you start playing, and doesn’t let go. Every calculated move by the enemy can be countered. Every mistake is your own. And as death will come swift and often, in time, so too will victory. And being victorious has a greater sense of accomplishment because it feels earned with each battle being hard fought. Subset Games have crafted a game that absolutely excellent from the gameplay to the music. Into the Breach is near perfection.	Read review
Screen Rant	Leo Faierman	4.5 / 5 stars	08-31-2018	Into The Breach arrives to the Nintendo Switch in a surprise release, and it’s a must-play for fans of tactical games with the mettle to persevere.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Branislav Kohút	7.5 / 10	04-11-2018	Little big turn-based strategy with simple graphics does not disappoint you. It is unique, just a bit eventless after several attempts.	Read review
Shacknews	Brittany Vincent	7 / 10	03-11-2018	I enjoyed my time with the game well enough — just don’t expect to be converted if you’re not already into these types of adventures.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Katherine Gohu	6.6 / 10	03-08-2018	For those who are into turn games and mechs, this game will definitely pique your interest and satisfy your fancy. And especially for those who are into challenges, this game will definitely challenge your brain to outwit your opponent before you fail one of those bonus missions. Though, if you’re looking for something a little more story-based, you may want to look somewhere else as there is no linear path of story for Into the Breach.	Read review
SpazioGames	Gianluca Arena	9 / 10	03-08-2018	Into the breach is a shiny little gem of an indie game, with an almost perfect gameplay, a huge level of customisation and an endless replayability. In just a few days it has become one of the most addictive gaming drugs ever.	Read review
The Games Machine	Marco Tassani	9 / 10	03-15-2018	Subset Games are the leading authority of addictive puzzle games, and Into the Breach is their magnum opus: game over after game over, you’ll discover a puzzle game capable of keeping you engaged and entertained. Into the Breach needs to be slowly savoured, tasted and finally loved. Unless you hate the genre, that is.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jason Coles	9 / 10	08-31-2018	Into The Breach is a fantastic example of how you can play around with an established genre. Taking turn-based strategy and letting you see what is about to happen changes everything about what would normally play out. The feeling of intellectual superiority you feel when you outsmart the aliens is incredible and will keep you playing through every loss you will experience. Best of all the bite-size maps fit onto the Switch so perfectly that the idea of playing it on a PC is absurd. This is a game made for a handheld, and damn is it good.	Read review
Twinfinite	Zhiqing Wan	4.5 / 5 stars	03-01-2018	Into the Breach is brilliant in how it approaches the strategy game genre. By giving the player all the information they need, it’s easy to see where exactly you went wrong, and what you could’ve done to prevent it.	Read review
VGChartz	Rex Hindrichs	8 / 10	03-10-2018	Tight, lean, and expertly crafted, rarely is so much accomplished with so little.	Read review
VGN	Alessandro Palladino	8.5 / 10	03-12-2018	Into the Breach is another title that confirms Subset Games ability to innovate turn-based strategy with creativity and a simple approach. Playing chess with altering time robots has never been so utterly delightful!	Read review
viewport	Albert Corsten	9 / 10	03-09-2018	Into the Breach evokes a feeling that only the best strategy games can accomplish: it makes me feel smart.	Read review
Wccftech	Rosh Kelly	9.5 / 10	03-07-2018	Into The Breach blends turn-based strategy and puzzles games on such a tiny, yet perfect scale that it has raised the bar for both genres at the same time.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Andrew Donovan	4.5 / 5 stars	02-26-2018	Into the Breach borrows confidently from FTL’s successes, but differentiates itself as a tight, highly replayable tactics game built around avoiding non-combatant casualties and collateral damage.	Read review

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The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth. You must control powerful mechs from the future to hold off this alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game from the makers of FTL.

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