Into the Breach
94PurrfectSadkitty Score
94KitSuperintelligent review
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From the makers of FTL, Into the Breach is a turn-based tactics game on an 8x8 grid where giant mechs fight alien bugs. Every enemy attack is shown in advance, so each turn becomes a perfect little puzzle.
Kit's verdict · 9.4/10
Chess with mechs and kaiju, and close to flawless.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Perfect-information turns feel fair
- Short, replayable runs
- Huge squad variety
Not so much
- Minimal story
- Small maps can feel samey after dozens of runs
Play it if puzzle and tactics fans who love clever solutions.
Skip it if players who want big battles or a long campaign.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Into the Breach doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Protecting buildings matters more than killing enemies, since Grid Power is your life bar.
- Push Vek into each other, into water or onto other enemies' attack paths to make them hurt themselves.
- Block emerging Vek by standing on the spawn tile, at the cost of 1 damage.
- Islands can be done in any order, and you only need two to reach the finale.
- Spend reputation on Grid Power or pilot upgrades, not just new weapons.
- Time Pods often hold pilots, so pick them up before the turn timer ends.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Subset Games is just two core developers, Justin Ma and Matthew Davis.
- Chris Avellone helped write the dialogue.
- Ben Prunty, who scored FTL, also wrote the soundtrack.
- A free Advanced Edition update in 2022 added new squads, enemies and weapons.
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