Indie · February 27, 2018
Into the Breach (2018)
The free major update, Into the Breach: Advanced Edition is now available! Nearly every aspect of the game is expanded with new content, including: New Mechs and Weapons: Five new mech squads and nearly forty new weapons. New Challenges: More enemies, more bosses, and more mission objectives. New Pilot Abilities: Four new pilots and triple the amount of pilot skills. “Unfair” Mode: A more challenging difficulty to test the most seasoned tacticians. 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. Key Features: Defend the Cities: Civilian buildings power your mechs. Defend them from the Vek and watch your fire! Perfect Your Strategy: All enemy attacks are telegraphed in minimalistic, turn-based combat. Analyze your opponent's attack and come up with the perfect counter every turn. Build the Ultimate Mech: Find powerful new weapons and unique pilots as you battle the Vek infestation across Corporate-Nation islands. Another Chance: Failure is not an option. When you are defeated, send help back through time to save another timeline!
Indie releases from 2018
40 Indie titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Polish volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
- Arabic volume_up
- Korean volume_up
Full audio (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Arabic
- Korean
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 20.2k Steam reviews | Top 14% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 23% |
| Metacritic | 90/100 | Genre average 77 — top 7% of Indie titles |
| Concurrent peak | 285 players | Top 19% in Indie by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 15 h average | Top 43% for session depth among Indie |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Strategy · 421
- Turn-Based Strategy · 396
- Indie · 323
- Pixel Graphics · 303
- Turn-Based Tactics · 299
- Mechs · 294
- Rogue-like · 257
- Turn-Based · 217
- Puzzle · 208
- Rogue-lite · 199
- Sci-fi · 192
- Singleplayer · 177
- Turn-Based Combat · 171
- Tactical · 170
- Isometric · 155
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 20.2k reviews
19.2k positive · 1.0k negative
Metacritic
90/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.8/10
Curator recommendations
18.1k
Peak concurrent players
285
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“Exacting, agonising, challenging, and intensely rewarding, Into the Breach delivers in the tiniest package the most perfectly formed tactics around.” 93 – PC Gamer “Into The Breach is a pristine and pragmatic tactical gem with dynamic conflicts that will inspire you to jump back in again, and again, and again.” 90 – GameSpot “It’s a small-looking tactics game that’s kept me playing more intently than most big ones.” 90 – IGN
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
15h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
8h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
70
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 27, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Subset Games |
| Base price | $4.49 -70% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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