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Into The Breach

Into The Breach

Released: 2/27/2018

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. Into the Breach is a single-player game coming to Windows, Mac, and Linux (although not simultaneously). Prunty, FTL’s composer, is making an original soundtrack for the game, and award-winning sound designers Power Up Audio are heading up the rest of the audio. Chris Avellone is lending his writing talents and world building skills to the team as well. Key Features: Defend the Cities: Civilian buildings power your mechs. You must defend them from the Vek and watch your fire! Perfect Your Strategy: All enemy attacks are telegraphed in minimalistic, turn-based combat. Build the Ultimate Mech: Find powerful new weapons and unique pilots as you battle the Vek across Corporate-Nation islands. Another Chance: Failure is not an option. When you are defeated, send help back through time to save another timeline!

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. Into the Breach is a single-player game coming to Windows, Mac, and Linux (although not simultaneously). Prunty, FTL’s composer, is making an original soundtrack for the game, and award-winning sound designers Power Up Audio are heading up the rest of the audio. Chris Avellone is lending his writing talents and world building skills to the team as well. Key Features: Defend the Cities: Civilian buildings power your mechs. You must defend them from the Vek and watch your fire! Perfect Your Strategy: All enemy attacks are telegraphed in minimalistic, turn-based combat. Build the Ultimate Mech: Find powerful new weapons and unique pilots as you battle the Vek across Corporate-Nation islands. Another Chance: Failure is not an option. When you are defeated, send help back through time to save another timeline!

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. Into the Breach is a single-player game coming to Windows, Mac, and Linux (although not simultaneously). Prunty, FTL’s composer, is making an original soundtrack for the game, and award-winning sound designers Power Up Audio are heading up the rest of the audio. Chris Avellone is lending his writing talents and world building skills to the team as well. Key Features: Defend the Cities: Civilian buildings power your mechs. You must defend them from the Vek and watch your fire! Perfect Your Strategy: All enemy attacks are telegraphed in minimalistic, turn-based combat. Build the Ultimate Mech: Find powerful new weapons and unique pilots as you battle the Vek across Corporate-Nation islands. Another Chance: Failure is not an option. When you are defeated, send help back through time to save another timeline!

Critics
88
Steam
94
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

88.5

Critic Average

60 reviews

94

Steam User Score

21,858 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

643 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.8
Metacritic Disparity
+10.4
Combined Disparity
+2.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (7%)43 launch window (72%)13 late (22%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 60 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 88.5/100. Critics score this game 5.8 points lower than Steam users and 10.4 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 60)+
  1. Vitor CarvalhoviaFNintendo
    Nov 19, 2018·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 94.3/100 · -24.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -8.0 pts
  2. Marco MotturaviaEveryeye.it
    Sep 5, 2018·Late review
    92/100View review
    Steam 94.3/100 · -2.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +14.0 pts
  3. Ricky BergviaNintendo Wire
    Sep 4, 2018·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 94.3/100 · -4.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +12.0 pts
  4. Mitch VogelviaNintendo Life
    Sep 4, 2018·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 94.3/100 · -4.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +12.0 pts
  5. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Sep 3, 2018·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 94.3/100 · -9.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +7.0 pts