Into the Breach

Sadly this game is a bit shorter than I expected, even with the multiple types of mecha to unlock. Essentially it's a turn based tactics game where you need to defend the city from a kaiju invasion (pacific rim tactics?) slowly building yourself up for an attack on their base. Every time you fail you search for a different timeline where you win (ugh, time travel...) That said, the game is fantastic, works perfectly, was quite a lot of fun, my complaint more or less is that for a rogue-lite it's rather short, and despite the number of mechas and items I feel like I'm getting a lesser experience compared to FTL: Faster Than Light (by the same creators) it's also worth noting, it's not nearly as difficult as FTL, so if you bought this for challenge, play on Hard.

The missions can almost always be solved with perfect placements and usage of movement and effects. Love this game!

only get it if you're down with getting killed in really stupid and frustrating ways

I love turn based strategy games, and this mix of TBS and rogue-like mechanics is just perfect. And just like in FTL, you die all the time, the world is procedurally generated, and stuff is gradually unlocked as you progress further and further in the game. Add to that some great writing and a nice soundtrack, and I couldn't ask for more.

The feeling of the game is straight from FTL with enhanced experience. This game is proof that you don't need heavy graphic and installations that requires 90+ Gb of disk space to be a good and entertaining game. I can only quote a previous review: "Just one more turn".