Into the Breach Advanced Edition adds new mech squads, bosses, and music, and it’s a free update

destructoid.com:

FTL developer Subset Games is at it again with another long-after-launch Advanced Edition, this time for its excellent tactical mech game Into the Breach. And beyond a free content update, strategy fans are also getting a physical Nintendo Switch edition of Into the Breach (via Fangamer) and an iOS and Android version (via Netflix). Busy day!

As the developers outlined on their website, Into the Breach Advanced Edition touches on “nearly every aspect of the game.” Notably, that means five new mech squads, including four new pilots and nearly 40 new weapons, as well as “more enemies, more bosses, and more mission objectives that add additional challenge and variety to any run.”

A full breakdown will show up in the coming weeks, but I’m stoked. I never 100%-ed Into the Breach, though I really enjoyed finding my ideal squad and getting good with them. For any of you who have mastered the ins and outs, it sounds like there will be plenty to learn.

Considering the game launched in 2018, this sure is a pleasant surprise. Speaking of which, we named Into the Breach our favorite PC game of 2018 during our Game of the Year awards. As someone who isn’t typically super into tactics or turn-based strategy in general, I love this game — it could be your first real experience with the genre and I think it would go over well. The “rules” of combat are intuitive, yet challenging (especially if you’re a risk-taker), and it’s a blast to get yourself in a jam and find a way back out.

The mobile versions of Into the Breach on iOS and Android will launch on July 19, 2022 — the same day the Advanced Edition update arrives on PC and Nintendo Switch.

“The mobile version is unaltered in its content, containing the same game found on other