Game News Netflix restores chunk of indie game, new content is also planned
Into the Breach, one of the indie games of 2018, is back with a bang. A new edition has been announced and promises a hefty amount of additional content for free, while the title marks its arrival on the Netflix SVOD platform.
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- Netflix Into the Breach: What you need to know
To the Advanced Edition of Offense: what’s new?
Faster than Light, the first game from Subset Games, was a hit. A success they managed to maintain with their second title Into the Breach. It is a chess game in which players embody the captain of a military force who is responsible for defending the world from the invasion of insects called Veks. Released in 2018, it was considered very well on the JV and generally acclaimed by the press and the public: 90/100 on metacritics, and a user score of 7.8/10.
Four years later, the developers continue to make updates to their titles. After bringing localizations of many languages (including French), new content available for free will be coming on July 19th with the title. The news was announced through a video uploaded on Youtube yesterday. On the menu of this “advanced” edition, there will be: five new mech teams, almost forty new weapons, new challenges, but also new pilot abilities!
Netflix Into the Breach: What you need to know
Additionally, Subset Games took the opportunity to announce that Into the Breach is coming to Netflix. In beauty Advanced Edition. The SVOD platform has somehow restored the mobile exclusivity of its title, which will also arrive on July 19 in the catalog. It will therefore be free for all Netflix subscribers, will have a touch optimized interface and will have the same content as the other versions.. Lastly, Subset Games determined that the physical version of Into the Breach will be available exclusively on Nintendo Switch in October and pre-orders are already starting.
After all, Netflix is signing off on a great new acquisition. As mentioned above, Into the Breach is one of those indie games that is absolutely a must-do. The status he shared with Spiritfarer, a title that turned players into soul miners. The announcement was made during Netflix Geeked Week, the week the platform hosts to talk about its content dedicated to the imaginary and the fantastic.
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