Comparison

Space Grunts vs Into the Breach

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Space Grunts

Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Arcade action
  • Roguelike shooter elements
  • Alien and robot combat
  • Weapon and consumable collection
  • Secret areas and routes
Features
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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel

About

Into the Breach

Lead a squad of mechs and pilots to defend humanity from giant alien creatures in this turn-based tactical strategy game. Analyze enemy attacks, build powerful mechs, and strategize to protect cities and save different timelines.

Highlights
  • Defend cities and civilian buildings
  • Analyze enemy attacks for perfect counters
  • Build ultimate mechs with new weapons and pilots
  • Send help back through time after defeat
  • Advanced edition content with new upgrades
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Civilization is in peril, and it's up to you to defend it. Lead a team to save the world from alien threats in this turn-based strategy game. The remnants of human life are threatened by giant creatures breeding beneath the earth. Carefully choose your squad of powerful pilots and mechs to protect your territory. Each attempt to engage the enemy presents a new challenge in this futuristic combat game, which PC Gamer named Ultimate Game of the Year in 2018. Features: • Defend cities: Civilian buildings power your mechs. Defend the structures from the enemy and watch your fire! • Perfect your strategy: Enemy attacks are telegraphed in minimalistic, turn-based battles. 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 fight alien infestations across multiple islands. • Another chance: Failure is not an option. If you're defeated, send for help back through time to save another timeline. • Advanced edition content: This newly expanded version of the game includes advanced weapons, mechs, pilots, enemies, missions and more.

Screenshots

Space Grunts4 screens
Into the Breach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Into the Breach at Free against Space Grunts's $3.99. Into the Breach also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 15). Space Grunts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Into the Breach is free to download; Space Grunts costs $3.99 up front. Into the Breach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Space Grunts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Into the Breach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Into the Breach has 5.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Space Grunts's written reviews are positive against 84% of Into the Breach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, Into the Breach every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Space Grunts versus Into the Breach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace GruntsInto the Breach
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews84.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB592 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerNetflix, Inc.

Customer experience

Space Grunts

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative12.1%

Into the Breach

All ratings5,811 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews636 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.1%

User reviews

Space Grunts

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Masterpiece quality
  • 🚀 Fast and snappy gameplay
  • 💡 Great tribute to roguelikes
  • 💡 Huge variety of items/enemies
  • 💡 Strategic depth required

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Terrifyingly loud sound effects
  • 🐛 Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
  • 🐛 Controls can be funky/iffy
  • 🐛 Virtual controls nightmare
  • 🐛 Virtual D-pad dead zone

Into the Breach

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent mobile port
  • 👍 Great strategy gameplay
  • 🎮 Seamless touch controls
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art style
  • 🔁 High replayability

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires Netflix subscription
  • 🔋 Disables external audio
  • 📱 Small UI elements on phones
  • 🔑 No offline play
  • 💾 No cloud save sync

Bugs and requests

Space Grunts

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
  • Update loop
  • Something wrong with left on directional pad
  • No sound on iPad 3
  • Sensitive movement issue on iOS version
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  • Virtual joystick issues
  • Game progress resets after using other apps

Requested features

23 requests
  • Fix controls, especially left direction
  • Implement class specific leaderboards
  • Add a wait command
  • Add shootable doors
  • Re-implement class specific leaderboards
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  • Add MFi controller support
  • Add more monsters
  • Add weapons to find and swap
  • Add a wait button
  • Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme
  • Implement a swipe-type mechanic for controls
  • Add diagonal shooting
  • Improve on-screen controls
  • Add tutorial
  • Improve graphics
  • Add more variety to weapons
  • Add save mid-dungeon
  • Add controller fix for sensitive movement
  • Add Vita version
  • Add dark mode
  • Add more variety to weapons
  • Add wait button
  • Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme

Into the Breach

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on final island
  • Inability to select certain tiles
  • Inconsistent advanced content unlocking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to purchase game outright
  • Ability to listen to own music/podcasts
  • Cloud save sync between devices
  • Offline play mode

In-app purchases

None

Space Grunts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Into the Breach

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Space Grunts free?
Space Grunts costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Into the Breach free?
Into the Breach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Grunts or Into the Breach?
Into the Breach is rated higher. Space Grunts averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Into the Breach averages 4.8 from 5.9K ratings.
Do Space Grunts or Into the Breach have ads?
Neither Space Grunts nor Into the Breach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Grunts or Into the Breach?
Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Into the Breach every 2 months. Most recently, Space Grunts was updated on October 26, 2026 and Into the Breach on October 28, 2026.

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