Comparison

Into the Breach vs Hexchess One

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

Head to head
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.

About

Hexchess One

Experience a unique chess variant on a hexagonal board with enhanced mobility and strategy. Compete in ranked matches, climb leaderboards, and solve puzzles to master the game and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board chess variant
  • Ranked matches and leaderboards
  • Daily puzzles and puzzle campaigns
  • Earn rewards through gameplay
  • Multi-platform support
Features
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Hexagonal chess is a chess variant played on a hexagonal board. The rules are similar to traditional chess, but allows for higher mobility, more aggressive tactics, and more complex strategies. HexChess One is a multi-platform client for hexagonal chess that allows you to compete against other players in ranked matches to climb the leaderboard and solve puzzles to master the game! Earn rewards by playing ranked games, solving the daily puzzle, or completing puzzle campaign levels!

Screenshots

Into the Breach4 screens
Hexchess One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Into the Breach at 84% against Hexchess One's 0%. Into the Breach also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 4). Hexchess One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Into the Breach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Hexchess One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Into the Breach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Into the Breach has 5.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Into the Breach's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hexchess One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Into the Breach ships an update every 2 months, Hexchess One every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Into the Breach versus Hexchess One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInto the BreachHexchess One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size592 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Kevin Zhang

Customer experience

Into the Breach

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

Hexchess One

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Hexchess One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Into the Breach

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
None

Hexchess One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Into the Breach free?
Into the Breach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexchess One free?
Hexchess One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Into the Breach or Hexchess One?
Into the Breach is rated higher. Into the Breach averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while Hexchess One averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Into the Breach or Hexchess One have ads?
Neither Into the Breach nor Hexchess One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Into the Breach or Hexchess One?
Into the Breach ships an update every 2 months, and Hexchess One every 4 weeks. Most recently, Into the Breach was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hexchess One on October 5, 2026.

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