I have played the game for ~5 hours, and reached the end a few times on normal. I wanted to love it, but I just don't. Apparently a lot of people do, but I wanted to give my opinions of the game, as it clearly wasn't a game for me.

Pros:
-Great core gameplay
-Solid challenge, that is hard, but fair

Cons:
-Minimal improvement over the course of the run. In FTL (and roguelikes in general) you get substantially stronger during the run. In into the breach I felt like I could have almost as easily beaten the final level with base stats as with what I have had in the actual runs.
-Upgrades are uninteresting, and the currency mechanic as well. Not once have I felt like "Oh yeah, this I want to buy" at the end of an island.
-The unlock system is tedious. It takes so long for me to unlock new squads I just don't want to do it.
-Replay value is pretty low. This is related to the minimal improvements that happen during the run: all of the runs with the same squad just feel identical, and there is not much variety in how I played a certain squad.
-No story or anything else to keep you involved.
-The choice of how many islands you want to complete makes very little sense. There is no reward to be had by doing extra islands, and the final level scales, so it feels completely pointless. Coupled with the low scaling during a run, there is no feel of "Oh yteah I want to pwn enemies with this build a bit more".

Overall the game is just a thinly packaged random puzzle generator. As such it can be great for some people, but I do not think I will continue playing the game myself.

I have played the game for ~5 hours, and reached the end a few times on normal. I wanted to love it, but I just don't. Apparently a lot of people do, but I wanted to give my opinions of the game, as it clearly wasn't a game for me. Pros: -Great core gameplay -Solid challenge, that is hard, but fair Cons: -Minimal improvement over the course of the run. In FTL (and roguelikes in general) you get substantially stronger during the run. In into the breach I felt like I could have almost as easily beaten the final level with base stats as with what I have had in the actual runs. -Upgrades are uninteresting, and the currency mechanic as well. Not once have I felt like "Oh yeah, this I want to buy" at the end of an island. -The unlock system is tedious. It takes so long for me to unlock new squads I just don't want to do it. -Replay value is pretty low. This is related to the minimal improvements that happen during the run: all of the runs with the same squad just feel identical, and there is not much variety in how I played a certain squad. -No story or anything else to keep you involved. -The choice of how many islands you want to complete makes very little sense. There is no reward to be had by doing extra islands, and the final level scales, so it feels completely pointless. Coupled with the low scaling during a run, there is no feel of "Oh yteah I want to pwn enemies with this build a bit more". Overall the game is just a thinly packaged random puzzle generator. As such it can be great for some people, but I do not think I will continue playing the game myself.