Battle Grid

Released Oct 2023

Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.

82% positive · 232 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $5.99

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Evaluation

Battle Grid launched into Early Access on June 7, 2023, then reached its 1.0 release on October 25, 2023. Before the 1.0 launch, the developer posted an important update on October 5, 2023 explaining that the game had not generated enough revenue to complete the originally planned roadmap. Several features — including Corporate Contracts, Deck Management, a Compendium, Statistics, and new maps — were explicitly cancelled. The developer committed to completing three remaining updates (controller support, a UI update, and a gameplay update), then promised ongoing bug fixes and balancing after release. All three of those final pre-1.0 updates shipped as promised, and the 1.0 release on October 25, 2023 included the full Gameplay Update. Following launch, the developer issued a small number of bug fix patches, with the last recorded communication being a tutorial soft-lock fix on July 10, 2024. No future content has been announced, no unreleased DLC is listed, and the developer's October 5, 2023 statement made clear that the scope of the game was being locked down due to revenue constraints. The game shipped as a complete, finished product within the boundaries the developer defined at that time.

Evidence

1.0 launch post confirming the Gameplay Update shipped as the final major content milestone, completing the revised pre-launch roadmap.

news post · Oct 25, 2023 source content shipped

high

Developer announced that insufficient revenue meant several planned roadmap features (Corporate Contracts, Deck Management, Compendium, Statistics, new maps) were cancelled. The updated roadmap defined a final set of three updates before 1.0, with only bug fixes and balancing promised afterward.

news post · Oct 5, 2023 source development ending

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Battle Grid Soundtrack

Nov 2023

Media

Details

Developer

Barking Dogs

Publisher

Barking Dogs

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Mechs Bullet Hell Roguelite Auto Battler Aliens Turn-Based Strategy Roguelike Strategy 2.5D Top-Down Action Roguelike Gun Customization Action Sci-fi Atmospheric

About this game

Harvesting a foreign planet’s resources comes with its dangers.

Build up your grid: defend, position and improve your units and weaponry.

Survive the increasing onslaught that the planet harvesting awakens.

For the corporation, you must destroy to survive.

GAMEPLAY

Survivors - Attempt to outlast 1000s of enemies over 20 minutes.
Auto-battler elements - Assemble a team of mechs, mixing and matching units and weapons to create game breaking synergies.
Roguelite - Runs are tough but you can unlock permanent upgrades for your grid and your mechs.

CONTENT

Corporate ladder - add new challenge modifiers to runs for added difficulty.
Grid upgrades - permanent upgrades that can be purchased using in game currency.
Two planets.
13+ unique enemies.
6+ unique bosses.
Thousands of different potential team combos.
80+ unique weapons.
80+ unique units.
10+ unit synergies.
15+ weapon synergies.
Original music.