Action · October 14, 2021

The Riftbreaker (2021)

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BASE BUILDING Your task is to construct a two-way rift back to Earth. It is a very complex invention and requires enormous amounts of energy. Simple solar collectors and a few tons of steel will not be enough. You will need to build up a complex chain of mines, refineries, powerplants and research facilities to complete this mission. DEFENSE Your presence on this planet will not go unnoticed. As you build up your industry and disrupt the natural order, the world will start seeing you as a threat. Build up your defenses. Construct walls, barriers and defense towers as the attacks get stronger with every passing day. You will face thousands of hostile creatures trying to eliminate your presence. EXPLORATION Galatea 37 is an unknown planet in the Sycorax belt of the Milky Way galaxy. Long distance surveys detected that it is inhabitable and perfect for colonization. The planet is full of rare minerals and substances that can be found in various locations around the globe. Varied biomes can surprise you with unknown fauna and flora as well as harsh weather conditions. Construct local outposts in resource-rich locations that will transport the required resources using rift technology. CAMPAIGN MODE You play the role of captain Ashley S. Nowak - you are the Riftbreaker, an elite scientist/commando inside a powerful Mecha-Suit. Enter a one-way portal to Galatea 37, a distant planet at the far reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy, with the purpose of building up a base that will allow travel back to Earth and further colonization. Ashley's Mecha-suit, which she calls 'Mr. Riggs', can withstand the harshest environmental conditions and has a full range of equipment for base construction, resource extraction, gathering specimens and of course - combat. It is capable of traveling through rifts that connect space across vast distances. Take on an epic journey across all the different biomes of Galatea 37. You will establish multiple persistent bases across the globe that will fuel your economy. Research alien substances and lifeforms, as well as fight hordes of alien creatures, clearly not happy with your interference in the natural order of the planet. The campaign spans multiple hours and offers a remarkable degree of freedom in a super detailed, procedurally generated world. You can decide on the order of your priorities and what technologies you want to use. You’re the only human there, after all. SURVIVAL MODE Your mission is to survive a set amount of time, fighting off increasingly difficult waves of enemy creatures. Each mission in the game is randomized, offering nearly endless replayability. HANDCRAFTED SOLO AND CO-OP EXPERIENCES The Riftbreaker can be played solo or together in a group of up to 4 friends in Online Co-Op. Every game mode and each mission was specifically balanced to be enjoyed in single or multiplayer mode. The game includes a built-in server browser and a dedicated server mode. It can be played online or through a local LAN connection, entirely offline. SANDBOX If intense fight for survival is not your thing either, then try out the Sandbox mode, where we give you control over the entire game – including resources, enemy spawns, and weather conditions. CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAMEPLAY The Riftbreaker’s gameplay can be customized to fit your playstyle. You can change the frequency of enemy attacks as well as their strength and numbers, resource abundance, weather events, enemy damage, and tons of other settings. There are also multiple difficulty presets to suit the needs of both hardcore strategy players as well as those that want a laid-back base-building experience. COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT The Riftbreaker’s development is continuously fueled by its welcoming community. The game has received years of support after its original release and is continuously expanded thanks to community suggestions and direct contributions. The game has a very open content structure and comes with a built-in set of modding tools, dedicated Steam Workshop integration, and a Mod Manager. If you've read everything and arrived all the way down here, then you might be interested in helping us shape the game. Please come and talk to us on the forums, our official Discord server or through any other of our social media. We'll be sharing inside info about our development progress, and we'd love to hear your feedback. Please come and help us make Riftbreaker the game You want to play!

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198 Action titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume18.0k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles
Concurrent peak231 playersTop 23% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours25 h averageTop 18% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Base-Building · 407
  • Tower Defense · 308
  • Survival · 288
  • Strategy · 273
  • Hack and Slash · 200
  • Crafting · 194
  • Resource Management · 189
  • Sci-fi · 183
  • Building · 177
  • Exploration · 159
  • Action RPG · 159
  • Adventure · 156
  • RPG · 148
  • Isometric · 143
  • Loot · 142

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • LAN Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 18.0k reviews

16.2k positive · 1.8k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

19.2k

Peak concurrent players

231

Press Quotes

“The Riftbreaker impressively stacks a huge number of game types under one sleek roof.” Gameinformer “There's a lot to do in this game, and it's all fun doing it.” Worth A Buy “Mechanically, The Riftbreaker is fantastic. Building and upgrading make perfect sense, the combat is smooth and well-balanced, and the world is gorgeously detailed.” Gamecritics

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

25h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

7h

Current engagement

Achievements

54

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 14, 2021
DeveloperEXOR Studios
PublisherEXOR Studios, Surefire.Games
Base price$11.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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