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Rift Riff

Rift Riff

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

Released May 9, 2025 Developer Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda Publisher Adriaan de Jongh Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Tower DefenseMinimalistStrategyBase-BuildingPvE
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

95.4%positive391 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The blabbering character voice is awful and can't fully be disabled. Otherwise a decent game. But man that voice... terrible decision.”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Rift Riff creatively alters fundamental tower defense mechanics without straying and utilizes its minimalist design to promote thoughtful strategy, level diversity, and build variety. Stages are open concept and less linear. This means that no one combination outright demolishes…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Love the cozy vibe. And it's still challenging despite being forgiving, becoming more of a puzzle challenge to get a layout that works, rather than a timing challenge to set it up the fastest. There are a lot of upgrade paths to explore, and the controls are simple enough that…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

35achievements
24.4%median completion
1.2%rarest: Rift God
95.4% of players 80.7% of players 63.4% of players 60.9% of players 59.7% of players 57.8% of players 57.0% of players 56.9% of players 54.2% of players 52.8% of players 50.8% of players 48.9% of players 45.5% of players 44.1% of players 32.8% of players 31.9% of players 31.4% of players 24.4% of players 22.8% of players 22.3% of players 20.1% of players 18.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.0% of players 12.1% of players 11.8% of players 10.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.3% of players 5.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 1.9% of players 1.2% of players 95.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.4%Rift Riffer — Complete the first rift.
80.7%Monster Hunter — Defeat 1000 monsters.
63.4%In the Dirt — Complete a scenario with a tower on fertile ground.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Rift God — Complete and claim all challenges.
1.9%Good Coverage — Complete a scenario in Crab ending with a tower on every tower spot.
2.8%The Fallen King — Closely inspect the fallen king.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$12.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US12.99 USD
EU12.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia18.99 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,490 JPY
Brazil39.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.7 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 30, 2025
v1.3.0: various minor fixes

Hey Rifters! Thanks for your bug reports. v1.3.0 of Rift Riff on Steam contains the following fixes: Fixed challenges in Bloom not completing when they should. Fixed monsters being stuck in an idle an

Oct 15, 2025
v1.2.2 – new worlds, new towers, and more

Hey Rifters! We are proud to release today's big update to Rift Riff! Below is an overview of everything that's new, plus a surprise mobile release, and a paragraph or two about what is next for the g

Sep 29, 2025
Major Update on October 15

Hey Rifters! The first major content update that brings more worlds, towers, and monsters into the game, which we teased earlier, finally has a release date: October 15th! We also have great news for

Jul 04, 2025
Preview: more rifts, towers, and monsters

Hey Rifters! We've been working on a lot of cool new things. We're currently prototyping new levels, tweaking new towers, and crafting new monsters. This is just a teaser, but we will post another upd

Jun 12, 2025
v1.1.2 - minor fixes

Hey rifters! This minor patch does the following: Fixed the Rift Manager achievement not triggering upon completing all first scenarios. Fixed player character moving while scrolling when moving using

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · Minimalist · Strategy · Base-Building · PvE · RTS · Nonlinear · Action · Singleplayer · Controller · 2D · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Official sitehttps://riftriff.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, or any x86_64 CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support Storage: 700 MB available space