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RIFT
Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “addictive and engaging core mechanics” (82 of 104 reviews) and “helpful and welcoming playerbase” (12); the most common complaint is “small or toxic community” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
82 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Community hates anyone right of Chairman Mao. Stay away if that bothers you. Game itself is worthy of another shot, but with this community? Its where it belongs.”
“Pros - An aged game with decent bones. Cons - Server outages, toxic player base, outdated gameplay, pay to play class (just the 1 out of the 4 total classes), several oddly placed paywalls... Recommendation: Play it…”
“the community is incredibly helpfull and full of older players , everyone helps out and will help you , i am on deepwood server, game is fun , group content is fast and you can find auto group content super fast (…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Just saw the 15 year anniversary and thought that was a milestone worthy of comment. With the first comment to mind being that for the first five years or so, this novel and extremely flexible (most notably in terms of…”
“the community is incredibly helpfull and full of older players , everyone helps out and will help you , i am on deepwood server, game is fun , group content is fast and you can find auto group content super fast (…”
“Just returned to the game and it is amazing! .. Such a great community of you are looking for old school fun!”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Rift is one of those games that’s easy to get into but still keeps you playing for hours. The world feels alive, and there’s always something happening — quests, events, or random surprises that make the gameplay…”
“A hidden gem I've vaguely heard of but never really seen any advertisement for. This is a great game! My husband and I duo and have a lot of fun.”
“Veteran player from the OG days. Played the game alot and it was alot of fun. Prob a bit simple by todays standards but worth a try if your interested. Unfortunataly the server I had my characters on was taken down, and…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Just saw the 15 year anniversary and thought that was a milestone worthy of comment. With the first comment to mind being that for the first five years or so, this novel and extremely flexible (most notably in terms of…”
“Great old school MMO who's having a resurgence right now on the Deepwood shard. The riftwalkers guild is really friendly and helpful with lots of people in it. Fun time!”
“I played this game way back in beta. It was a great game, and I really enjoyed the soul tree system. Glad that it's still available. Going to give it another try and see how far I get.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Big fat skip on this one. It has a lot of content and a lot of premium requirements. Sticking strictly to free2play models is unrealistic for endgame. Not enough players remain to really get anything going. The genre is…”
“the community is incredibly helpfull and full of older players , everyone helps out and will help you , i am on deepwood server, game is fun , group content is fast and you can find auto group content super fast (…”
“Rift is one of those games that’s easy to get into but still keeps you playing for hours. The world feels alive, and there’s always something happening — quests, events, or random surprises that make the gameplay…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“In the first 5 minutes, I am overloaded with crap going into my inventory. The game gives me 4 bags that have 4 slots each. I am only able to equip 2 of them. To equip other bags I have to spend money buying some in…”
“Just saw the 15 year anniversary and thought that was a milestone worthy of comment. With the first comment to mind being that for the first five years or so, this novel and extremely flexible (most notably in terms of…”
“Community hates anyone right of Chairman Mao. Stay away if that bothers you. Game itself is worthy of another shot, but with this community? Its where it belongs.”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“In the first 5 minutes, I am overloaded with crap going into my inventory. The game gives me 4 bags that have 4 slots each. I am only able to equip 2 of them. To equip other bags I have to spend money buying some in…”
“Pros - An aged game with decent bones. Cons - Server outages, toxic player base, outdated gameplay, pay to play class (just the 1 out of the 4 total classes), several oddly placed paywalls... Recommendation: Play it…”
“Big fat skip on this one. It has a lot of content and a lot of premium requirements. Sticking strictly to free2play models is unrealistic for endgame. Not enough players remain to really get anything going. The genre is…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Just saw the 15 year anniversary and thought that was a milestone worthy of comment. With the first comment to mind being that for the first five years or so, this novel and extremely flexible (most notably in terms of…”
“Not Recommended I played this game for many years when it was still operated by Trion Worlds. Unfortunately, after the transition to Gamigo EU, my experience has been extremely disappointing. I recently tried to recover…”
“Was a good game in its hayday gamego destroyed it and is milking the game. I wish someone would buy and save it”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros - An aged game with decent bones. Cons - Server outages, toxic player base, outdated gameplay, pay to play class (just the 1 out of the 4 total classes), several oddly placed paywalls... Recommendation: Play it…”
“Lost all my old characters, Don't waste your time on this gacha trash”
“It's fun if your just messing around. Leveling is really fun and there are a lot of classes to level. If you take it serious then you will get pushed into certain specs. The meta is too strong. Everyone is the same few…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Not Recommended I played this game for many years when it was still operated by Trion Worlds. Unfortunately, after the transition to Gamigo EU, my experience has been extremely disappointing. I recently tried to recover…”
“Pros - An aged game with decent bones. Cons - Server outages, toxic player base, outdated gameplay, pay to play class (just the 1 out of the 4 total classes), several oddly placed paywalls... Recommendation: Play it…”
“Big fat skip on this one. It has a lot of content and a lot of premium requirements. Sticking strictly to free2play models is unrealistic for endgame. Not enough players remain to really get anything going. The genre is…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“An incredibly small but dedicated playerbase that have been very friendly the entire time that I've played. It's been some years since I last touched it- mostly from hitting that endgame wall and not having a guild to progress raids and such, but it is something I enjoy picking…”
— a player, Steam review · 409 hrs played“I consider myself an MMO veteran - I started with WoW back in 2006 and played and tried almost all the MMOs out there on the market - recently in my total desperation of trying to find a decent MMO I redownloaded RIFT which I also tried back in the days ... what I remembered…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played“"Your account is likely deactivated due to the fact that you haven't played in a while. That is not really a problem; we can reactivate an old account! At this time, we are unable to assist with this request due to our tools being unable to view the closed US/EU shards. RIFT's…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · MMORPG · RPG · Fantasy · Open World · Old School · Nostalgia · Massively Multiplayer · Multiplayer · Adventure · Action · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | French * , German * , English * * |
| Official site | http://www.riftgame.com/?affiliateId=steamrift |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista or 7 Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB Graphics: Nvidia GeForce FX 5900, ATI/AMD Radeon X300, Intel GMA X4500 or better. DirectX®: 9.0c, June 2010 update Hard Drive: 15.0 GB available Sound: DirectX 8.1 compliant card Other : Broadband internet connection (DSL, cable modem or other high speed connection)