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The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying blend of genres and systems” (91 of 103 reviews) and “enjoyable co-op experiences with friends” (16); the most common complaint is “becomes repetitive or feels bloated” (19). 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 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
91 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The game is addicting but, You get to the end of the story line having unlocked all the research items just as the game is ending and you cannot start a new story mode with all the research items you spent hours upon…”
“Some how this game gives me nostalgia for my childhood. It really feels like a game from the past for some reason. Loved every minute and will likely love many more.”
“Avatar: we must protect this sacred world and bond with Pandora in unity. Me in Riftbreaker: Eradicate every live form to increase my uranium production! They see a living ecosystem. I see suboptimal energy distribution…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I would say this game is VERY FUN with friends and mostly miserable (on survival Above normal difficulty) alone. There's also a lot of weirdly/poorly designed 'events' that can happen on a map, like a fire tornado that…”
“Game is a great combination of RTS and Tower Defense! Played Coop for the entirety of the campaign and we never had any connection or lag issues (used dedicated server)”
“Very little to dislike about this game. Such a fun little gem that keeps you busy from start to finish and now even better with being able to add coop in.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very little to dislike about this game. Such a fun little gem that keeps you busy from start to finish and now even better with being able to add coop in.”
“Very fun, like ARPG + Starcraft tower defense. There are limits, this is not a forever game. But worth the money for tens of hours of fun.”
“Well to tell the truth.. I finished the game after 145 hours.. And with the wrong ending.. But I love to destroy fauna that lives there :)”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The game is addicting but, You get to the end of the story line having unlocked all the research items just as the game is ending and you cannot start a new story mode with all the research items you spent hours upon…”
“Awesome game they put a lot of work in and it shows, worth every penny.”
“Very fun, like ARPG + Starcraft tower defense. There are limits, this is not a forever game. But worth the money for tens of hours of fun.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Some how this game gives me nostalgia for my childhood. It really feels like a game from the past for some reason. Loved every minute and will likely love many more.”
“I really love this game! The combination of running and fighting along with base-building scratches a particular itch I can't get from other games. I like that there are many locations so you're constantly setting up…”
“One of the best games. it is unique and combines different ideas from different games splendidly. I loved the campaign as well and expeditions for rare resources. I really hope there are plans for a new version of the…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm really sad because I've followed and enjoyed this game all the way from early access, but the main reason I got the game is to enjoy how I play it. For me, that was researching/building and improving, and I was…”
“I would say this game is VERY FUN with friends and mostly miserable (on survival Above normal difficulty) alone. There's also a lot of weirdly/poorly designed 'events' that can happen on a map, like a fire tornado that…”
“I really enjoy this game sometimes, and it really irritates the piss out of me others. The good: Fun base building that strikes a balance somewhere between Factorio and a tower defense game. Has the openness and…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It's fun, but bloated. There's no need to have this many different weapons, passives, skills, towers, damage types and enemies. Pretty much there's 3 weapons or towers for each damage type. The writing and voice acting…”
“Good game has a lot of potential, but UI and menus are very primitive 2001 like, needs more modern menu visuals and UI”
“This game is a fun take on tower defense. Mods add a lot of QoL. If you like the campaign, the survival mode keeps it fresh with way shorter time investment per map. If you don't know tower defense, you build a base,…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I would say this game is VERY FUN with friends and mostly miserable (on survival Above normal difficulty) alone. There's also a lot of weirdly/poorly designed 'events' that can happen on a map, like a fire tornado that…”
“Game is very good, had a lot of fun playing it, the extensive research trees and outpost building is superb. Unfortunately, the last section of the game feels like a slog made just to artificially pad out playtime and…”
“the game is ok but the horde atacks from outside of the maps are to frequent and mostly annoying and not fun as they usualy spawn one big guy that tanks all the defence turrents . also once i reached Uranium filled map…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I have played this game solo on normal difficulty ,so did i have fun … yes ;is the game flawless… no. The Riftbreaker - is a tale of building an oversized base. I like the simplification of resource gathering. Combat is…”
“One of the best games. it is unique and combines different ideas from different games splendidly. I loved the campaign as well and expeditions for rare resources. I really hope there are plans for a new version of the…”
“the game is ok but the horde atacks from outside of the maps are to frequent and mostly annoying and not fun as they usualy spawn one big guy that tanks all the defence turrents . also once i reached Uranium filled map…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“omg first time I found a factory building game where I can turn off my brain and just enjoy the game Perfect if you don't want to play with spreadsheets. I can't stand Factorio because of this, but Riftbreaker strikes…”
“One of the best games. it is unique and combines different ideas from different games splendidly. I loved the campaign as well and expeditions for rare resources. I really hope there are plans for a new version of the…”
“It's fun, but bloated. There's no need to have this many different weapons, passives, skills, towers, damage types and enemies. Pretty much there's 3 weapons or towers for each damage type. The writing and voice acting…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“They are Billions, Factorio and Diabolo II (combatwise) had a threesome. This is their child. Criminally underrated game!”
— a player, Steam review · 101 hrs played“Recently finished an enjoyable three-player co-op campaign. If your RTS play-style is to "turtle" and build an impenetrable fortress while the local wildlife politely tries to eat/melt your face, you’ll feel right at home. Often the best part of building a base is the beginning…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“I have 500+ hours in Titanfall 2, almost 400 hours in Stellaris, and 200+ hours in Satisfactory and Bloons TD6; if it's not obvious, I find those kinds of games fun. It's like The Riftbreaker is made for me, combining mech combat, base building, tower defense, and resource…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Base-Building · Tower Defense · Survival · Strategy · Hack and Slash · Crafting · Resource Management · Sci-fi · Building · Exploration · Action RPG · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 54 |
| Official site | http://www.riftbreaker.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel i5 gen 2 or AMD Bulldozer {4 cores) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: The recommended hardware spec. is required for hosting online games.