The Riftbreaker

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Riftbreaker is a base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements. You are an elite scientist/commando inside an advanced Mecha-Suit capable of dimensional rift travel. Hack & slash countless enemies. Build up your base, collect samples and research new inventions to survive.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PC Games
    Nov 30, 2021
    90
    An extremely well-done genre mix with massive battles and fantastic graphics. Both the base building and the RTS elements work extremely well.
  2. Screen Rant
    Oct 21, 2021
    90
    With a lengthy campaign that supports every aspect of its genre-bending gameplay, The Riftbreaker feels like a momentous big-budget release. Thankfully, its amazing visuals that scale well from less powerful rigs all the way to the latest GPUs keeps its aesthetic an eye-popping selling point across multiple setups. The fact that it can also showcase that graphical prowess on the latest consoles and still provide a refined strategy experience makes this a special entry into the genre. EXOR Studios has delivered a surprisingly great single-player experience that offers dozens of hours of thoughtful play.
  3. The Games Machine
    Oct 19, 2021
    87
    The Riftbreaker will throw you on an alien planet both lush and unforgiving, in what could be the perfect mix between a survival RTS and an action/shooter game.
  4. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 31, 2021
    85
    You will surely find in The Riftbreaker one of the most intense and adrenaline-pumping games of recent times.
  5. GameStar
    Oct 28, 2021
    83
    The Riftbreaker combines the base-building, action-RPG and survival genres. That can't work? Oh, it can, and this is the proof.
  6. Checkpoint Gaming
    Nov 12, 2021
    80
    The Riftbreaker is a chaotic mess that spans several genres and comes out as perfect as Grandma’s Christmas Trifle. It doesn’t make sense at all but it comes together so nicely and seamlessly, it gives the user a completely unique and challenging experience. Whether you are into tower defence, RTS or even bullet hell or hack & slash, The Riftbreaker is going to give you one hell of a wild ride, and you better hang on for dear life.
  7. Wccftech
    Oct 26, 2021
    72
    The focus placed by The Riftbreaker's gameplay loop on resource management may be too monotonous for some players. It's a game that focuses on its base-building mechanics more than its Action RPG mechanics. Still, it's a decent mixture of both that can either be loved or hated by players.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. ICBM
    Oct 21, 2021
    10
    A brilliant RTS built with love, care & attention from a studio with a history of after release support.
    A must buy.
  2. RicardoDavid
    Dec 1, 2021
    10
    This is the best art design I have ever seen. The mechanics are simple compared to Factorio but still very enjoyable.
  4. Canowich
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Great tower defense & strategy & RPG game. Difficulty is well balaced, progressing, good graphics, well designed.
  5. astronut
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    Goddamn this game has one of the most addictive gameplay loop i've ever seen ! i came for the insane tower defense action and i stayed for theGoddamn this game has one of the most addictive gameplay loop i've ever seen ! i came for the insane tower defense action and i stayed for the immersive campaign, this is some of the most fun i've had playing videogame in a while.
    I've seen the comparisons to Factorio or they are billions, but to an old gamer like me, this feels like the Starcraft map i dreamed of over 20 years ago :D
    Though there's a lack of endgame content and the game needs some balancing and qol update, but it's still a good 30-40 hours and if the devs stick to their roadmap i have no doubt that i'll come back to this review in a few months to give it a 10.    … Expand
  6. questingbear
    Oct 18, 2021
    8
    If you had asked me two days ago, I might have given the game a 9, maybe 9.5. But now I'm in the late midgame with one established and wellIf you had asked me two days ago, I might have given the game a 9, maybe 9.5. But now I'm in the late midgame with one established and well defended base, and wow did it get seriously grindy. Unlocking alien tech isn't fun. Its a test of patience as you carefully scrounge pixel by pixel for 50 of X or 35 of y to scan.
    I'll still give it a solid 8, because the rest of the game is great, and being a big mech stomping bugs is -always- a good time. And with a patch to rework alien tech, this could be a seriously great ongoing "city builder" twin stick resource managey....thing.    … Expand
  7. hoanns
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    A nice base building tower defense mix. The base building has lots of progression and the oncoming enemies motivate you to keep building. ButA nice base building tower defense mix. The base building has lots of progression and the oncoming enemies motivate you to keep building. But I stopped playing once I finished the campaign because there seemed to be nothing new left.… Expand
  8. Arkane7
    Apr 28, 2022
    2
    Derivative gameplay and poor main character make this one for the bargain. However, even that be forgiven if it wasn't for the numerous gameDerivative gameplay and poor main character make this one for the bargain. However, even that be forgiven if it wasn't for the numerous game breaking bugs. Also note that the game gets very grindy as you progress. The graphics are decent but the enemy units are not as diverse as it should be.… Expand

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