Addictive genre blend
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The insanely addicting gameplay loop always has something fun for you to do.”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
The Riftbreaker
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%EXOR Studios2021Base Building · Tower Defense · Survival
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A polished, addictive blend of base building, tower defense and ARPG mech combat with big tech trees and co-op. Skip it if repetitive loops, constant attacks or endgame grind bother you.
Great for
Fans of Factorio-lite base building, Diablo-style action and tower defense, especially with co-op friends
Main risk
The loop turns repetitive and grindy, with constant attacks and tedious endgame megastructures
What players love
Great co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It feels like factorio but built specifically for coop.”
Steam review · 66.2 h played ↗
Huge research tree and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“MASSIVE research tree for new buildings, new tech, TONS of weapons, armor and gadgets for different playstyles.”
Steam review · 100 h played ↗
Good performance and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the game looks great and runs flawlessly. I didn't have a single performance issue or stutter.”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Satisfying combat and base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It's really fun in both combat, base building, and just generally messing around.”
Steam review · 42 h played ↗
Devs keep updating it
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“the Devs dedication to continue improving the game with free updates long after launch is worthy of a positive review all on its own”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, grindy loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“this is an absolute grind fest of legendary proportions.”
Steam review · 36 h played ↗
Constant attacks, no breathing room
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I get attacked so often there is no time to think at all”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Annoying repetitive dialogue and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Riggs and the player character just don't shut up as events happen way too often”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Multiplayer lag and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“The netcode/multiplayer setup is abysmal.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
2.0 research costs and loot changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“they added a material cost to researching everything.”
Steam review · 73.3 h played ↗
Endgame and megastructure grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“There is just no content, but endless grinding for higher and higher ressource requirements.”
Steam review · 319.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8.1
ProcessorIntel i5 gen 2 or AMD Bulldozer {4 cores)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i7 gen 2 or AMD Ryzen
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia RTX 2080 8GB or AMD Radeon 6800
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows 8.1
ProcessorIntel i5 gen 2 or AMD Bulldozer {4 cores)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB
Storage12 GB available space
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