The Riftbreaker

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Building and creating, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Key features list Online Co-op.
• Most players online: The store text calls it a solo or co-op game for up to 4 players.
• Free base co-op: The base game is sold at a fixed price. The free prologue and demo are trial content, which does not count.
• Kind of game: User tags include Base Building, Survival, Sandbox and Crafting. The text says you set up several lasting bases across the planet.
• Sessions: User tags include Co-op Campaign, and the text describes a campaign that takes many hours.
• About: The text describes an alien planet, a scientist in a mech suit and thousands of hostile creatures.
• Building and creating: The top user tag is Base Building, followed by Building and Crafting.
• Exploring: User tags include Exploration, and the text describes varied biomes to cross.
• Planning ahead: User tags include Strategy, Tower Defense and Resource Management.
• Unlocks and progress: The text says you research new inventions and craft stronger weapons.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Local co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: The app id in the request returns The Riftbreaker.
• Local co-op: Categories list Online Co-op and LAN Co-op, and no shared or split screen co-op.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list macOS or Linux builds.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play and not as early access.
• Release date: Steam shows Oct 14, 2021.
• Free base co-op: Steam data marks the game as not free, with a price of 29.99 USD.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

riftbreaker.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Crossplay, Genres, About, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Page says the game can be played solo or with up to 4 friends in Online Co-Op.
• Most players online: Page says a group of up to 4 friends can play together.
• Crossplay: Page says co-op is currently only in the PC version, so there is no pool of platforms that play together.
• Genres: The maker calls it a base-building, survival game with action RPG elements.
• About: The page describes an alien planet and thousands of hostile creatures.
• Building and creating: Base building is the first feature listed, with mines, refineries and power plants.
• Unlocks and progress: The page says you research and craft new technologies, buildings, weapons and equipment.

exorstudios.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Sessions, Working in sync, Exploring, Story, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Post from 2025-08-25 says the Online Co-Op mode is now available as a free update.
• Most players online: Post says you can play in a group of up to 4 players over the internet or using LAN.
• Kind of game: Post invites a team to conquer the planet together, with servers to host and a server browser to join.
• Sessions: Post describes a story campaign with an endgame that leads to the true ending.
• Working in sync: Post lists in-game chat, teleporting to teammates, reviving fallen mechs, sharing items and difficulty meant to make you work together.
• Exploring: Post describes scanning for new planet locations and exploration-style maps.
• Story: Post says the update adds a voiced story arc with new dialogue, so there is a story with characters.
• Unlocks and progress: Post describes a loot system, a research tree and endgame buildings.

exorstudios.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Single-player editions, Crossplay.

• Single-player editions: Post from 2025-09-15 says the console update arrives without Online Co-Op, and the maker ended co-op development for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
• Crossplay: With co-op missing on consoles, only the PC version has co-op, so no platforms play together.

exorstudios.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Single-player editions.

• Platforms: Post from 2025-11-05 announces the 2.0 update on consoles.
• Single-player editions: Post says the console version of The Riftbreaker will not receive multiplayer support.

exorstudios.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Release status.

• Release date: Post from 2026-10-14 marks the fifth anniversary of version 1.0 that day.
• Release status: The maker treats version 1.0 as the full release, and the post lists further updates since.

steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op.

• Local co-op: A developer reply in the Steam forum, dated 2024-05-13, says the game will only have online co-op. It predates the co-op release, and the shipped modes are online and LAN.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Single-player editions.

• Platforms: The PlayStation Store page lists PS5 only, with a release date of 2021-10-14.
• Single-player editions: The page shows offline play only for 1 player.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Single-player editions.

• Platforms: The Xbox page is for Xbox Series X|S and lists a release date of 10/14/2021.
• Single-player editions: Capabilities list single player only.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: GOG sells the base game at a price. The free prologue is a separate download and not the base game.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Wikidata item: The item's Steam app id statement is 780310.
• Genres: P136 is action role-playing game and tower defense.
• Release date: P577 is 2021-10-14 worldwide for Windows.

waytoomany.gamesPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Tension and danger: Review from 2021-11-16 says horde attacks, meteor showers and earthquakes keep setting your base back.
• Exploring: Review says reaching other biomes is exciting and nerve racking, and some resources only exist there.
• Building and creating: Review describes building bases in several biomes and managing their resources.
• Fighting: Review calls the combat engaging and the fights against hundreds of enemies a lot of fun.
• Getting better: Review says managing several bases overwhelmed a self-described novice, though a tutorial eases you in.
• Unlocks and progress: Review says upgrading the headquarters unlocks higher tier items and buildings.
• Planning ahead: Review says the pace lets you plan your next step, and running several bases is a lot to manage.

thexboxhub.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead.

• Story: Review from 2021-11-14 calls the story passable at best.
• Calm and coziness: Review describes a calm, almost zen planning phase before a swarm arrives.
• Time to hang out: Review describes calm planning between swarms. Rated 1 because the talk would mostly be about the base.
• Planning ahead: Review says power and defense layout take real planning.

pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync.

• Working in sync: News piece from 2025-08-31 says the mix of action RPG combat and base building suits friends, and lists chat, revives, teleports and power boosts for fighting side by side.