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The Riftbreaker

EXOR Studios · 2021-10-14

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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 14, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

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.

The Riftbreaker is a 2021 Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game priced at $8.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive (90% of 24878 reviews) sentiment.

586
playing now
90%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
211
Nexus mods (434k downloads)
4.51★
PlayStation Store rating (1,274 ratings)
80/100
opencritic · strong · 77% recommend · from 23 critics
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

586 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The Riftbreaker is an action and real-time strategy video game developed and published by Polish company EXOR Studios. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on October 14, 2021.

Trailer

The Riftbreaker trailer thumbnail

The Riftbreaker - Official Gameplay Trailer | gamescom 2020

≈84,775 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 586 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,872 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~359/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 502k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,086 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.89-67%
Humble Store$9.89-67%
GOG$9.89-67%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-06-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 80 of 116 observed days · $0.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.0k5.0k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 5,005 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 499 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,084 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 667 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 809 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.6k3802026-09-15 12:00 — 1,047 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 806 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 530 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,075 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 1,090 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 535 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 570 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 763 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 505 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,015 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 869 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 380 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 649 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 1,132 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 712 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 754 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 1,202 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 544 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 559 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 1,111 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 898 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 479 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 586 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9.0k315Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 8,987 · peak 21,506Dec 2021 — avg 1,072 · peak 2,177Feb 2022 — avg 583 · peak 1,260Apr 2022 — avg 497 · peak 1,463Jun 2022 — avg 576 · peak 1,592Aug 2022 — avg 706 · peak 1,717Oct 2022 — avg 461 · peak 935Dec 2022 — avg 731 · peak 1,721Feb 2023 — avg 461 · peak 958Apr 2023 — avg 466 · peak 1,058Jun 2023 — avg 1,291 · peak 4,107Aug 2023 — avg 488 · peak 917Oct 2023 — avg 497 · peak 1,226Dec 2023 — avg 449 · peak 939Feb 2024 — avg 362 · peak 700Apr 2024 — avg 357 · peak 739Jun 2024 — avg 771 · peak 3,586Aug 2024 — avg 535 · peak 1,614Oct 2024 — avg 357 · peak 771Dec 2024 — avg 352 · peak 713Feb 2025 — avg 427 · peak 895Apr 2025 — avg 412 · peak 983Jun 2025 — avg 715 · peak 2,817Aug 2025 — avg 1,937 · peak 18,775Oct 2025 — avg 1,619 · peak 4,816Dec 2025 — avg 1,269 · peak 3,341Feb 2026 — avg 917 · peak 2,596Apr 2026 — avg 1,498 · peak 4,103Jun 2026 — avg 1,357 · peak 3,590Aug 2026 — avg 891 · peak 3,062
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
16162026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 6 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 8 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 8 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 7 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 4 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 6 new positive2026-10-11: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 16 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$8.992021-10-142026-10-142021-10-14 — best price $26.992021-12-04 — best price $29.992022-01-23 — best price $23.992022-03-21 — best price $23.992022-05-26 — best price $26.992022-07-14 — best price $20.992022-09-22 — best price $20.992022-11-18 — best price $19.492022-12-20 — best price $19.492023-01-31 — best price $29.992023-03-20 — best price $19.492023-05-03 — best price $26.882023-06-05 — best price $29.992023-07-18 — best price $26.882023-09-12 — best price $29.992023-10-17 — best price $26.882023-11-21 — best price $17.992024-01-05 — best price $23.612024-02-06 — best price $29.992024-03-07 — best price $17.992024-04-06 — best price $23.612024-05-05 — best price $23.612024-07-16 — best price $29.992024-09-13 — best price $16.492024-11-14 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-28 — best price $29.992025-07-24 — best price $29.992025-10-08 — best price $29.992025-12-04 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $11.992026-04-06 — best price $11.992026-05-25 — best price $11.992026-08-08 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $11.992026-09-11 — best price $29.992026-09-23 — best price $9.892026-10-05 — best price $9.892026-10-14 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65102026-06-01 — 24 pageviews2026-06-05 — 27 pageviews2026-06-09 — 35 pageviews2026-06-13 — 24 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-21 — 25 pageviews2026-06-25 — 33 pageviews2026-06-29 — 32 pageviews2026-07-03 — 58 pageviews2026-07-07 — 41 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-15 — 19 pageviews2026-07-19 — 21 pageviews2026-07-23 — 20 pageviews2026-07-27 — 19 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-04 — 22 pageviews2026-08-08 — 17 pageviews2026-08-12 — 16 pageviews2026-08-16 — 27 pageviews2026-08-20 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 26 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews2026-09-01 — 22 pageviews2026-09-05 — 27 pageviews2026-09-09 — 22 pageviews2026-09-13 — 23 pageviews2026-09-17 — 10 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 18 pageviews2026-09-29 — 19 pageviews2026-10-03 — 21 pageviews2026-10-07 — 19 pageviews2026-10-11 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2402026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
71.6%
earned "Ashley Phone Home "
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera Comfort4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-10-14, latest 2024-06-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,2821%54
Xbox Series (Xbox)3,1731%54
Windows (Xbox)2,2191%47
PS5 (PlayStation)1,1873%55

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGLootSci-fiBuildingCraftingStrategySurvivalAdventureIsometricAction RPG

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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