Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Monetization: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Servers and matchmaking: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 12k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even though this strategy really only works once you've reached level 60 and unlocked all of your skill points, this is where Rift draws a lot of its strength and it's an awesome dynamic.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Raids during SL the 2.0 RIFT was great, they were so interesting with great stories which tied in well with the main storyline and the characters.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Character customization is not bad, pretty solid for the time the game came out.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Character animations and environmental textures cannot compete with modern releases, yet the artistic direction still carries considerable appeal.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even when it comes to a make, which is typically a glass cannon, there's flexibility about whether you want a nuker-pyro or an AoE damage like stormcaller or AoE heal like chloromancer, you can even have a melee mage.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also has the best "play with your friends" mechanics that I have ever seen in an online game.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay79 reviews
Story35 reviews
Characters26 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Combat21 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty25% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization40% still recommend
Multiplayer37% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking55% still recommend
Bugs29% still recommend
Interface83% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- MMO
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- In-App Purchases
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
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