The Riftbreaker

The Riftbreaker

Steam Deck Playable

EXOR Studios · Base Building · Oct 14, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

90%
Very Positive
25k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 25k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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 praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Summary: Very good game with about 25 hours of content in campaign if you go quickly and probably closer to 35 if you are a completionist.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Add a sub-menu of customization that allows the players to see a grid of the skins (or at least flat texture preview) for the mech they are playing, alongside every available skin in the game and the pre-requisites of the ones locked behind specific game progression mechanics
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Recently finished an enjoyable three-player co-op campaign.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals are very nice, sometimes downright gorgeous, and it seems well optimized.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I played a less stressful mode in multiplayer called coop campaign, which I recommend.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Turned out the game is very optimized and run without hiccup.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters121 reviews
Gameplay89 reviews
Co-op59 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Optimization16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat108 reviews
81%
Interface20 reviews
60%
Audio16 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty45 reviews
82%
Performance28 reviews
71%
Crashes18 reviews
61%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.