The Riftbreaker

Hello Riftbreakers! Today marks the fifth anniversary of The Riftbreaker’s version 1.0. Almost four years of development resulted in our most ambitious title to date and, by far, the single biggest su…

Hello Riftbreakers! https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/780310/extras/2a0186c704696c6ec17d45f7144bce3b.webm?t=1788513894 If you take a look at the comments sections for …

Hello Riftbreakers! Today, we want to shine a light on a mod we first mentioned back in 2024: Killtech’s Rift Exploration Defense Industry, or REDI. Back then, the mod was just getting started, but it…

Hello Riftbreakers! The title of today’s article is not a mistake - that’s a typical filename for an EXOR Studios trailer in the final stages of its production. Looking at our gameplay trailers, you’d…

Hello Riftbreakers! Our game has changed a lot since it came out in 2021. Over the past five years, we've added a lot of new content and features for you to enjoy. The Metallic Valley, Crystal Caverns…

Hello Riftbreakers! In the past few weeks, we’ve shared some of our design choices and how your feedback has shaped The Riftbreaker. You’ve seen that being a designer means making creative decisions w…

Hello Riftbreakers! As game developers, we have the incredible pleasure of building games that we would want to play and sharing them with millions of people around the world to enjoy. As awesome as t…

Hello Riftbreakers! It is often said that good game design is largely invisible. It subtly affects your decisions and gives you a sense of direction, without many obvious clues. We do not mean to say …

Hello Riftbreakers! We often mention optimization in our articles, release notes, and other interactions with you. It is one of the pillars of programming. It is usually not a problem to program the c…

Hello Riftbreakers! There is an old saying in the game industry: “Getting the last 10% done requires 90% of the total effort.” This “proverb*” essentially says that the final layer of polish for any g…

Hello Riftbreakers! We have always said that keeping in touch with you, our players, is one of the most important things we can do as game developers. Publishing our thoughts consistently, weekly, ope…

Hello Riftbreakers! Long time no see! We apologize for the radio silence these past couple of weeks, but our plans have been thwarted by various issues beyond our control. We're happy to let you know …

Hello Riftbreakers! We have just released an emergency hotfix for severe performance and game cursor update issues that were caused by the recent Windows Update KB5086672 (Windows 25h2). The Riftbreak…

UPDATE: - These changes are now live on the default branch of the game. Hello Riftbreakers! We hope you've been having a lot of fun with the World Expansion IV Update! We're happy with the current sta…

Hello Riftbreakers! We have just published a patch that will help you with the following problems: The Riftbreaker Hotfix, March 6th, 2026, EXE: 1179 DATA: 837 changelog: Fixed crashing issues with th…

If you want a TL;DR of this article, this commentary trailer will give you all the essentials in a nutshell. Hello Riftbreakers! We are very pleased to announce that the new World Expansion IV Update …