We would like to let you know that The Riftbreaker: Prologue has been updated with all the latest features and improvements from the full version of the game. The Prologue is now on par with the full version of the game from a technical point of view.

For the past couple of months, we have been focused on introducing changes and fixing issues that players have been reporting to us in order to make The Riftbreaker gameplay as smooth as possible. The vast majority of the most requested features and bug fixes have already made their way into the game. As our focus shifts to bringing World Expansion I and the online co-op to life, we feel that it is the right moment to update The Riftbreaker: Prologue with all the improvements we have achieved.

We won’t be publishing a full changelog for this build, as the number of changes we introduced is truly massive. Instead of that, we will link you to the logs that we have provided for the full version of the game in chronological order. Please note that a large number of changes in those logs are only relevant to the full version. However, the improved stability, UI, performance, and quality of life fixes have made their way to The Riftbreaker: Prologue.

Stability Update - October 15th

Stability Update - October 18th

Stability Update - October 21st

Regular Update - November 5th

Feature Patch #1 - December 10th

Maintenance Update - December 21st

Lunar New Year Update - January 27th

Maintenance Update - January 31st

Due to the massive number of changes, if you have been using any mods for The Riftbreaker: Prologue, they may, unfortunately, become incompatible with the latest version.

We would like to thank you all for the overwhelming support over the course of the past few months. We are not done yet - far from it! In case you missed it, here is our roadmap that outlines our course of action for this year. We hope that you will enjoy all the new additions we have in store for you.

Thank you,
EXOR Studios

Thank you for the huge number of replies to our weapon design contest! You showed a lot of creativity trying to fill in the blanks in Mr. Riggs’ arsenal. It was extremely difficult for us to pick and choose the best designs. However, some ideas seemed to garner a lot more interest and cropped up more than once, so we decided to shortlist these ones as our candidates.


- suggested by: Dragonkat, Genjator

The first among the fan-favorites is a take on the classic ‘BFG’. It is a slow-firing, energy-based weapon of mass destruction. This weapon shoots out an energy ball that travels slowly along the ground, dealing damage as it passes through enemies. After some time, the projectile explodes with great force. It would allow you to thin out the lighter enemy units in the front of the horde and to reach the heavier ones in the back more easily.

- suggested by: BlackRangerXIII, ScDK, Sakkimunati, Sisupisici, VolleKanne, BURPINGfaeriesSCREAMINGbutterfly, taiiat, Lohkrim, Rajx Nertez, Some Gumballer, Dramion

Another popular design and, coincidentally, another energy-based weapon is a must in the arsenal of any self-proclaimed mad scientist - the tesla gun. This weapon shoots out a beam of electric energy that forks between enemies. The affected units take damage and have a chance to be stunned, which makes the weapon useful in dealing with multiple enemies at once.

- suggested by: Darklight, Harkonnen, BahamutZero. WarStalkeR,

The next design on our list gives you the ability to order a targeted artillery barrage on-demand… sort of. The Cluster Missile Launcher fires off a single projectile that flies upwards instead of directly at the target. Once it reaches the peak of the flight trajectory, the rocket separates into several bombs mid-air, bombarding a large area all at once. Naturally, such a weapon comes with a high demand for ammunition and a significant cooldown, but the effect makes it worth it. Just imagine all the explosions, smoke, craters, and fire left behind…

- suggested by: Agamendron, Mjolniar

Now, this is a fun one, as long as you are not on the receiving end. The Saw Blade Launcher fires saw blades that spin at a very high velocity, bouncing erratically between multiple targets, animate or inanimate, until the energy in the blade is depleted. This weapon allows you to hit a number of enemies but requires you to aim and hit only one of them - the blade will find its own way to the next target.

- suggested by: hyperflare, WarStalkeR, BlindConductor, Jonny Sparta, Piggyrocket, Bradster2214, HallowedJam

The last design on our shortlist escapes the ‘portable, handheld weapon’ standards a bit. However, so many of you have posted some variation of this weapon that we could not just ignore it. The Orbital Strike Cannon will require the player to build a special structure that will allow them to launch a satellite into Galatea’s orbit. After doing so, Mr. Riggs will be able to mark locations on the planet’s surface for the satellite to fire on. Whether it’s going to be a laser, or a giant explosive rod remains to be determined, but with the amount of setup and effort required this weapon is guaranteed to be the ultimate haymaker.

Now comes the voting part! Follow this link and choose the one you like the most: https://linkto.run/p/7O9LAFEP

We can’t guarantee that the weapon will make it into the game in exactly the way that we described them here, or exactly the way you intended them to be. Our weapons usually go through several iterations before we finalize their designs. That being said, we will do our best to make them fun and effective!

Voting ends on Friday at 5PM CET.

EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!

In The Riftbreaker, your job is to explore and gain knowledge about Galatea 37, an entirely unknown planet in the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy. While doing your research, you will discover a lot of new substances and chemical processes that were previously unheard of. This, in turn, will allow you to push the boundaries of engineering and construct new tools, upgrades, and, of course, weapons. Today we will take a look at two such toys that might prove useful during your mission to Galatea 37.

The first such weapon is the Corrosive Gun. A wide variety of Galatean creatures utilize various kinds of acids as their main survival mechanism. This naturally, inspired Ashley to look into adopting this unique form of defense into the form of a weapon, and then turn it up to 11. It turns out that if you shoot sticky blobs of a superacid that reacts violently with both organic and inorganic matter, you get some nasty, but highly useful results. Using the Corrosive Gun you can get rid of almost anything that stands in your way.

The next new toy in The Riftbreaker arsenal is the Cryogenic Atomizer. This device uses a combination of substances found only on Galatea 37 to create a powerful endothermic reaction, cooling down the surroundings in an instant. Its clever design allows the Riftbreaker to concentrate the area of effect of the Atomizer to a narrow cone that’s easy to control. Creatures affected by the weapon are not only slowed down but also take damage due to the sudden temperature drop.

As powerful as they might first seem, these brand-new weapons are not the ultimate tools of destruction that will wipe out absolutely anything. Galatean creatures have been evolving for millions of years before Ashley’s arrival, some of them acquiring interesting survival mechanisms in the process. However, if you have access to the Corrosive Gun and the Cryogenic Atomizer, as well as some conventional weaponry, you should be able to handle whatever comes your way.

That’s all we have for you today. Make sure to join us on Discord to learn more things about the world of The Riftbreaker and never ever miss another piece of news. - www.discord.gg/exorstudios

EXOR Studios

With the holiday season finished we are officially back to work in (almost) full force. As we continue our work towards the next item on our roadmap - world expansion number one - we are going to present you with regular updates and ask for your feedback along the way!

We can’t overstate how big of a role you - our community - have played over the course of The Riftbreaker’s development. Thousands of hours put into the Prologue and Closed Beta, pages upon pages of Discord messages, and all the reports that you have sent our way through all the other channels have shaped the way the game is like today. We would love to continue that and is there a better time to do so than right now?!

Obviously not! The first Riftbreaker world expansion is going to bring a lot of new and exciting content for you, including new locations, enemies, weather events, and, naturally, weapons! We know you have lots of great ideas for new tools of destruction so let’s have a little competition. Here’s the contest question:


To take part in the competition visit our Discord server (www.discord.gg/exorstudios) and give us your answer in the #weapon-contest channel, following this example:

Name: The Megasizzler 5000
Damage Type: Energy
Attack: Shoots a continuous energy beam that spreads to other enemies and sets them on fire.
Fire Type: If your dream gun has two attack modes, describe both of them! Does it fire single shots? Can you charge it? Or does it fire a continuous beam as long as you have the ammo? Let us know!

You have the time to post your ideas until Friday. We are going to check them all out and shortlist 5 candidates. Then, we will hold a public vote on Discord, during which you are going to decide which gun makes it into the game. Naturally, we can’t promise that the winning idea will appear in The Riftbreaker in an unchanged form, but we will do our best.

Needless to say, that won’t be the only new toy added to Mr. Riggs’ arsenal. We have some crazy ideas brewing that might open even more design space later on, so who knows - we might even run another competition like this in the future.

Looking forward to reading all your ideas!
EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!

To have a little break from patch notes (which are still coming this week), we have something a little bit different for you today. We have uploaded the entire soundtrack from The Riftbreaker to YouTube for your listening pleasure.

The soundtrack features 14 atmospheric compositions, written and performed by Marcin Pukaluk. They are quite a bit different from the music you hear in the game, as they all have been remade and mastered with standalone listening in mind (in other words, separately from the game).

Marcin decided to reimagine these tracks because the music in the game required him to stay within some limits. For example, you do not want your battle music to have a one-minute-long intro. The fight might be over within that minute. However, the same intro might work really well and make the entire piece more complete. Without any game-specific restriction, Marcin could unleash his creativity and deliver these pieces exactly as he imagined them.

The video doesn't contain any ads or anything intrusive, so you can just put this on in the background and forget about it. Or you can enjoy our game art, that's okay too!

In the meantime, we are continuing our work on fixing bugs, putting out fires and tending to the wounded.

Talk to you soon!
EXOR Studios

P.S. Please, don't ask us to put this up on streaming services. If we did that, you could have issues with uploading game videos or streaming. Let's avoid that.

Hello Riftbreakers!

The week from releasing The Riftbreaker has been a ground breaking and humbling experience for our small studio. More than two hundred thousand Riftbreakers decided to purchase the game and jump through the portal to Galatea 37. Thank you for supporting us!

This number has by far surpassed our expectations and will allow us to continue supporting and expanding the game with new features and content. The feedback that we've been receiving from all of you has been incredible and will help us shape the game for the better during the weeks and months to come.

We are currently working hard to address all of the issues that are being reported through all of our communication channels. Aside from the necessary fixes we are also working on a number of quality of life improvements including new ways of quickly repairing/upgrading large numbers of buildings, better weather event balancing, improved Hard and Brutal Campaign mode balancing and more. Our artists have already started work on a completely new biome that will surprise you with new creatures and gameplay mechanics.

Last, but not least, we can confirm that we are starting work on an online coop multiplayer game mode. This is a very challenging task and will take at least 6-12 months to complete. We will be sure to start early tests as soon as we we have it playable, so stay tuned for future community updates.

Thank you for all of your support!

EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!


After almost 4 years of development, we are finally able to share the 1.0 version of The Riftbreaker with you. Thank you for the support and patience that you have given us during this process. Your feedback has changed the game for the better, and the countless hours you spent playtesting the Beta have allowed us to eliminate thousands of potential issues.

If you would like to learn all about what The Riftbreaker features are, we prepared a launch video that walks through what you can see in the game. You can view it here:

If you can’t watch the video right now, here’s a text description for you:


In the Story Campaign, you will join Ashley S. Nowak and her robotic companion, Mr. Riggs, on their mission to prepare Galatea 37 for colonization. During your stay in this alien world, you will visit multiple biomes, research and catalog various exotic species of flora and fauna, as well as set up a thriving network of bases, spanning all over the Galatean globe. The Campaign is available in four difficulty modes, allowing you to adjust the gameplay to your preferences. The pace of progress in the campaign is entirely up to you. You can either complete all objectives as soon as they become available or take the scenic route, gathering knowledge, discovering secrets, and perfecting your economic and defensive setup. Play any way you like!


Missions in the Survival Mode are more “bite-sized” and action-packed, designed to be completed in one session. During a Survival run, you will have to quickly set up your defenses and prepare for battle against hordes of Galatean creatures, increasing in strength and numbers over time. The faster pace of the Survival mode is offset by shorter research and reduced building costs for many structures, allowing you to catch up to the power level necessary to survive. Completing survival missions will unlock unique rewards that you will be able to use in any game mode as well as progressively harder biomes.


The Sandbox Mode is a special setting in the Survival Mode menu. If you choose this mode, you will never be attacked by any wave of enemy creatures. You are free to build up a base of your dreams, try out new technologies, and practice your planning and management skills.


Try out all the latest features of The Schmetterling 2.0 engine. Ray-traced shadows, ray-traced ambient occlusion, and support for a whole range of AMD FidelityFX features, including the newest Super Resolution - it’s all there. These options will allow you to enjoy high-fidelity graphics while keeping great performance. Apart from visual effects, we also take advantage of the developments in the world of gamepads. We support Impulse Triggers on the Xbox controller, as well as Adaptive Triggers on the Dualsense. Or you could stick to the good old mouse and keyboard - complete with a custom Razer Chroma profile highlighting the keys used in the game!


The internal file structure of the game is really simple and clear - perfect for taking a look inside and tinkering with. The modding community on our Discord has already created a number of fantastic mods for the Prologue and we’re sure that we’ll see many more for the full game.


This is not the end of the road for The Riftbreaker - it is just the beginning. We have plans to support the game long-term with regular updates, new content releases, and DLCs. We are also planning to ship the full suite of our internal editing tools that you can use to create whatever you like. They will be coming soon in one of the post-release updates.

We strongly encourage you to join our Discord server at www.discord.gg/exorstudios - it’s always the easiest to catch us there. It’s also home to our vibrant modding community.

We can’t wait to see how you like the game. We hope you will have as much fun playing, as we did while developing the game.

Have fun!
EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!

As we promised, we have a couple of awesome things prepared for you for launch and here's the first one of them: during our stream on October 14th, starting at 3 PM CEST we will be giving away a Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon 6800XT GPU!

Thanks to our partnership with AMD we will be able to give a rig upgrade to one lucky fan. It will for sure allow them to run the Riftbreaker with all the bells and whistles! With 16GB of RAM and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate features, such as ray-tracing, variable rate shading and many more, this GPU will handle whatever you throw at it.

Additionally, we will be giving away a couple of copies of the full version of The Riftbreaker!

1. Make sure to join our stream on October 14th at 3PM CEST.
   
2. At some point during the stream Void will reveal a secret URL with the registration form. All you have to do is enter your email address, your nickname and confirm that you agree to the rules of the giveaway. The document with Terms and Conditions will be available with the registration form.
   
3. Entries will run for a limited amount of time, disclosed on stream. No earlier or later entries will be taken into consideration.
   
4. After entries close we will randomly select a winner from among valid entries and publicly disclose the winner on stream. THIS IS IMPORTANT - make sure that you enter a SFW name that you are comfortable with us sharing in case you win. If you break the SFW rule, you will be disqualified!
   
5. We will contact you using the email that you provided in the registration form.

And that's it! Be mindful that this is not the only chance to win awesome stuff that you will get over the course of the coming weeks. We might even have more hardware to giveaway...

To stay up to date on all the awesomeness, join us on our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios.

EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!

It's release week! Only 3 more days until the Rift to Galatea 37 will break open and your wait will be over. We hope you are just excited as we are!

Today we are publishing the last pre-release update to The Riftbreaker: Prologue and The Riftbreaker Beta. The Prologue version will continue receiving updates after the full game is released. The Beta version, however, will be deactivated in 3 days. We would like to thank you all for helping us improve The Riftbreaker. Your ideas and feedback changed many things for better. We hope the final product will meet your expectations and that you will stick around to see what the future brings.

See you on the other side!
EXOR Studios

• AZERTY keyboard layout is now automatically detected and appropriate control scheme is applied to avoid conflicts in bindings.
  
• Game save catalog has changed from 'Documents/Riftbreaker' to 'Documents/ The Riftbreaker' or 'Documents/The Riftbreaker Prologue', according to the game version.
  
• Gui: BuildModeScreen: the last selected building is not highlighted only when using a gamepad.
  
• Improved game loading speed.
  
• Grenade and teleport aiming improved on gamepads.
  
• The ending of survival mode has changed - your HQ must survive the final attack.
  
• Multiple missing localization strings have been added.
  
• Added Qucik Save and Quick Load feature. Their keyboard shortcuts are F5 and F8, respectively.
  
• Added Ironium Synthesizer building - it's the direct opposite of the Carbonium Synthesizer.
  
• Geothermal Power Plant can now optionally output mud - this will allow you to access water much easier on some maps.
  
• Stun duration reduced to 3 seconds to weaken Power Fists.
  
• Added localizations, descriptions and icons for elemental versions of Dash and Power Jump.
  
• Fixed effects, glow and projectile spacing in nuclear missile launcher.
  
• Changed flora cultivator and flora collector buildings names, since they can collect more than just flora now.
  
• Disabled statistics on all platforms. The screen needs more work and we will reenable it at a later point.
  
• Improved effects and ribbons for artillery.
  
• Fixed many potentially gamebreaking bugs and crashes.