Hey Rifters,

Wow, that was one hell of a weekend! Thanks to everyone for your support, comments, questions, and feedback. With your efforts, we could test at a scale we could never have done internally! We had almost 10,000 unique players throughout our weekend, and most of you came in on Saturday and Sunday, where we just kept picking up steam (no pun intended)!

After our Thursday data, we identified a few key weak points and came in fast with our first ever hotfix, reducing the amount of crashes by about 25% for Saturday and Sunday. Not only that, but we were able to hot drop new quests, add a new way to find Resin (because a lot of you asked us about it on Discord), as well as several fixes for key pain points of our players.

So, to those of you who came to play our Alpha Playtest, thank you so much for helping us identify the issues we could've discovered only with your help. We'll be digging through the 100+ bugs/crashes/feedback/improvements we've uncovered through our backend, Discord reports, and several dedicated community members passing feedback on privately.

Thanks to all of you, we now have a clearer picture of what we need to fix for Lost Rift to offer the experience we're aiming for.

If you've read this far and haven't done so yet, we'd love for you to complete our quick Google Form survey[lostrift.com] and let us know your thoughts.

[lostrift.com]And if you're already missing rifting and grifting - You can check out some of our coverage from creators. To those of you who missed us or are excited to get in again, we’ll be back sooner than you think 😉

As always, be sure to give us a wishlist, and join our lovely Discord.

[lostrift.com]

Dear Rifters,

The time has come - the Lost Rift Alpha Playtest is live!

This first hands-on moment is about giving you a taste of the game we’re building, and we can’t wait for you to play it with us.

During the playtest, you’ll start on the Pioneers’ Landing, the PvE slice of Lost Rift, where you can:

• Explore the Island - alone or with friends in teams of up to five.
  
• Ensure your Survival - by gathering resources and crafting tools.
  
• Build your Shelter - to protect you from the weather and other dangers.
  
• Discover signs of Civilization - a mysterious tower you’ll need to investigate.
  
• Meet a Stranger in Need - who may become your trusted ally.

You can also participate in Expeditions - the high-stakes PvPvE side to Lost Rift, where you lose your precious loot if you fail to extract. On Expeditions, you will:

• Gather high-value Loot - to help you on your quest for survival.
  
• Fight with Indigenous Enemies - such as Outcasts, and larger-than-life predators.
  
• Encounter matchmade PvP Players - where you choose whether to engage or avoid.
  
• Extract in Time - and return victorious to Pioneers’ Landing to continue your quests.

To help you get your bearings, we’ve prepared a gameplay video with developer commentary from our Lead Game Designer, Olexiy Zhukov Malyeyev. Watch it below!

To join the playtests, head to our store page and click the Request Access button.

If you already have access to the playtest, you should be able to invite up to three friends to join your survival squad!

We’re incredibly excited to welcome you into Lost Rift, and even more excited to hear your thoughts. Your feedback will play a key role in shaping what’s next. Remember - if you want to stay up-to-date on Lost Rift, wishlist our game and join the Discord where we hang out with our community!

[lostrift.com]See you in the Pioneers’ Landing,
The Lost Rift Team