The Riftbreaker

The Riftbreaker is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view hack and slash and strategy game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
Expansion pack	The expansion packs include new campaigns, mechanics, creatures, and technologies.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Metal Terror
Into the Dark
Heart of the Swamp

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%/Documents/The Riftbreaker/config
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/780310/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%/Documents/The Riftbreaker/campaignV2
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%/Packages/EXORStudios.TheRiftbreakerPC_9y41ntp9cv1jj/SystemAppData/wgs
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/780310/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		When running the Steam version in a Wine Virtual Desktop on Linux, setting the virtual desktop to the system's total/combined multimonitor resolution works on Proton-GE 7.x.^[1]
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay at 32:9 aspect ratio. User interface elements are locked to screen edges. Search "Ultrawidescreen GUI Fix" in the ingame mod browser for a fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Also no zoom control unless via console command^[2](with caveat^[3])
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TXAA. SSAA via the Resolution scaling setting (up to 200%).
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 2.1, XeSS 1 ^[4]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Both AMD and Nvidia supported. Ray traced shadows and ambient occlusion.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Gameplay settings.
User interface settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.

Input

Keybinding configuration.

Controller binding configuration.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Some keys are softcoded causing conflicting issues when remapped.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support		Toggleable.

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense ^[5]^{[citation needed]}
PlayStation button prompts		^[5]
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		^[5]
Adaptive trigger support		^{[citation needed]}
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) ^[5]

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound effects, dialogue, streaming events, announcements. Individual announcements can be toggled.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Most dialogue is always subtitled; otherwise, announcements, such as for building damage and missing resources, are not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Toggleable; called Mute inactive window.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix in 3D Fix Manager for SBS, TAB, Interleaved and Anaglyph. Or Geo-11 fix with 3D Game Bridge GUI for Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.
Nvidia 3D Vision		Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix for Frame Sequential or Row Interleaved displays.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	D3D12 required for ray tracing.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 (2nd Generation) AMD Bulldozer (4 cores)	Intel Core i7 (2nd Generation) AMD Ryzen
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon R7 265 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 AMD Radeon RX 6800 6 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/780310/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (780310) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Incassum on 2024-01-18
On Linux, running the Steam version in a Wine Virtual Desktop set to your total/combined multimonitor resolution works on Proton-GE 7.x; in-game, setting to "fullscreen" correctly display the Virtual Desktop resolution.
↑ Zoom control - last accessed on 2021-10-31
↑ [1] - last accessed on 2021-10-31
"Your game might stutter—or even crash—if you abuse the zoom option too much. But that really depends on your PC, so give it a try at your own risk."
↑ Latest FSR 2 Supported Games List - last accessed on 2022-11-30
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-10-21
Tested using official DS4 controller connected to my laptop via USB.

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/780310/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (780310) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/780310/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (780310) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Incassum on 2024-01-18
On Linux, running the Steam version in a Wine Virtual Desktop set to your total/combined multimonitor resolution works on Proton-GE 7.x; in-game, setting to "fullscreen" correctly display the Virtual Desktop resolution.

[3] Zoom control - last accessed on 2021-10-31

[4] [1] - last accessed on 2021-10-31
"Your game might stutter—or even crash—if you abuse the zoom option too much. But that really depends on your PC, so give it a try at your own risk."

[5] Latest FSR 2 Supported Games List - last accessed on 2022-11-30

[ds4_support-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-10-21
Tested using official DS4 controller connected to my laptop via USB.

[Note 1]

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Developers

	EXOR Studios
Publishers
	EXOR Studios
	Surefire.Games
Engines
	Schmetterling
Release dates
Windows	October 14, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash, Strategy
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space