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Steam News23 February 20264mo ago

Demo live, save games & hotfix

Hello fishers! :) The Demo is live! Rift Fishing Demo I've noticed too late that the Demo save files share the same location as the Playtest save files.

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Hello fishers! :)

What changed

9 fixes1 addition2 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
  • Store
  • Balance
changedRift Fishing Demo
addedI've noticed too late that the Demo save files share the same location as the Playtest save files. It shouldn't cause any major issues to keep your old save file, but if you experience issues with inventory or settings, then please create a new character.
changedYou can find your save games in the folder C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\RiftFishing\\Saved\\SaveGames Here you can also completely delete save files, or even delete the Options.sav to reset your general options in case something is acting up here. Happy fishing!
fixedThis delayed announcement also comes with the first hotfix:
fixedHotfix 3.0.1 liveFixed: Selecting Day/night time does not work
fixedHotfix 3.0.1 liveFixed: "Control stuck after opening UI with Q and closed with Esc while fish is caught". This also fixes the "fish caught" window and/or animation being stuck when having the Options / PocketPal menu open or simlar. Please do report if there are more cases of getting stuck. I'm hearing about an evil crab.

Rift Fishing changes

changedRift Fishing Demo
addedI've noticed too late that the Demo save files share the same location as the Playtest save files. It shouldn't cause any major issues to keep your old save file, but if you experience issues with inventory or settings, then please create a new character.
changedYou can find your save games in the folder C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\RiftFishing\\Saved\\SaveGames Here you can also completely delete save files, or even delete the Options.sav to reset your general options in case something is acting up here. Happy fishing!
fixedThis delayed announcement also comes with the first hotfix:
fixedFixed: Selecting Day/night time does not work

The Demo is live!

Rift Fishing Demo

I've noticed too late that the Demo save files share the same location as the Playtest save files. It shouldn't cause any major issues to keep your old save file, but if you experience issues with inventory or settings, then please create a new character.

You can find your save games in the folder C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\RiftFishing\\Saved\\SaveGames Here you can also completely delete save files, or even delete the Options.sav to reset your general options in case something is acting up here. Happy fishing!

This delayed announcement also comes with the first hotfix:

Hotfix 3.0.1 live

  • Fixed: Selecting Day/night time does not work

  • Fixed: "Control stuck after opening UI with Q and closed with Esc while fish is caught". This also fixes the "fish caught" window and/or animation being stuck when having the Options / PocketPal menu open or simlar. Please do report if there are more cases of getting stuck. I'm hearing about an evil crab.

  • Fixed: "Emote wheel stuck on screen"

  • Fixed: Mossback has 0 HP and gets instantly caught

  • Fixed: Circle minigame sometimes fails

  • Backwards-compatibility fix for older save games for: Fishing and old outdated quests still showing

  • Fixed: Missing quest icons

  • Potential fix: Rarely minigames can get stuck on screen, this should fix itself now when starting another minigame

Source

Steam News / 23 February 2026

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