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Feature Focus: the Almanac
Ahoy Captains! This is the first post in a series called Feature Focus where we’ll take a feature, system, or mechanic from Sea of Rifts, pin it to our Natural Philosopher’s workbench, and see what makes it tick. Today…
Event6 changesUI/audioGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Fresh catch: An update to demo has just landed in your net
Ahoy captains We have been busy taking in your feedback after the latest demo release and have a fresh catch of a build for ya! New features See what thought is affecting a crew member on the crew page Fittingly you can…
Announcement16 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
New trailer and demo launching at Endix Showcase May 23-24th
Ahoy captains! We are excited to be part of the Endix Showcase to present Sea Of Rifts in a new unique and creative way. Endix is a free digital event built as a game in Unreal Engine. this allows you to join the Showca…
Event2 changesGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
We are part of Lovecraftian Days! New playtest build to celebrate
Ahoy Captains! To celebrate we are part of Lovecraftian Days we decided to release a new playtest build. This comes with a bunch of new features and fixes but might not be as stable as the demo build. Here's all the new…
Patch notes13 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Taking aim for better combat
Ahoy captains! It's Skipper Alex here with an update on what we have been working on. We have made a lot of progress on the mini road map we posted back in December. As game dev goes I ended up having to do a couple of…
Patch notes5 changesMapsGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Merry Christmas!
Hello Captains! We wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years here from Out Of Bounds Games. Sofie our lead artist have been having a lot of fun dressing the game up with Christmas themed decorations so we…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Let us chart the course ahead!
Ahoy captains! Now where we have done a few patches for the demo we have had time to pour over all the feedback you have given us on the Steam forum, discord and the occasional letter in a bottle. We wanted to give you…
Event13 changesGameplayUI/audio - Sea Of Rifts
A new playtest build appears! And the plan going forward
Ahoy Captains! It's Alex here with a new build and an update on how we will approach development going forward. Playtest builds are back, here be potential dragons We got a lot of really valuable feedback on the demo an…
Announcement9 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Showcasing at G-Star and next demo patch
Ahoy Captains! It’s Alex here with a quick update. We have the second patch for the demo in the pipeline. The reason we have not released it yet is we have been busy showcasing Sea Of Rifts at G-Star in Busan the past w…
Announcement2 changesBalancePerformance - Sea Of Rifts
First patch for the demo is now out!
Ahoy captains! Thanks for all the feedback and kind words we have gotten on the demo so far it's been very motivating to see the game being in the hands of new players - and it also revealed some areas that needed impro…
Event13 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
The June playtest sails into view!
Ahoy freebooters we are back with a new playtest build! As usual it's a mix of new features, UI improvements and bug fixes. Steam post image New features Changed layout in journal so there’s now a dedicated page for see…
Event12 changesFixUI/audio - Sea Of Rifts
Playtest build April 2025 now live!
Hello captains! We have a new playtest build with some big updates on the hook for ya. New features Save games! Not the most exciting feature but something that has taken a lot of effort to get in. You can now open the…
Event10 changesGameplayUI/audio - Sea Of Rifts
Playtest build February 2025 now live!
Ahoy freebooters we are back with another playtest. Here's the new stuff: New features Different starting ships. When starting a game you now get to pick which type of ship you want to play as - New starting ship the Be…
Patch notes4 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Playtest build January 2025
Ahoy freebooters We are live with a new build! There's been a big overhaul to combat and challenges. New features Big graphical overhaul to the UI - Ships use a better physics model so they ride waves better - New aimin…
Patch notes4 changesFixGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Coming up: First playtest of the year!
Hello captains! Just a quick update to say we are back with another playtest the last weekend of January. We will provide some more info next week but here's a sneak peak for one of the new weapons we are adding to the…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Sea Of Rifts
Playtest Patch #5
Ahoy captains I just wanted to let you know I pushed a new update to the playtest build yesterday. Running a playtest on Steam is a bit quirky so the playtest has it's own news feed so here's a copy of the new stuff lis…
Patch notes14 changesFixGameplay
