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Design is All About Choices
Hello Riftbreakers! It is often said that good game design is largely invisible. It subtly affects your decisions and gives you a sense of direction, without many obvious clues. We do not mean to say that painting ledge…
Event13 changesBalanceGameplay - The Riftbreaker
Optimization in The Riftbreaker: What It Takes and What It Costs
Hello Riftbreakers! We often mention optimization in our articles, release notes, and other interactions with you. It is one of the pillars of programming. It is usually not a problem to program the computer to do somet…
Patch notes11 changesFixPerformance - The Riftbreaker
Small Details We're Proud Of
Hello Riftbreakers! There is an old saying in the game industry: “Getting the last 10% done requires 90% of the total effort.” This “proverb*” essentially says that the final layer of polish for any given game is a diff…
Patch notes9 changesGameplayPerformance - The Riftbreaker
Changes We Made Thanks To You
Hello Riftbreakers! We have always said that keeping in touch with you, our players, is one of the most important things we can do as game developers. Publishing our thoughts consistently, weekly, opens avenues for cons…
Patch notes15 changesGameplayMaps - The Riftbreaker
Dedicated Server Setup Guide
Hello Riftbreakers! Long time no see! We apologize for the radio silence these past couple of weeks, but our plans have been thwarted by various issues beyond our control. We're happy to let you know that things are bac…
Patch notes19 changesServerMaps - The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker Hotfix for Windows Update KB5086672, April 2nd, 2026.
Hello Riftbreakers! We have just released an emergency hotfix for severe performance and game cursor update issues that were caused by the recent Windows Update KB5086672 (Windows 25h2). The Riftbreaker Experimental Upd…
Patch notes3 changesFixPerformance - The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker Maintenance Update, March 26th, 2026.
UPDATE: - These changes are now live on the default branch of the game. Hello Riftbreakers! We hope you've been having a lot of fun with the World Expansion IV Update! We're happy with the current state of the game, but…
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The Riftbreaker Hotfix, March 6th, 2026.
Hello Riftbreakers! We have just published a patch that will help you with the following problems: The Riftbreaker Hotfix, March 6th, 2026, EXE: 1179 DATA: 837 changelog: Fixed crashing issues with the Cryo Fields Survi…
Patch notes10 changesFixGameplay - The Riftbreaker
It's Here! World Expansion IV Free Update - Open Campaign + Cryo Fields Biome
If you want a TL;DR of this article, this commentary trailer will give you all the essentials in a nutshell. Hello Riftbreakers! We are very pleased to announce that the new World Expansion IV Update is now live! We hav…
Event92 changesFixGameplay - The Riftbreaker
We Have a Launch Date, and a New Experimental Update is Now Live!
Hello Riftbreakers! We have some good news for you today! The Riftbreaker World Expansion IV will be released on Thursday, March 5th, 2026! This free update brings you an entirely new way to play the game in the form of…
Event52 changesFixGameplay - The Riftbreaker
Cryo Fields Creature Gallery
Hello Riftbreakers! In this week’s article, we are going to take a look at the (literal) meat and (figurative) potatoes of the Cryo Fields biome - the creatures that inhabit the area. The local fauna has adapted to the…
Patch notes6 changesBalanceGameplay - The Riftbreaker
Cryo Fields - A Harsh New Biome Coming in World Expansion IV
Hello Riftbreakers! Welcome to the Cryo Fields! We have bloodthirsty proto-Kermons, lakes of supercoolant that will destroy any untreated materials, and trouble with power generation. You're gonna love it here! World Ex…
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The Riftbreaker Experimental Hotfix, January 30th, 2026.
Hello Riftbreakers! We have just released a tiny hotfix for the experimental branch. It fixes a bug that caused the users without access to DLC content to crash whenever they generated a map in a DLC biome in the Open C…
Patch notes2 changesFixMaps - The Riftbreaker
The Things We Never Had to Fix in The Riftbreaker
Hello Riftbreakers! In game development, almost everything starts as a placeholder. When we look back at the early days of The Riftbreaker, many systems, mechanics, and assets barely resemble what you are playing today.…
Event16 changesGameplayBalance - The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker World Expansion IV Experimental Update
Hello Riftbreakers! We have just released a massive update for the experimental branch of The Riftbreaker! It features the highly anticipated World Expansion IV, including the brand-new Cryo Fields biome, as well as an…
Patch notes24 changesGameplayServer - The Riftbreaker
What Changed Since 2018
Hello Riftbreakers! February 2026 will mark eight years since we began work on The Riftbreaker. It has been a massive chunk of our lives, and an exciting journey - one that we’re glad so many of you decided to join. Whe…
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