The Riftbreaker: Prologue

The Riftbreaker: Prologue

EXOR Studios · August 5, 2020 · Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, Base Building, Survival, Free to Play

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About The Riftbreaker: Prologue

✦ AI summary

You pilot a powerful mecha-suit to build an industrial base on an alien planet, extract resources, defend against thousands of hostile creatures, and research new technology to construct a rift back to Earth. Customize your suit with crafted weapons and upgrades while managing complex production chains across diverse biomes filled with rare minerals and dangerous fauna.

The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

The Riftbreaker: Prologue — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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The Riftbreaker: Prologue is a free action strategy demo that blends shooting, base building, resource management, and tower defense into a cohesive experience where players must construct mines and power plants while defending against alien attacks. Players consistently praise how well the different gameplay systems work together, creating engaging moment-to-moment variety between combat and strategic preparation, though some are uncertain whether it differs meaningfully from the full game. The prologue appears well-regarded as an accessible introduction to the franchise's mechanics.

Recommended Sep 5, 2026
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Recommended Sep 5, 2026
good demo
Recommended Aug 15, 2026
The Riftbreaker: Prologue is an ambitious and remarkably complete introduction to a game that blends several genres without allowing any single component to completely overwhelm the others. Developed by EXOR Studios and published by EXOR Studios and Surefire.Games, it serves as a playable prequel to the main campaign of The Riftbreaker. Instead of behaving like a short demonstration with only a handful of mechanics, the prologue establishes the fundamental cycle of exploration, resource collection, base construction, technological development, and large-scale defensive combat. Its combination of action RPG mechanics with strategy, survival, crafting, and tower defense creates an experience that constantly shifts between direct fighting and careful preparation. The story places players in control of Captain Ashley S. Nowak, an elite scientist and commando sent through a one-way portal to Galatea 37. Her ultimate objective is to establish the infrastructure required to create a connection back to Earth and prepare the planet for colonization. Ashley operates inside Mr. Riggs, an advanced Mecha-Suit capable of surviving dangerous environments while performing construction, resource e…
Recommended Aug 14, 2026
The Riftbreaker: Prologue is a free action strategy game that mixes shooting, base building, resource management and tower defense. We play as Captain Ashley S. Nowak inside her powerful mech suit, Mr. Riggs, after arriving on the alien planet Galatea 37. Our job is to build a base, gather resources and survive the creatures that start attacking once we begin disturbing the planet. The best thing about the game is how well the different systems work together. We are not just running around shooting aliens because we also have to build mines, refineries and power plants to keep everything running. Once we start expanding, our base becomes much more complicated and we have to think about where everything should go. The combat is also a lot of fun. Mr. Riggs can use different weapons and abilities, and there can eventually be huge numbers of aliens attacking us at once. The moment a large wave reaches the base, we have to decide whether to fight it ourselves or rely on walls, turrets and other defenses. It can get pretty hectic when everything starts happening at once. Exploration gives us another reason to leave the base. Galatea 37 has different areas, resources and alien creatur…
Recommended Jul 3, 2026
I'm confused as to how to play this versus playing regular Riftbreaker. It seems like this might just be a demo?
Recommended Jun 14, 2026
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