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.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PROLOGUE?


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. Or just take the scenic route and do whatever you want - the choice is yours.

STORY


You play the role of captain Ashley S. Nowak - you are the Riftbreaker, an elite scientist/commando inside a powerful Mecha-Suit. Enter a one-way portal to Galatea 37, a distant planet at the far reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy, with the purpose of building up a base that will allow travel back to Earth and further colonization. Ashley's Mecha-suit, which she calls "Mr. Riggs", can withstand the harshest environmental conditions and has a full range of equipment for base construction, resource extraction, gathering specimens, and of course - combat. It is capable of traveling through rifts that connect space across vast distances.

BASE BUILDING

Your task is to construct a two-way rift back to Earth. It is a very complex invention and requires enormous amounts of energy. Simple solar collectors and a few tons of steel will not be enough. You will need to build up a complex chain of mines, refineries, powerplants, and research facilities to complete this mission.

EXPLORATION

Galatea 37 is an unknown planet in the Sycorax belt of the Milky Way galaxy. Long-distance surveys detected that it is inhabitable and perfect for colonization. The planet is full of rare minerals and substances that can be found in various locations around the globe. Varied biomes can surprise you with unknown fauna and flora as well as harsh weather conditions. Construct local outposts in resource-rich locations that will transport the required resources using rift technology.

DEFENSE

Your presence on this planet will not go unnoticed. As you build up your industry and disrupt the natural order, the world will start seeing you as a threat. Build up your defenses. Construct walls, barriers, and defense towers as the attacks get stronger with every passing day. You will face thousands of hostile creatures trying to eliminate your presence.

HACK, SLASH, SHOOT

Mr. Riggs can be equipped with powerful weapons and abilities that will allow you to take on the largest of beasts. You will need to be ready to face lots of hostile alien creatures as you scout the planet.

GATHER SAMPLES AND STRANGE ARTIFACTS


Fallen beasts will drop valuable research specimens as well as rare resources. Use everything that you can gather to research and craft new technologies, buildings, weapons, and equipment. You can also scout the terrain using your sensors and dig for treasure buried underground.

RESEARCH


Use the samples that you've gathered to research new technologies that will help you build up your base, improve your defenses, develop new blueprints for your Mecha-suit, or improve existing technologies.

CRAFT


Mr. Riggs is fully customizable and upgradeable. Use the blueprints that you've researched to craft new parts and weapons. Utilizing better materials for the crafting process results in developing gear with improved properties. Each crafted item has unique properties.

INTERACTIVE STREAMING


The Riftbreaker™ has built-in integration with the most popular streaming services out there. The stream's audience can actively participate in the game through multiple options, e.g. by voting to send waves of new enemies, spawn environmental disasters like a tornado, or by donating resources.

THE SCHMETTERLING ENGINE


This game is built using the latest iteration of EXOR Studio's in-house developed Schmetterling 2.0 engine which was previously used to create X-Morph: Defense and Zombie Driver. We pride ourselves in delivering fluid gameplay and utilizing all of your hardware's capabilities - uncapped frame rate, support for widescreen monitors, customizable controls, and more.

COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT


If you've read everything and arrived all the way down here, then you might be interested in helping us shape the game. Please come and talk to us on the forums, our official Discord server, or through any other of our social media. We'll be sharing inside info about our development progress, and we'd love to hear your feedback. Please come and help us make Riftbreaker the game You want to play!

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.

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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