Rift Loopers

Released: Apr 26, 2023
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 03:02 GMT

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03 Aug 2024Developer post
Summer Patch
Hello Loopers! It's been awhile while we and shifted focus on other titles, but we wanted to push out a quality pass to Rift Loopers to give you an upgrade in sound fx, gameplay tweaks and bug fixes Check out the full details below! The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now
Hello Loopers!
It's been awhile while we and shifted focus on other titles, but we wanted to push out a quality pass to Rift Loopers to give you an upgrade in sound fx, gameplay tweaks and bug fixes
Check out the full details below!
The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here!
Patch Notes

Major SFX overhaul on most weapons and explosions
Game mode now shows when entering map
Fix to plasma dome rotation
Fix to explosions giving wrong effect
SMG clip increased
Rocket Launcher clip increased
Mobile turret CD reduced to 30 seconds
Cauterize now damages enemies and heals self
Other minor fixes
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06 Nov 2023Developer post
Fall Patch
Hello Loopers! Happy November - With this patch we are bringing some performance optimizations, fixes and more class abilities as we prepare to start working on transitioning Rift Loopers to Xbox next year! Check out the full details below! The Pyro is our first DLC character and
Hello Loopers!
Happy November - With this patch we are bringing some performance optimizations, fixes and more class abilities as we prepare to start working on transitioning Rift Loopers to Xbox next year!
Check out the full details below!
The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here!
Patch Notes

Ability/Explosion Performance Improved
New Ability: Android - Orbital Vortex: Up to three orbs surround you and damage enemies while blocking incoming shots.
New Ability: Engineer - Flying Turret: An AI-controlled turret that flies with you as you explore.
New Ability: Sapper - Sticky Grenade: Grenades that stick to enemies and walls and explode on a timer.
New Ability: Brute - Rage: Become invulnerable for 10 seconds.
New Ability: Medic - Cauterize: New default ability for medic class, which heals friendlies in front of player
New Ability: Valkyrie - Echo Explosion: Set off an explosion that causes additional explosions on nearby enemies
New Ability: Scientist - Glue Bomb: Throw a grenade that spreads globs of foam that will slow down your enemies
New Ability: Scout - Super Speed: Temporarily increase your movement speed
Lots of other smaller bug fixes...
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28 Jun 2023Developer post
Ability Booster Patch
Hello Loopers! This patch we are pushing out a few tweaks to gameplay, abilities, and bugfixes - Don't miss out on the new Pyro Class DLC! The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here! Coming up this fall - the team is working on a new
Hello Loopers!
This patch we are pushing out a few tweaks to gameplay, abilities, and bugfixes - Don't miss out on the new Pyro Class DLC!
The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here!
Coming up this fall - the team is working on a new game mode: Operations
Operations game mode will be more linear and objective based story missions, where players will have to work together to successfully complete the scenario. Here is a sneak peek at the first Operations Map coming up.
Patch Notes

Mining Laser weapon fix
Fix to level up fonts
Max Level bug fix
Force Arc now multiplies as it travels
New Sapper Weapon: Homing RPG
Fix to spider hit boxes
Lasers and Energy Beam now bounce off surfaces
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29 May 2023Developer post
Ability Overhaul + Pyro DLC Class
Hello Loopers! This patch we are bringing a total overhaul on how abilities work, the menu UI, and ability mechanics as we introduce our first DLC class - The Pyro! The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here! Abilities One of our goal
Hello Loopers!
This patch we are bringing a total overhaul on how abilities work, the menu UI, and ability mechanics as we introduce our first DLC class - The Pyro!
The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here!
Abilities
One of our goals is to release Rift Loopers on console, so we want the gameplay to feel natural on a gamepad, previously, having 4 active abilities made it awkward for current button layouts to easily aim and move while pressing abilities. So we are bringing down the number of active abilities you can learn to a max of 2 and increasing the max passive abilities to 6.
We have also reverted the change to have right thumbstick control weapon fire, but, we have added an option in gameplay settings to reenable this if you want this back on!
Items
Items are a new feature that gives players a starting support ability, these items can be selected and unlocked in the load out menu. These abilities are fire and forget and have longer cooldowns than most active.
Class Abilities
We have added the foundation for unlocking different class abilities in the loadout menu, expect to see more coming soon!
Patch Notes

Pyro Class now available
Cooldown Reduction Passive ability, Powerup, challenge, and enhancement added
Abilities Overhauled: Active Ability Max set to 2; Passive Ability Max set to 6; Item Abilities Added; Selectable Class Abilities added
Main Menu UI completely Overhauled
Gamepad Support overhauled - Virtual cursor is no longer in the game
Mines and Turret abilities can no longer be placed anywhere in vision and will only be placed near character
Option to use Right Thumbstick as weapon fire added in Settings
Airstrike is now autofiring and will target enemies in a radius
Helldog Animation Bug fixed
Psy Worm health bar bug fixed
Improved Drone Strike power up
Several enemies will now "drop" in on the player as part of spawning
Exploder enemy explosion now effects enemies
Exploder enemy explosion timer decreased by 50% and damage increased by 200%
Laser Abilities now returns in arc before ending
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07 May 2023Developer post
Giga QOL Patch
Hello Loopers! It has been an exciting couple weeks since our 1.0 release - we appreciate all the support and feedback you all have given and as such, we are pushing out some major changes and improvements to the game. Biggest change is to improving support for gamepads - the rig
Hello Loopers!
It has been an exciting couple weeks since our 1.0 release - we appreciate all the support and feedback you all have given and as such, we are pushing out some major changes and improvements to the game.
Biggest change is to improving support for gamepads - the right thumbstick will now shoot your weapons as well as face your character - this allows you to take advantage of both triggers and bumpers for abilities - which should greatly improve comfortability in using lined abilities. Let us know how this feels.
Another change is REMOVING the passive requirements to unlock the Ability Modifications special upgrade - after thinking about it, I was just linking them to random passives and it didn't really make sense to force players to have to take those passives - so ability unlocks will now be available when you max out the ability level (level 6). Granting ability mods may change in the future, but for now they are available immediately.
There are lots of other balancing changes and improvements too - check em all out below
Patch Notes

Boss health bar now updates correctly
Projectiles will no longer disappear if clients are too far away from host
Endless Mode: Elites spawn at beginning of wave
Endless Mode: HP scaling reduced
Endless Mode: spawn interval set by difficulty
Huge optimization pass
Ranged enemies will swap to melee and stay in melee less often
Difficulty now increases spawn interval
Only Elite enemies will scale with based on level
HP scaling based on difficulty decreased
Improved pawn detection for enemies
Stash health kit drop chance increased by 20% (crystal chance decreased by 20%)
Dodge Cooldown reduced by 50%
Abilities firing on button assignment fixed
Gamepad Right Thumbstick now controls weapon fire
Gamepad Default ability keys changed
Level up flow no longer requires virtual cursor for gamepad
fixes to focus issues on gamepad
New random objective: Push the ball to the objective, if you can!
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26 Apr 2023Developer post
Rift Loopers 1.0 is now available!
The team and I are very excited to announce that Rift Loopers is out of early access today! I'm very proud of the team and what we have achieved in just one year, and I look forward to continuing to see where Rift Loopers goes in the future with the continued help and dedication
25 Apr 2023Developer post
Release Prep
Hello Loopers! We are ready to launch 1.0 tomorrow and pushing out a few final tweaks and QOL improvements. Remember its the last chance to pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE! The Founder's Pack DLC will remain free until 1.0 so get it now and get bug hunting! What to expect
Hello Loopers!
We are ready to launch 1.0 tomorrow and pushing out a few final tweaks and QOL improvements. Remember its the last chance to pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE!
The Founder's Pack DLC will remain free until 1.0 so get it now and get bug hunting!
What to expect after 1.0
We will be working the next few weeks on any high priority bugs but we already have plans for more content coming this summer, including more enemies, bosses, powerups and a new character!
Keep sharing your ideas on the forums and discord on what you want to see for the future of Rift Loopers!
Patch Notes

Level up screen will now show current abilities and their levels
Crosshair will now become invisible when gamepad is detected
Player Health is now shown above characters by default - this can be hidden in options
Stashes in the map now have outlines when additional outlines are turned on
Friendly HUD now shows friendly icons
Ability Mod UI updated
Lobby VFX added when loading characters
UI markers are no longer removed on death
Medic base heal reduced by 50%
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10 Apr 2023Developer post
Release Annoucement Patch
Hello Loopers! Rift Loopers will be hitting 1.0 on April 26th - as a thank you for those who supported us in Early Access - pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE for some exclusive skins and a boost of crystals! The Founder's Pack DLC will remain free until 1.0 so get it now an
Hello Loopers!
Rift Loopers will be hitting 1.0 on April 26th - as a thank you for those who supported us in Early Access - pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE for some exclusive skins and a boost of crystals!
The Founder's Pack DLC will remain free until 1.0 so get it now and get bug hunting!
Patch Notes

DLC Prep
Suburbs Trees no longer block projectiles
Fix to Suburbs Syncing
Blood Lust Client Fix
Lightning Gun sounds reduced by 15%
Exploder enemy tweaks
Wave Mode: Enemy hitstun reduced slightly on each wave
other minor fixes
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03 Apr 2023Developer post
Endless Wave mode Patch
Hello Loopers! In preparation of 1.0 release (date still TBD) we are pushing out bug fixes, optimizations and a new game mode for you all to enjoy! Patch Notes New game mode: Endless Waves - survive as long as you can in the endless wave mode, with each wave getting progressively
Hello Loopers!
In preparation of 1.0 release (date still TBD) we are pushing out bug fixes, optimizations and a new game mode for you all to enjoy!
Patch Notes

New game mode: Endless Waves - survive as long as you can in the endless wave mode, with each wave getting progressively more difficult and unleashing new enemies. Earn bonus crystals for every wave you survive!
Texture optimizations
Fix to dodge key rebinding
Suburbs bug fixes and optimizations
In game pause menu improved
Single Player flow improved
other minor fixes...
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30 Mar 2023Developer post
Pre-Release Patch
Hello Loopers! We are preparing for the 1.0 release of Rift Loopers in the next month or so, an exact date is still to be set but will be announced in the coming weeks! With 1.0 release, we have accomplished everything we set out to achieve in our EA roadmap - but this is not the
Hello Loopers!
We are preparing for the 1.0 release of Rift Loopers in the next month or so, an exact date is still to be set but will be announced in the coming weeks!
With 1.0 release, we have accomplished everything we set out to achieve in our EA roadmap - but this is not the end! Development will continue on Rift Loopers to bring you more content throughout the year - New Maps, Enemies, Power Ups, Abilities and more will be coming as FREE updates, but new characters will be made available only through DLC packs.
As such, the price at 1.0 will remain at 4.99 USD!
Have ideas for what you want to see next in Rift Loopers?
Share them here or in our discord!
Patch Notes

Updated weapon icons
New power ups available - Health Boost and Drone Strike
Map selection button added to Lobby Hud
Added Player indicator beneath character - can be disabled in Gameplay options
Map Loading Images added
New Enemy: Exploder - avoid getting caught in their blast on death!
Players now bleed when hit
Enemies blood is now green and leaves pools when damaged
Urban Hell / Soulless Suburbs lighting tweaked
other minor fixes
Add on Patch

Dodge Mechanic added (Space/Left Bumper default keys)
Exploder enemy damage increased
New Power Up - Mine Dodge - Drop mines when ever you dodge
New Power up - Stun Dodge - Stun all enemies close to you when you dodge
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14 Mar 2023Developer post
Power Up Patch
Hello Loopers! Introducing the Valkyrie! Buff you allies and wreck havoc with dual melee weapons! New Gameplay Mechanic: Power Ups Power ups are temporary buffs that will empower your characters while you are in a loop - some last the whole loop, while others expire with time. So
Hello Loopers!
Introducing the Valkyrie!
Buff you allies and wreck havoc with dual melee weapons!
New Gameplay Mechanic: Power Ups
Power ups are temporary buffs that will empower your characters while you are in a loop - some last the whole loop, while others expire with time. Some example of these are Armor Power ups which will reduce all damage for the whole match and Double Damage Power Up which doubles all your damage for 30 seconds!
Power ups have a chance to be dropped from stashes!
Back at base, you can purchase some power ups that effect your character the whole match, such as armor or Mobile defib which will return your character to 50% HP when you get hit with a killing blow! These are purchasable while in the lobby, are non refundable, and only last the next match, so purchase them wisely!
Patch Notes

Power up mechanic added
Valkyrie Class added - Buff you allies and wreck havoc with the second melee class!
Lifetime objective counter added
New Boss added - watch out for his ranged tongue attack!
Blood Lust challenge requirements reduced to 750 kills
Blood Lust challenge now calculates both players at end of a match in coop
3 seconds of invulnerability added after a revive
Players who die while trying to revive others will no longer trigger revive
Melee weapons now correctly add bonus damage
Melee weapons bug fixed where auto attack would stop on double click
Other minor fixes
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05 Mar 2023Developer post
Suburban Warfare Patch
Hello Loopers! This patch bringing you the first iteration of our new suburbs map and a number of new weapons for you to unlock - check out the full detail below. Patch Notes Soulless Suburbs Map added Enemies will be highlighted in subtle red outline when near player to help wit
Hello Loopers!
This patch bringing you the first iteration of our new suburbs map and a number of new weapons for you to unlock - check out the full detail below.
Patch Notes

Soulless Suburbs Map added
Enemies will be highlighted in subtle red outline when near player to help with visibility
new weapon icons added
fix to laser weapons not destroying spore pillars
laser weapons added for Soldier, Medic, Engineer and Scout - beat hard difficulty with a class to unlock!
KB Movement keys are now able to be rebound
Engineer turret CD reduced by 5 seconds
Class bonus stats added for Scientist and Android
Scout Class gets 1 second of invulnerability when using Blink ability
Rain VFX improved on Urban Hell and Soulless Suburbs
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17 Feb 2023Developer post
Revival Patch
Hello Loopers! Hope you all had a wonderful valentines day, we are pushing out a patch to introduce a few new mechanics, including Reviving your teammates who die during a match, a quick communication system, and updated objective pacing. Revive - How it works: When a teammate di
Hello Loopers!
Hope you all had a wonderful valentines day, we are pushing out a patch to introduce a few new mechanics, including Reviving your teammates who die during a match, a quick communication system, and updated objective pacing.
Revive - How it works: When a teammate dies, a rift portal will be spawned at a random location, your surviving teammates must locate and defend this position until the revive process in complete! Dead teammates will be brought back at the current level, missing out on any chests or level gains, but back in the fight!
Quick Communication - Pressing 1-4 on KBM or DPAD on controller will announce your intentions to your teammates - Moving to objective, Holding your ground, Falling Back, or requesting heals
Objectives - Random objectives will now start at 1:05 on the timer and will not have a time limit. Upon completion of the current objective, you will get a reward and another objective will be given shortly after. We will be adding more objectives in future updates, and increase rewards based on number of concurrent objectives completed!
Patch Notes

Revive mechanic added
Objective mechanic reworked
Friendly health bars of teammates added to right side of screen
Characters will now sometimes announce their reloads
Quick communication system added to help coordinate with your team mates
other minor fixes...
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What's next?
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05 Feb 2023Developer post
Welcome to the Desert Patch
Hello Loopers! Happy February - pushing out a few fixes for the Worm boss and our new desert map for you all to enjoy! Patch Notes Rain will sometimes appear in urban hell map Players are now invulnerable for 2 seconds after level up / chest pickup Fix to Worm Boss animations on
Hello Loopers!
Happy February - pushing out a few fixes for the Worm boss and our new desert map for you all to enjoy!
Patch Notes

Rain will sometimes appear in urban hell map
Players are now invulnerable for 2 seconds after level up / chest pickup
Fix to Worm Boss animations on client side
New ability icons properly show when modifications are made
Stim Mod fixed
New Map: Desert Strike
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What's next?
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02 Jan 2023Developer post
Winter Content Patch
Hello Loopers! For the new year we are pushing out the latest content patch! Our roadmap has also been updated to reflect where we are in development and give us extra time to hit 1.0 in first quarter of 2023 Patch Notes Normal enemy HP reduced by 10% Urban Hell map neon decorati
Hello Loopers!
For the new year we are pushing out the latest content patch!
Our roadmap has also been updated to reflect where we are in development and give us extra time to hit 1.0 in first quarter of 2023
Patch Notes

Normal enemy HP reduced by 10%
Urban Hell map neon decorations added
Forest Black site trees will now occlude to trunks which greatly improves visibility
New Active Ability: Energy Burst - Unleash energy which will pierce and damage any enemy it hits, level it up to add up to 6 additional projectiles to fire.
New Active Ability: Stim Pack - Recover a portion of your health over 10 seconds
New Active Ability: Damage Amp - Create a zone which will amplify the damage taken by any enemy that it touches - the damage amplification is permanent and will mark them with a visual cue.
New Passive Ability: Enhanced Reflexes - Gives a chance to dodge and mitigate all damage from an attack
New Passive Ability: Blood Lust - Gives temporary buff to weapon and ability damage when an enemy is killed, duration refreshed on each enemy killed
New Passive Ability: Lucky - Gives chance to get an additional choice when leveling up
New Ability Mods
New Challenges added
New Steam Achievements added
Other minor fixes
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27 Nov 2022Developer post
Plasma Dome rework + extras
Patch tweaking Androids class ability and adding a few things Patch Notes Android Class ability updated: Dome will now attach to android when cast and in addition to reducing damage to friendlies, the plasma dome will now damage enemies within the dome for 5% (upgradable) of your
Patch tweaking Androids class ability and adding a few things
Patch Notes

Android Class ability updated: Dome will now attach to android when cast and in addition to reducing damage to friendlies, the plasma dome will now damage enemies within the dome for 5% (upgradable) of your max health every second.
Buff Timers now show above your Health
Laser projectile size increased
Bullet and laser projectile sound fx added when hitting an enemy
Turret visual for remaining time added
Audio cue added when ability comes off cooldown
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23 Nov 2022Developer post
November Content Patch
Hello Loopers! Novembers new content is here! Patch Notes New Class: Android - Utilizing Laser weapons which will pierce enemies and continue on, their class ability will create a Plasma Dome which reduces all enemy damage for all anyone within the sphere. Mini Boss Event added -
Hello Loopers!
Novembers new content is here!
Patch Notes

New Class: Android - Utilizing Laser weapons which will pierce enemies and continue on, their class ability will create a Plasma Dome which reduces all enemy damage for all anyone within the sphere.
Mini Boss Event added - Battle with a powerful enemy, which has a chance to trigger every 5th minute
Increased visibility of damage flash
Additional Forest Modules added to pool
New Steam Page Art added
Possible fix to Pause bug when player joins just as level up triggers
Other minor fixes...
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22 Oct 2022Developer post
October Content Patch
Hello Loopers! Time to experiment with some new content! Patch Notes New Class: The Scientist - Take this civilian out for some on the field training with their arsenal of experimental weaponry and powerful black hole ability! New Map: Forest Black Site - Explore the forests of L
Hello Loopers!
Time to experiment with some new content!
Patch Notes

New Class: The Scientist - Take this civilian out for some on the field training with their arsenal of experimental weaponry and powerful black hole ability!
New Map: Forest Black Site - Explore the forests of Lithuania. A complex of military bases that fell less than a week after the invasion began, now hold secrets and horrors that must be seen to be believed...
New Ability: Gun Run - Call in strafing gunfire and missiles to annihilate your enemies!
Round timer will now show for spectators
New icons for weapons while in lobby
New challenges
Stun VFX added
Fix to Ultra graphics settings
New blood VFX
New rifle fire VFX
Class Icons added in lobby
Option to turn on local health bar for players added to options
Option to auto enable outlines added to options
Performance Optimizations
Hotfix

Fixed mod picture for gun run
Fix to chest icons sometimes not being removed
fix to double stun vfx
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08 Oct 2022Developer post
Bug Bash Patch
Hello Loopers! Patch Notes You can now view and join games in progress as a spectator Added button for Host to force game resume when waiting for other players Notification added when player joins or leaves Lobby camera now correctly zooms back in when player leaves Silos will no
Hello Loopers!
Patch Notes

You can now view and join games in progress as a spectator
Added button for Host to force game resume when waiting for other players
Notification added when player joins or leaves
Lobby camera now correctly zooms back in when player leaves
Silos will no longer block projectiles
Trees will no longer block projectiles
Biomass at edge of maps no longer occludes
Several fixes to nav mesh not generating correctly
Trees will now turn opaque when blocking camera
Closed off thin alleys
Fix to double health pack spawning on clients
Fix to container VFX playing double on clients
Fix to chat focus resetting whenever message is sent
Fix to mines double spawning on client
Melee weapons will no longer show char outline
Chest reset logic improved for multiplayer
Updated icons for mission notifications
2 new achievements added for new difficulties
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06 Oct 2022Developer post
Optimization Patch
Hello Loopers! Patch Notes Optimizations to enemy models & multiplayer latency Boss damage ramp up reduced, and late bosses will no longer one hit Ready status added above player name while in lobby Increased player timeout when starting match Added loading descriptions at st
Hello Loopers!
Patch Notes

Optimizations to enemy models & multiplayer latency
Boss damage ramp up reduced, and late bosses will no longer one hit
Ready status added above player name while in lobby
Increased player timeout when starting match
Added loading descriptions at start of map
Added input help text for outlines at match start
End of match results now show correct difficulty on multiplayer clients
Stash now correctly upgrades Sapper class ability
Fix to enemies disappearing when spectating
Fix to late game enemies ignoring max enemy count
Fix to spitter death animations sometimes not playing
Late game spitters chest removed
Fixes to abilities not firing in multiplayer when player has high latency
Fix to waiting for players sometimes not removing from hud when player has high latency
other minor fixes...
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