Developer posts and news about this game.
Rifters, Welcome to Lost Rift Patch 7. This update opens the doors to a brand-new location - Highpoint Institute on Locker Island, expands the story of Victoria, rebalances progression and loot, introduces new combat tuning, and delivers a large wave of UI, networking, and qualit
Rifters, this is the Second Update, the Gun Modding Update. This one is a big update for Lost Rift. We are introducing full weapon modding, a major expansion to gunplay that lets you tailor weapons to your playstyle, whether you prefer precision sniping, stealth, or full-on comba
The Steam Spring Sale is live, and for the first time, Lost Rift is available at its biggest discount yet, 80% off. The sale runs from now until next Thursday. This is about bringing more players into the game and growing the Rift. The more players jumping in, the better the expe
Rifters, we have released a smaller patch with no downtime. This patch focuses on smoothing out the first hour of gameplay in preparation for the upcoming Spring Sale. A lot of these changes have come directly from monitoring your experience and feedback. We are committed to maki
Rifters, we have the next patch for you. This update focuses on overhauling consumables to make rare items more valuable and refining AI behavior - especially addressing situations where enemies felt like they were laser-beaming you from impossible angles. Alongside these changes
Rifters, today is the first patch in 2026 for Lost Rift! This update focuses on polishing the experience for our players and balancing. A lot of these changes have come directly from monitoring your experience and feedback. We are committed to making Lost Rift the innovative new
Hello Rifters, We’re taking part in Steam’s PVP Fest, and to celebrate it, we have a 30% discount, so if you were wondering about getting into the game, now is the time! But that’s not all - everyone who logs in during PVP Fest will get a special package to get you right into the
Hello Rifters, As we prepare for the upcoming PVP Fest, we have fixed a couple of issues to make your experience smoother. This hotfix requires no downtime, so you can play right away. As always, we want to thank the members of our community for bringing our attention to it, and
Hello Rifters, We’d like to share an updated look at what we’re currently working on for Lost Rift during Early Access. Since the last roadmap update, we’ve been gathering feedback, reviewing gameplay data, and adjusting priorities to better focus on core improvements and new fea
Rifters, the island might be dangerous, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the holidays. To spread some holiday cheer and to say thank you to everyone exploring, fighting, and surviving with us in Early Access, we’re rolling out a special Christmas In-Game Gift for all Lost
Rifters, today is the first major Early Access Game Update for Lost Rift! This update takes on some of the greatest pain points our players have raised and focuses on making Lost Rift bigger, balanced, and more enjoyable. A lot of these changes have come directly from your feedba
Hello Rifters - We have estimated over two hours of downtime occurring to release the game update. Game Update #1, Welcome to Locker Island Thank you for your patience as we release our first major update to the game today!
Hello Rifters! We’re so excited to bring you our first major update, Welcome to Locker Island, on December 17, 2025. This update marks the biggest step forward for Lost Rift since Early Access launched, and is coming with a ton of new features the community has been requesting si
Hello Rifters! It’s wild to think that it’s already been a few months since Lost Rift started our journey into Early Access. While we’ve put out an initial look at our plans through the Early Access period, the team has continued to actively listen to player feedback and is focus
Hello Rifters! The next update for Lost Rift is officially coming this month! We’re excited to introduce, Welcome to Locker Island. Our first big update is loaded with huge changes, including self-revive for downed solo players, powerful new chests that let you craft at nearby wo
Hello Rifters - We have two to three hours of downtime occurring to fix the following crashing issues: Stability Fix for authentication that would fail when Windows root certificates were out of date. Fixes for GPU crashes and various other rare crashes Unhandled Exceptions causi
Hello Rifters! We want to share a quick update with you from the development team. Lost Rift will be receiving its first Content Update next month, in December! We'll be sharing screenshots and information about this exciting content update, which will include multiple features m
Exciting news for Rifters on the go! We are happy to announce that Lost Rift is now fully playable and officially Verified on the Steam Deck. Whether you're hunkering down in your base camp or diving into a high-stakes Expeditions, you can now take the full Lost Rift experience w
Hello Rifters, We know it has been rough for Lost Rift and our community recently. We want to be transparent with you all and acknowledge the recent major issues that many of you have faced since the release of Patch 1. These issues include server instability, latency fluctuation
We would like to thank community members Heso, Kopp, and WABI in our Discord for providing information and their save files for us to resolve critical issues for this hotfix. Resolved an issue where items inside of chests would appear to disappear, especially when traveling to an