Riftwalker

Released: Mar 29, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 11:22 GMT

Updates & announcements

16 posts

09 Feb 2020Developer post
Update 0.5.2b
Good evening you awesome people, I've gone ahead and released a minor follow-up patch for update 0.5.2. The update just adds some descriptions for the heavy and shredder turrets, as well as fixes a minor "jittering" issue the heavy turret had. I've also included an icon for the h
Good evening you awesome people,
I've gone ahead and released a minor follow-up patch for update 0.5.2. The update just adds some descriptions for the heavy and shredder turrets, as well as fixes a minor "jittering" issue the heavy turret had.
I've also included an icon for the heavy turret so you don't have to stare at a white box.
Known Issues:

Enemy ragdolls can still spazz out causing weird visual artifacts, I have a solution for this but may take some time to fix and test.
Heavy turret is not yet shooting from the barrels, I'll be updating this soon.
I hope you all had an awesome weekend, more updates to follow soon. As always, if you have any feedback, issues or ideas - let me know in the forums.
Cheers,
Fletchy
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07 Feb 2020Developer post
Update 0.5.2
Good evening! This update is a follow-up based on user feedback from patch 0.5.1 - the update includes a new turret capable of shredding through low health enemies, reduced enemy wave sizes, reduced enemy wave scaling, reduced income and overall speed changes for monsters. New Tu
05 Feb 2020Developer post
Update 0.5.1
Good Afternoon! The latest riftwalker update introduces some new content and adds more polish on existing features. There's still a lot more to come, but it should feel refreshing. New Zone: The Valerian Archives The valerian archives are now yours to explore. - This is the first
Good Afternoon!
The latest riftwalker update introduces some new content and adds more polish on existing features. There's still a lot more to come, but it should feel refreshing.
New Zone: The Valerian Archives

The valerian archives are now yours to explore. - This is the first iteration of the Valerian Archives, which includes a limited number of tiles. I'll be heavily expanding upon this zone in the near future.
First multipath enemy spawning - The archives are the first version of procedural enemy multipathing. I'll be improving the procedural system in the future for less linear zones.
Updates

Improved flamethrower VFX reliability - The updated flamethrower VFX should now correctly trigger on more vertical based tower positions.
Improved performance on the light brazier - Temporarily removed the darkening effect on the light brazier when enemies were close for performance reasons. This will be replaced with a generic flame flicker in the future. This change will also be done to the hanging brazier in the future. You should notice the improved performance when spamming light braziers.
Saving system has been overhauled - This will allow for better and more reliable tracking of stats and make it easier for me to expand upon.
First achievement - The first achievement has been added, which is unlocked when discovering the valerian archives. Several other achievements will be added in the near future, this is mainly a test of functionality.
Final notes

As always, please leave feedback for me in the forums.
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21 Dec 2019Developer post
Update 0.5.0
Good morning! Time for another update, the 0.5.0 update contains several quality-of-life changes requested by you. It also paves the way for some future changes. Quality of Life Tileset overhaul - All existing tiles have been reworked and rebalanced. The workflow will be carried
Good morning!
Time for another update, the 0.5.0 update contains several quality-of-life changes requested by you. It also paves the way for some future changes.
Quality of Life
Tileset overhaul - All existing tiles have been reworked and rebalanced. The workflow will be carried on for future tilesets in the next content update. The new workflow provides improved performance and improved ragdolls with the terrain. There "should" no longer be any disappearing ragdolls, however, I still need to do more testing.
First iteration of the new tower UI - I've been working on a new tower UI that will allow me to take a modular approach to design the UI, for when I add tower target priorities, and other features. This still needs a LOT of polish, but I'd like to start getting feedback as I work on polishing it.
Camera Speedup - By popular request, you can now hold the camera speed modifier button (default: "Left Shift") to speed up your camera movement.
Tesla tower hit visual feedback - I've added some visual feedback to the tesla tower hits, these changes will allow me to do similar things for new towers as I add them. Please provide some feedback on the intensity of the effect.
Steam Turret added bullet smoke trail - Added a smoke (steam?) trail to the steam rifle turret.
New console commands - I've added new console commands to access experimental features like changing graphic presets, and accessing damage number overlays. You can access the console (default: "~") and type "help" to see a list of available commands. Balancing changes
Tower platform number reduced.
Starting resources changed from 421 to 500.
Income from later waves reduced.
Monster HP scaling increased.
Tesla tower damage is now the same at all ranks, with only range increasing.
I hope the patch improves the overall experience, as usual, please send me your feedback on the forums. If you encounter any issues, I keep a regular eye on the bug thread.
I'd like to improve the update frequency as time permits, this may be challenging due to difficulties in my personal life. Regardless, what day would you prefer to receive weekly/bi-weekly updates?
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26 Sep 2019Developer post
Riftwalker @ rAge Expo 2019
EDIT NOTE: INSERT SOCIAL MEDIA BANNER HERE. A fan of all things geek and tech? So are we! Come and join us at the rAge expo within the Home_Coded Developer Zone sponsored by Huawei, where you'll find us hosting a showcase of the game, answering questions and I'll be discussing th
12 Sep 2019Developer post
Riftwalker @ Comic-Con Africa 2019
Come join us at our stand, located within the developer zone at Comic-Con Africa between the 21st and 24th of September 2019. There will be a host of Q&A's, Chats and I'll be discussing the future of Riftwalker! Come share your thoughts and ask me anything! - VoidFletcher
04 Jun 2019Developer post
More ways to reach out!
Stay Connected! As the game continues to develop, I'm continually looking for ways to maintain and improve communications with you. Now the tricky part is doing this while minimizing the amount of time it takes to keep everything up to date. So I figured, why not Discord? Discord
26 May 2019Developer post
Crawlers, Nighteaters, Plagued, and more!
Update 0.4.7 This update aims to expand on enemies, adding 8 new base type enemies to the game. The new enemies will offer the player a challenge, and help ensure that a one-tower-fits-all approach will not be an easy solution. Each new enemy offers unique new challenges, with th
Update 0.4.7
This update aims to expand on enemies, adding 8 new base type enemies to the game. The new enemies will offer the player a challenge, and help ensure that a one-tower-fits-all approach will not be an easy solution.
Each new enemy offers unique new challenges, with the watcher receiving a visual update on its shield. The watcher now also heavily buffs nearby enemies.
All existing enemies have had death animations added - and all new enemies also have death animations. Bodies will now also pile up, adding a way for a future update where I plan to add ragdolls to the corpses, allowing your towers to knock around enemy bodies. The ragdoll update will be an optional setting enabled by default in the settings menu.
All things balanced, as they should be.
Or not... I will definitely require feedback from you on where you start to struggle with the game. This update will require a lot of balancing changes, so please let me know in the feedback thread!
HOW MANY?
A list of all enemies currently in the game:

Darkness
Walker
Ravaged
Watcher
Skeletal Knight
Plagued
Nighteater
Crawler Mother
Crawler Clutchling
Mummu
Griffon
Harpy
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As always, let me know what you think of the update in the feedback thread!
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11 May 2019Developer post
Dynamic Resolution, Bug Fixes & More!
Update 0.4.6 This update introduces several fixes, community requests, and dynamic resolution - set to optimize the game even further. As usual, I'd like to thank those who have contributed on the community discussion, be it via threads or bug reports - you are the people who are
Update 0.4.6
This update introduces several fixes, community requests, and dynamic resolution - set to optimize the game even further. As usual, I'd like to thank those who have contributed on the community discussion, be it via threads or bug reports - you are the people who are shaping the future of Riftwalker.
Let's start off with the bugfixes, this patch fixes the following issues:

Critical bug causing the camera to stop responding after picking up a lore fragment.
Upon losing, the main menu button is white and only displays the button upon hovering over it.
Perk tree back button positioning issue on widescreen resolution.
Volume glitch on changing menu settings.
I'm working on addressing any other issues that were brought up. While I was at it, the game now also supports accessing the settings menu from within a roung, pausing it in the progress.
And lastly, this update brings the ability for you to activate Dynamic Resolution, which allows the game to subtly and dynamically lower the resolution on the fly - allowing your frame-rate to remain stable, even in times of absolute bloodshed and slaughter.
If you have any questions, or feedback - drop a thread and start chatting! I am also working on setting up a community discord in order for me to get closer to all of you.
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01 May 2019Developer post
Update 0.4.5
Update 0.4.5 This patch introduces several bugfixes as well as the first iteration of the lore system, search the map for hidden fragments of the past and work together with the community to decipher the past and find meaning in this strange world. The goal with update 0.4.5 is t
Update 0.4.5
This patch introduces several bugfixes as well as the first iteration of the lore system, search the map for hidden fragments of the past and work together with the community to decipher the past and find meaning in this strange world.
The goal with update 0.4.5 is to begin highlighting the depth of Riftwalker, to begin to lure those fascinated with story deeper into the unknown - and at the same time, begin to offer some progression to the game's mechanics. I've also added a way for you to reset your save data, as previous versions may have conflicting save data. I would recommend if you're already playing Riftwalker, PLEASE head to the options menu, then go to saves - and delete your save data.
As always, thank you to the community - this wouldn't be possible without you guys and girls. Please join the discussion and give me feedback on this update so I can continue to build and refine this game into a gem.
Patch Notes
New Stuff
Everyone likes new stuff - so along with the bugfixes, I've included some new stuff. This is mostly the first iteration of the lore system that will allow me to add several new lore fragments with ease in the coming updates.

First lore fragment - a torn note with a magical inscription.
Teaser for the new tileset has a rare chance of spawning, at a later stage, this will be required to unlock the new tilesets and progress through the game world.
New steam rifle turret VFX - I felt the original vfx was feeling a bit lacking and gave it some love.
New menu in the options menu in order to reset your save data if needed, in this case, I would recommend.
Fixes
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to report bugs on the community discussion, here are some fixes for issues that you have brought up. Please keep those bug reports coming!

Fixed a critical bug that caused the perk menu to open mid-game, resulting in the main menu overlaying over the game.
Fixed several tower platforms, there are a few more I need to deal with - please send me screenshots of any platforms that do not work.
Fixed a bug resulting in the incorrect save location for files being used.
Fixed a bug where the player would get several thousand knowledge points when unlocking a perk.
Balance Changes
I'll be doing constant, small changes to continually update the balance of the game. This will be highly dependant on the feedback that I get from you on the community discussion, so please join the forums and let me know what you feel needs changing.

Reduced player HP regen slightly in order to make the game sliiightly more challenging.
Steam rifle turret attack speed and damage tweaks. (DPS should be around the same)
Starting resources set to 419 (from 420).
Known Issues
It's unavoidable, but there are still some issues that need to be addressed from before this patch, or as a result of this patch. These are issues I am currently aware of, and am working on. Please join the community discussion and let me know of any other issues.

Some tower platforms are still not useable - and/or do not show all available towers.
New steam rifle turret vfx bullets may appear to jump around occasionally.
Beam tower on full upgrade uses the flamethrower attack.
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10 Apr 2019Developer post
Update 0.4.4.5
TLDR; The game balance has been changed to make it easier since the last update, while keeping you on your toes. Listening to community feedback, patch 0.4.4.5 has changed the timing in spawning enemies - namely the first wave. The update gives players up to five minutes of time
TLDR; The game balance has been changed to make it easier since the last update, while keeping you on your toes.
Listening to community feedback, patch 0.4.4.5 has changed the timing in spawning enemies - namely the first wave. The update gives players up to five minutes of time in order to strategically plan how they want to set up their towers.
This update has also buffed the steam rifle turret damage. If you're still struggling, PLEASE hop onto the community discussion and give me your feedback so I can make the needed adjustments.
I'll be listening to feedback later today/tomorrow and deploying another update if needed if the game feels smooth - then I will continue to work on the skill tree and lore system in order to start spawning lore fragments throughout the game. Lore fragments will be your primary source of lore and story revolving around the Riftwalker universe, although they will not be your only source of information. I want the community to be able to look close enough in order to find missing pieces of the story - or juicy pieces of information that could help solidify a theory.
Let me know what you think, and as always - drop your suggestions and feedback in the community discussion.
Patch Notes (0.4.4 - 0.4.4.5)

0.4.4.5 is a hotfix for 0.4.4
Resource generation, tower stats, and enemy health have been adjusted in order to accommodate for the increased enemy spawn rates.
Portal stability regeneration has been set to 1hp/s up to a total of 15 points, this will make letting a few enemies pass less punishing.
Spawn button will now remain until clicked, or until a window of five minutes has elapsed.
New waves spawn as soon as the last creature of the previous wave is killed.
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05 Apr 2019Developer post
Update 0.4.3
Patch 0.4.3 - Skill tree, TONS of bug fixes, new content, balance changes. Update 0.4.3 brings the first iteration of the skill tree, as well as a host of community feature requests, bug fixes, and a significant balance overhaul. As development has been progressing, I've been mov
Patch 0.4.3 - Skill tree, TONS of bug fixes, new content, balance changes.
Update 0.4.3 brings the first iteration of the skill tree, as well as a host of community feature requests, bug fixes, and a significant balance overhaul. As development has been progressing, I've been moving a lot of the game's work over to the GPU - what this means is for a significantly smoother gameplay experience. However, it also means, that I've been able to significantly increase the enemy count without any noticeable performance dips.
Keeping you on your toes!
So, as such - 0.4.3 aims to keep you on your toes while feeling rewarding for mowing down hordes and swarms of enemies. In order to do this, I've made some significant balance changes:

Wave max enemy count is now 1000 at late/endgame.
All towers have been rebalanced across all levels to help them compete against these new enemies, but also to prevent a specific tower from being a 'meta' tower.
Portal stability regeneration has been set to 1Hp/s to help new players by reducing the punishment of letting a few enemies slip through.
Enemy HP has been adjusted, so has enemy scaling rates.
Enemy power ceiling has been raised 1000x (I can't believe some of you hit the previous one.)
Tower attack rates have been adjusted to account for a targeting fix.
I will continue to monitor the forums and reply to your feedback - as usual, PLEASE join the discussions if you haven't already. The community is growing and has some really awesome people in it. Drop your feedback on the experience with the new balancing changes, and let me know what you're happy and unhappy with.
So what's new?
With the introduction of the enemy spawn rate changes, I have also included two new enemies for you to discover. One is a fleshy husk of a person, corrupted by whatever dark energy fills this world - fleshy enemies take the most damage from physical damage, but are more resilient against hybrid damage than their brittle skeletal counterparts.
There's also a new creature from the darkness, a watcher - a creature which scouts the world for any life. These adept creatures are fast and are protected by a magic shell - burst these creatures down.
The early form of the skill tree is also out now - with some basic perks to unlock. Skill tree will be reset once the lore system and collections room comes out.
Enemy line, as several of you have requested - I have decided to try and include the enemy line to see how well it works out. This may be moved over to being a perk, or removed - depending on the feedback I receive from you. So let me know!
The update also introduces the soulstone tower, a mid-high tier light tower that is designed to replace the braziers at later waves.
Any fixes?
Definitely! The following issues have been fixed, please let me know if I missed anything:

Fixed tower targeting - towers will now target enemies regardless of elevation, this also means that towers not fire at their intended cooldown and have been rebalanced to account for this.
Fixed several platform locations - the platforms you previously couldn't click on, should now intractableactable.
Sound improvements for portal stability changes.
Fixed the pause menu being accessible from the main menu.
Typo and other small fixes...
So did you break anything?
So this patch didn't break too much, I don't think, haha. The skill tree is not working 100% as intended, and there is an issue that may cause unlimited skill points.
If you cannot unlock anything - please let me know and I'll try assist you. It may be to do with your previous save files. This process will be automated in a future update.
Let me know what you think!
YOUR feedback remains of incredible importance to me, please let me know what you think of the experience and where to improve. Tell me what you enjoy and what you don't - and if you don't have any feedback, still, come and say hi in the discussions!
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02 Apr 2019Developer post
Australian Pricing and News | 2 April 2019
Riftwalker is now available in Australia I'm pleased to announce that the pricing has been approved for Australia, this means that if you're living in Australia, you'll now be able to buy and play Riftwalker! Special thanks to the community member, Mazzy, for pointing out the iss
30 Mar 2019Developer post
Australian Pricing | AUS$
Australian pricing is coming soon! Good day to you fantastic people, one of the community members brought an issue to my attention. Currently, Riftwalker does not have a price available for Australia, meaning if you're in Australia, you're currently unable to buy the game. I have
29 Mar 2019Developer post
Riftwalker Early Access | Now Available!
The Riftwalker Early Acess is now available on the Steam Store! I'd like to thank everyone who's helped and has been providing feedback - this community means the world to me, and I'd like to welcome anyone new to the community. Riftwalker will continue to develop as the communit
20 Nov 2018Developer post
Coming Soon!™
I'm proud to announce, Riftwalker! Journey through the rift and discover the remains of an ancient civilization, piece together the history of a world consumed by darkness - in a glorious return to tower defense! Follow the community hub and join the conversation! A SPECIAL THANK

Updates & announcements

New Turrets

Balancing Changes

Known Issues

Feedback

New Zone: The Valerian Archives

Updates

Final notes

Stay Connected!

Join the official Riftwalker Discord server!

Update 0.4.7

All things balanced, as they should be.

HOW MANY?

Update 0.4.6

Update 0.4.5

Patch Notes

Patch Notes (0.4.4 - 0.4.4.5)

Patch 0.4.3 - Skill tree, TONS of bug fixes, new content, balance changes.

Keeping you on your toes!

So what's new?

Any fixes?

So did you break anything?

Let me know what you think!

Riftwalker is now available in Australia

Upcoming updates

Other Notes

Australian pricing is coming soon!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU