Hello Riftbreakers!
These past couple of months have been incredibly exciting. We have finally been able to share the Open Beta of the Multiplayer Mode for The Riftbreaker. You also had the chance to try out the latest and greatest version of the game in the form of the 2.0 Update preview. However, we stayed silent when it came to the most important question of them all: CO-OP WHEN?!
We’re proud to announce that The Riftbreaker 2.0 Update will be released on Monday, August 25th, 2025, at 7 PM CEST (10 AM PST, 1 PM EST). To celebrate this moment, we have just released a brand new trailer for Co-Op Mode - this time in full CG. This animation has been created using our in-game assets in cooperation with the talented folks at Deep Blue Production, with additional post-processing done in-house by our own artists.
The update is free for all owners of The Riftbreaker and includes:
- Online Co-Op mode for up to four players. Enjoy everything the game has to offer together with your friends. Both the Campaign and Survival Mode are available for Online Co-Op play. You can even play the Prologue mission with your friends, should you wish to school them before jumping through the rift to Galatea 37.
- Expanded Story Campaign. Discover a brand-new part of the Story Campaign that takes place after the events of the main branch of the original Story Campaign. This sizeable expansion adds a ton of late-game objectives that will test your planning, building, and combat skills to the maximum. The expansion is fully voiced by Ashley and Mr. Riggs and contains a similar amount of content to each of our DLCs.
- Randomized Mission Generator. After completing the biome storylines in the Main Campaign, you will be able to find new locations for exploration in those areas. You can set up new resource outposts, find Bioanomalies to loot, and even encounter unique events.
- Omega Strain creatures. These massive beasts will test your combat skills unlike any creature you’ve met on Galatea 37. You will recognize them by their unique skills and updated models.
- Megastructures. Set out to complete construction projects never meant for a single Riftbreaker. Build massive structures that will grant you permanent bonuses while preparing the planet for colonization.
- Balancing changes and improvements. From our new loot system to better weapons balance and reworked mod mechanics. We left no stone unturned to make The Riftbreaker a more enjoyable experience.
- Massive Quality of Life improvements. We have introduced Mass Disassembly of mods, weapons, and upgrades. The Research tree received a search bar. The minimap has been overhauled to improve legibility. We’ve also improved on-screen clarity by reworking many of the visual effects. There is something for everyone here.
- Major performance improvements. Adding Co-Op required us to rewrite the entirety of the game, which was a good opportunity to introduce fixes and optimizations. You should notice a significant improvement in late-game scenarios with huge bases and lots of attacking creatures.
- …and much more - you’ll read all about those in the changelog coming on the 25th!
At the release of the 2.0 Update, we will be sunsetting the Open Beta branch and the Multiplayer Playtest app. Thanks to your help and the countless hours (that’s a lie - they are very countable! We had 78.000 players sign up for the playtest. The average playtime was 4.5 hours. That gives us 250.000 hours of multiplayer testing - ‘slightly’ more than we could achieve ourselves) you spent playing with your friends during the Beta period, we have been able to identify and fix innumerable bugs and issues, bringing the crash rate from 8% to 0.67% (and dropping)! We are grateful for that. If you want to check what’s coming to the game ahead of the update, you still have two weeks to do that. Additionally, we have updated The Riftbreaker Prologue and the demo to support multiplayer so that you can show the game to your friends for free.
The instruction on how to access the Open Beta are available in this article.
We have one more surprise coming to you next week, ahead of the big release on Monday, the 25th, so keep your eyes peeled! Spread the word that The Riftbreaker 2.0 is coming, together with the Online Co-Op Mode. It’s been a long time coming, and we hope you enjoy it to the fullest!
EXOR Studios