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Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 80 | 18 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 90% | 84 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 84 | 19 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 89% | 83 | 2162 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Mar 26, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2162 total reviews in window · weighted 210.1 up / 21.4 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (25)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 90
“The Riftbreaker is a great combination of real-time strategy, tower defence and bullet hell combat. Thanks to its hilarious RPG elements, large amount of equipment and extensive tech tree, it is a very sophisticated work. The Riftbreaker will clearly become a time guzzler as you will want more and more. The game also has very intuitive gameplay, great graphics, sound effects and soundtrack. Fans of Factorio, who missed the proper action in the aforementioned title, will also find satisfaction here.”
read full review ↗ - 85
- 85
“The Riftbreaker is a perfect blend of twin-stick action, base-building and tower defense, and feels like the natural evolution of all three.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“The Riftbreaker is a wonderful defencee game with excellent actions. Collecting, adventure, and combat are harmoniously mixed. However, repeating play routines at late phase is boring. It would be much more fun If unexpected factors were added.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The Riftbreaker is an excellent mix of many interesting genres, which in the new formula can draw you in like a swamp. There is nothing to wonder, you have to take and play!”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The Riftbreaker is a chaotic mess that spans several genres and comes out as perfect as Grandma’s Christmas Trifle. It doesn’t make sense at all but it comes together so nicely and seamlessly, it gives the user a completely unique and challenging experience. Whether you are into tower defence, RTS or even bullet hell or hack & slash, The Riftbreaker is going to give you one hell of a wild ride, and you better hang on for dear life.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Very unique mix of base-building strategy, survival and Action-RPG. But in later stage it is extremely hard.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“A fantastic game for any base-building fans, The Riftbreaker’s tight combination of action-RPG and tower-defense elements produce an addictively fun experience well worth the inevitable hours you’ll lose to it.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The Riftbreaker tries to combine multiple genres in a base-building tower-defense action RPG, but bad voice acting and frustrating design choices ruin the experience.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The Riftbreaker is an addictive, complex, and satisfying RTS/bullet hell hybrid, even while it suffers from some very noticeable performance issues.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“With a lengthy campaign that supports every aspect of its genre-bending gameplay, The Riftbreaker feels like a momentous big-budget release. Thankfully, its amazing visuals that scale well from less powerful rigs all the way to the latest GPUs keeps its aesthetic an eye-popping selling point across multiple setups. The fact that it can also showcase that graphical prowess on the latest consoles and still provide a refined strategy experience makes this a special entry into the genre. EXOR Studios has delivered a surprisingly great single-player experience that offers dozens of hours of thoughtful play.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Despite my lack of experience with base building strategy games, I still thoroughly enjoyed my time with The Riftbreaker. The way it smartly balances out its story progression and combat made it more accessible to a player like me, while still offering plenty of challenge later on. While I do wish the act of balancing so many home bases and resources was easier, overall the blend of genre’s gave me shots of hectic fun with my growing pains of learning the best tricks. This will be a game I will continue to go back to.”
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WayTooManyGames…and 13 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- The Riftbreaker Maintenance Update, March 26th, 2026.Mar 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, March 6th, 2026.Mar 6, 2026
- It's Here! World Expansion IV Free Update - Open Campaign + Cryo Fields BiomeMar 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- We Have a Launch Date, and a New Experimental Update is Now Live!Feb 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- The Things We Never Had to Fix in The RiftbreakerJan 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker World Expansion IV Experimental UpdateJan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, December 17th 2025Dec 17, 2025
- The Riftbreaker Experimental Update, December 15th, 2025Dec 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Dedicated Server Experimental ReleaseDec 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, October 22nd, 2025.Oct 22, 2025
- The Riftbreaker Maintenance Update, October 21st, 2025.Oct 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Experimental Maintenance Update, October 20th, 2025.Oct 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, September 15th, 2025.Sep 15, 2025
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, September 11th, 2025.Sep 11, 2025
- The Riftbreaker Hotfix, September 10th, 2025Sep 10, 2025
- The Riftbreaker Stability Update, September 10th, 2025.Sep 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Experimental Update, September 5th, 2025.Sep 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Editor Suite UpdateAug 29, 2025
- The Riftbreaker 2.0 Update - Co-Op & Endgame - is Live!Aug 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Co-Op Open Beta Update, August 24th, 2025Aug 24, 2025
- The Riftbreaker OST Update + Dyson Sphere Program Bundle!Aug 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Co-Op Open Beta Update, August 21st, 2025Aug 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Co-Op Open Beta Update, August 19th, 2025Aug 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Co-Op Open Beta Update, August 14th, 2025Aug 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Update 2.0 - Coming August 25thAug 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Open Beta Update, July 31st, 2025Jul 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Open Beta Update, July 9th, 2025Jul 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Open Beta Update, June 27th, 2025Jun 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Closed Co-Op Beta Update, June 12th, 2025Jun 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Closed Co-Op Beta Update, June 5th,, 2025Jun 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Closed Co-Op Beta Update, May 21st, 2025May 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Closed Co-Op Beta Update, May 16th 2025May 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Riftbreaker Closed Co-Op Beta Update, May 8th 2025May 8, 2025significant · resets scoring window
…and 13 earlier patch announcements.