Riftborne

I like the concept, but it's not ready yet. The UI is confusing and the documentation in-game is a mess.

This game is the best. This game is relaxing as hell the Music, Aesthetic and the gameplay in it self. Also it has the best devs ever super sweet and helpfull and dont get me started on the community probally the best one ever. And if you came here to find out What the game is actually about well here you go: its a faction like warfare game ( online and solo ) Where you have to manage resources and make a spaceship army how cool is that, and if you ask if theres more im too lazy to write it all but yes theres more lots more. Also this game takes time to learn slight learning curve but 100% worth it and it takes a lot of time to play it. But overall rating 10/10 and theres so much I want say but it’ll take thousands of more words and if youre starting out go watch redsun on YouTube he has a tutorial video maybe a little outdated ( hopefully he will make an updated version soon ) that was all for this mini novel of review. Plz like this review so it can grow and get even more people to join the riftborne community. Best of luck to yall New players and have a blessed life bye.

ignore playtime. ive put many hours in. good game. fun in the current state and likely to continue to improve

Really good Early access! There is a lot of update (every few days ATM) Can't wait to see how the game develop during the rest of the year!

Somehow the entire game is playable in a Powershell terminal, absolute gem in 2026.

scratches an itch that I never thought would be scratched

Exceptionally ambitious game and just as deep, can only imagine how much larger and better this game will be in the future considering how feature rich it is right now already and its only just entered EA. Dev is super active and very passionate which is a great sign for the future.

Ignore my playtime, I have played more hours since I launch the game directly with a terminal on Linux. I would describe this game as a 4x mmorts. While it's possible to play the game offline, the strategic aspects shine with the multiplayer component of the game. The developers are very active and are receptive to feedback, which combined with the price, makes the game worth the purchase compared to others of this genre. --- When you enter a multiplayer game of Riftborne, you will be greeted with a culture selection screen. There are currently three factions: Astrarean, Varkon, and Veil. Each culture have their own unique buildings they could construct. You will also be placed in a faction with other players. This is apparent from the screenshots on the store page. What isn't apparent is that each culture has a resource they have a discount in. For example, if you're playing an Astarean, then you will have an excess of Aurelite in your storage. Vulkron for Varkon. Deuterium for Veil. Players from other cultures will need the materials you are specialized in so that you are incentived to work with your faction members or (temporary) allies. This is the first layer of strategy that should be considered since you don't want to have an excess of one culture in a faction. The ships in each culture aren't equal and there are a variety you could include in your fleets. Veil ships are glass cannons, Vakron ships are slow and tanky, and Astarean ships are somewhere in between but have a longer build time. Light ships are fast and numerous, but heavy ships are more resource efficient than their light counterparts. Riftborne, at its core, is a team based conflict-centric game. There is only one win condition as of the time of this review, and only one faction can win. Two of the three cultures have their economies based on raiding resources from other players. This doesn't mean you have to engage in the offensive as an individual player. You could become the economic backbone of your faction and set up trade routes to feed resources to your frontline faction members. You could create an organization, issue shares and loans, and make sure your faction has access to high tier relics (activatable buffs) from the Noctmark economy. You could provide intel for your faction through a fleet of spy ships and keep track of your enemies. An organized faction should have several roles a player could focus on. Riftborne has several layers of game mechanics you can engage with. There's also the rts aspect of the game, with its timing, build orders, and strategy in general. For example: Do you want to start building your fleet the moment you spawn in and have an advantage when the protection timers drop, or do you want to focus on your economy? Do you want to rush for a level 10 Spire and grab an early mining outpost, or save your outposts slots to respond to an enemy faction? — Overall, I recommend Riftborne if you're into this specific genre of games. You're looking at several hours of content at a cheap price if the other reviews haven't made that apparent already.