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About the Game
A base-building survival action RPG with up to four-player co-op, currently NT$161 on Taiwan Steam.
The Riftbreaker is a base-building survival game with action RPG elements, mixing strategy, simulation and combat into one long campaign. You take on the role of a captain in a powerful mech suit, sent through a one-way teleport to the alien planet Galatea 37. Your job is to open a two-way rift back to Earth, which requires a huge amount of energy, so you start by building mines, refineries, power plants and research facilities that form a production chain.
The core loop is a steady rhythm of building and defending. You set up automated outposts in resource-rich areas and ship materials back to your main base. Meanwhile, the planet's native creatures see your industry as a threat, so you raise walls, barriers and defense towers while fighting off enemies that grow stronger over time. Combat is about slashing through endless swarms, so the mech feels like an action game sitting on top of a strategy base-builder.
The campaign plays out across a huge, procedurally generated world, and you decide your own priorities and how to move through the tech tree. Survival mode throws randomly generated waves of enemies at you within a set time limit, offering near-endless replay. Sandbox mode lets you control resources, enemy spawns and even weather, which suits players who want to build with fewer restrictions.
Everything can be played solo, fully offline, or with up to four friends in online or local network co-op, and the game includes a server browser and dedicated server support. Difficulty and world settings are highly adjustable, from enemy frequency and strength to resource abundance, weather events and enemy damage, with several presets for hardcore strategists and relaxed builders alike.
Feature Highlights
- Co-op supports up to four players online or over a local network, and the game can also be played fully offline.
- Survival mode throws randomly generated enemy waves at you, while sandbox mode gives you full control over resources, enemies and weather.
- Adjustable enemy frequency, strength, resource abundance, weather events and difficulty presets let you tune the experience to your playstyle.
- A built-in level editor, modding toolset and Steam Workshop integration give players plenty of room to create and share content.
- Full controller support, including DualSense compatibility, comes alongside Steam achievements, trading cards and Steam Cloud saves.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Fans of base-building and survival games who enjoy long, self-directed campaigns will find plenty to sink their time into. It also suits players who like co-op with friends, since up to four players can team up online or over a local network. Modders and level designers will appreciate the included editor and Workshop support.
Not Recommended For
If you want a tightly scripted story or quick, twitchy action from start to finish, the open-ended planning and resource management may feel slow. Players who dislike managing large industrial networks will find the building side demanding. Anyone who wants a short, focused experience should look elsewhere.
What the Steam Reviews Say
The Riftbreaker holds a Steam review label of Very Positive (極度好評 on Steam Taiwan), with 90% of its reviews positive across tens of thousands of reviews. That combination signals that the large majority of players who review the game recommend it, which is a strong result for a title of this scope.
A review count in the tens of thousands makes the score far more dependable than one based on a few hundred ratings. A 90% positive score at that volume usually means the core loop lands well with its audience, though individual tastes still vary and a small share of players will always be unhappy with any game.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | NT$161 | -67% |
| 2026-10-30 | NT$161 | -67% |
| 2026-09-08 | NT$488 | — |
| 2026-08-25 | NT$146 | -70% |
The current Taiwan Steam store price is NT$161 in New Taiwan dollars, which is 67% below the regular NT$488. Our price record is still short, so this verdict is tentative.
The lowest price we have recorded is NT$146, which appeared at the start of our tracking, and the highest is the regular NT$488. The game has been discounted often in our record, with the deepest discount logged at 70%. The current NT$161 sits above our recorded low, so it is not the best price we have seen, and the game has never been free to keep in our record.
Whether now is a good time depends on your patience. A 67% discount is solid for a game with this review profile, but the NT$146 low suggests a modest chance of a better deal later. If you are ready to play, the current price is reasonable; if you can wait, adding the game to your wishlist and watching for sales is a sensible approach.
Analysis written 11/2/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Open The Riftbreaker's Steam store page in the Steam client or on the Steam website.
- Check the current Taiwan price of NT$161 against the regular NT$488 to see how much you save.
- Click the purchase option to buy it now, or add the game to your wishlist if you prefer to wait.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist sale notifications so you hear about future discounts right away.
- Check back here for the price trend before you commit to a purchase.
Things to Know
Traditional Chinese is not among the supported languages for The Riftbreaker, so you will need to rely on the languages that are listed, such as English, which has full audio support, and Simplified Chinese. The game is not flagged for adult content. All prices shown here are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions or currencies. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so check the official Steam page before you buy.
