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Rift Riff

Tower defense across monster worlds with a flexible, wave-by-wave approach

Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda · Published by Adriaan de Jongh · Released May 9, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
95% of 394
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Jan 14, 2026
Minimum PC
Integrated with full Vulk…
4 GB RAM · 0.7 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Rift Riff?

Rift Riff is a 2D, single-player tower defense game about crossing into monster worlds to take their resources. In each scenario, you choose a small set of towers, build and upgrade them at designated sites, and defend your Extractor from enemy waves. Surviving earns unlocks for new rifts, towers, companions, and upgrades.

For you if...

  • +you like planning defenses around different enemy behaviors
  • +you prefer colorful, minimalist art and prominent sound effects
  • +you enjoy optional challenges alongside the main scenarios

Not for you if...

  • −you want to place towers anywhere on the map
  • −you dislike committing to a tower selection before a scenario

What players say

95% of 394 reviews are positive

Players praise the ability to refund towers and retry waves, along with levels that call for different strategies. They also praise the art and sound design. The most common complaints concern the character's vocal noises, which players say cannot be muted separately, and having to replay a scenario when their chosen towers fail in later waves.

How many players finish Rift Riff?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «Killed the Big Guy», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Rift Riff system requirements

Minimum: Integrated with full Vulk…, 4 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, or any x86_64 CPU
Graphics
Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
700 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or higher
Processor
x86_64 CPU with SSE4.2 instructions, with 4 physical cores or more
Graphics
Dedicated graphics with full Vulkan 1.2 support
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
700 MB available space

Does Rift Riff have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Rift Riff run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does Rift Riff use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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