Rift Raiders
Released 28 October 2026 · PC · Indie, RPG, Strategy

Tear open the rifts, raid them for everything, and haul your spoils home to rebuild. Grid combat, push-your-luck runs, and a kingdom that grows stronger every time you fall.
Story
A grimdark tactical roguelike . Pick a hero, draft an army, raid a rift, and decide at every node whether to go home rich or go one deeper. Runs are short. Command your army on the grid Your units fight as stacks: one tile, one unit type, as many bodies as you brought. Each turn you move a stack, attack, or cast a spell, and the enemy answers in turn order. One hero per faction, and one for none Choose a hero, draft your keepsake, starting units and first spell, and ride out with a signature relic. Every relic you buy or find after that makes the hero stronger, and the rare ones bring an effect of their own. Spells that play by their faction's rules Fire burns and cashes the burn in, Water swings the turn order, Forest roots and regrows, Light mends the wounded and punishes the many, Dark pays in blood. Pick one at the gate, buy the rest in the rift. Every node is a choice The rift is a branching map. Fights, elites, a boss, shops, story events with real consequences, laid across biomes from snowfield to swamp to crystal cave. You pick the path, and each node you pass is one you cannot come back to. Get it out, or lose it Resources are yours once you extract or...
Gameplay
A grimdark tactical roguelike . Pick a hero, draft an army, raid a rift, and decide at every node whether to go home rich or go one deeper. Runs are short. Command your army on the grid Your units fight as stacks: one tile, one unit type, as many bodies as you brought. Each turn you move a stack, attack, or cast a spell, and the enemy answers in turn order. One hero per faction, and one for none Choose a hero, draft your keepsake, starting units and first spell, and ride out with a signature relic. Every relic you buy or find after that makes the hero stronger, and the rare ones bring an effect of their own. Spells that play by their faction's rules Fire burns and cashes the burn in, Water swings the turn order, Forest roots and regrows, Light mends the wounded and punishes the many, Dark pays in blood. Pick one at the gate, buy the rest in the rift. Every node is a choice The rift is a branching map. Fights, elites, a boss, shops, story events with real consequences, laid across biomes from snowfield to swamp to crystal cave. You pick the path, and each node you pass is one you cannot come back to. Get it out, or lose it Resources are yours once you extract or beat the boss. Fall first and you lose what you carried. What you banked before stays banked. Rebuild the kingdom Spend what you brought home on buildings that change the next run. One path per...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Custom Volume Controls
- #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Cloud
- Stats






Release details
Rift Raiders is a Indie, RPG and Strategy game by Gooder Games. Rift Raiders came out on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 28 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Rift Raiders come out?
Rift Raiders came out on 28 October 2026.
Which platforms is Rift Raiders on?
Rift Raiders is on PC.
Who makes Rift Raiders?
Rift Raiders is developed by Gooder Games.
What kind of game is Rift Raiders?
Rift Raiders is a game of these genres: Indie, RPG and Strategy.