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Rift Riff
96% positive · 386 Steam reviews · released May 9, 2025 · by Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda
Tower DefenseMinimalistStrategyBase-BuildingPvERTSNonlinearAction
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~12,738
(P10–P90: 5,095 – 28,024)
Gross revenue: ~$135,683
($54,271 – $298,506)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Visuals & audio100% positive · 103 mentions
“I've only played the first two levels, and I can already see the potential here. I recently finished Thronefall and was craving something similar and I can tell this game is going to deliver a great or even better experience. Huge props to…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 0 h played
Gameplay & mechanics98% positive · 59 mentions
“Rift Riff is like finding an old Game Boy cartridge you forgot you loved… except it’s secretly the best tower defense game I’ve played in years. There’s something really endearing about Rift Riff. The retro vibe, the quirky characters, the…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 70 h played
Price & value98% positive · 46 mentions
“This is the only tower defense game that I love. I think the primary reason for this is that the game is very forgiving. Allowing you to refund and replace all towers between waves is great. This allows for greater freedom to experiment…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 27 h played
Content & longevity98% positive · 41 mentions
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I just came from a rabbit hole about fake game ads and was lamenting about how Kingshot's ad looks SO GOOD but I could tell it was pre-rendered and fake. Someone in the comment section said it's a re-skin of Thronefall and of…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 2 h played
Difficulty & balance97% positive · 32 mentions
“I've rarely struggled so hard to enjoy and make progress in a TD as I have with Rift Riff. When I make progress with the more difficulty levels, I never really understand why what I did worked. Maybe its because the developers decided they…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 7 h played
Controls & UI95% positive · 20 mentions
“Really enjoyed my first session with the game. The quality of life improvements listed in the feature trailer are really interesting, and made me consider for the first time how punishing the tower defense genre usually is. It took a while…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played
Story & writing100% positive · 18 mentions
“This is the only tower defense game that I love. I think the primary reason for this is that the game is very forgiving. Allowing you to refund and replace all towers between waves is great. This allows for greater freedom to experiment…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 27 h played
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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Isometric
Technology
2D
Setting
Post-apocalyptic
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.