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Repel The Rifts

85% positive · 351 Steam reviews · released Nov 24, 2025 · by RefinedBearGames

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~11,583 (P10–P90: 4,633 – 25,483)

Gross revenue: ~$123,380 ($49,350 – $271,440)

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

Content & longevity75% positive · 59 mentions
“I played the demo for over 6 hours so you bet I RAN to steam to buy this game ASAP, I've never enjoyed a tower defense game like I enjoy this one. The pixel art is pure fire, half the reason I enjoy the game so much is the awesome track…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 3 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 40 mentions
“I played the demo for over 6 hours so you bet I RAN to steam to buy this game ASAP, I've never enjoyed a tower defense game like I enjoy this one. The pixel art is pure fire, half the reason I enjoy the game so much is the awesome track…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 3 h played
Difficulty & balance77% positive · 35 mentions
“Usually, I don’t leave reviews with only a small amount of playtime, but in this case I think it’s worth doing just to give the game a bit more visibility. As always, if there’s a demo available (which there is in this case) I strongly…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 11 h played
Gameplay & mechanics67% positive · 24 mentions
“I played the demo for over 6 hours so you bet I RAN to steam to buy this game ASAP, I've never enjoyed a tower defense game like I enjoy this one. The pixel art is pure fire, half the reason I enjoy the game so much is the awesome track…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 3 h played
Story & writing83% positive · 18 mentions
“A really fun tower defense game, it take the mapping layouts of Rogue Tower and the art style of Into The Breach and blends them in a really nice mix. I do like the progression and upgrades in this game waayyy more than Rogue Tower though…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Price & value88% positive · 17 mentions
“While I'm giving the game a thumbs up, I do believe the game needs more content for this price. That said, it is only early access, so I'm hoping there's more level varieties/locations/objectives added in the future. Because as it is, once…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 8 h played
Performance & stability69% positive · 13 mentions
“While I give this a thumbs up as a serviceable tower defense game, it comes with caveats. It is very, very simple. There isn't super deep strategy going on here. This may be a turn off for some people wanting a lot of depth. There are also…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 4 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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