- "Riftbound" Renamed, Stage-5 Keys Now Permanent - 31 March 2025
Hello Adventurers! We have some big news! (Mind the date, this is NOT an April Fools joke). Moving forward, Riftbound will be renamed to Demonlore. We have collaborated with our friends at Riot Games, and agreed to transition the Riftbound name to use on their new TCG set in the League of Legends universe! Existing players will already be familiar with the Demonlore name (as the name of our latest, biggest expansion). With all of the demon bosses that now roam the game - we think it's quite fitting. Importantly, nothing in the game has changed, all of the content in the game remains the same (aside from the usual improvements from our patches). It will be exciting to see the original name used on a larger scale, and we are looking forward to getting hold of some of the new TCG decks later this year! Stage-5 Keys Now Permanent The latest build of the game is now live, and along with the…
- Riot Games' new card game finally gets a proper reveal: Riftbound will be headed to English-speaking countries later this year - 31 March 2025
Riot Games has just ditched the in-development nickname it'd given its physical card game, and dropped some new info about it as we spiral towards its eventual release date. Riftbound will be launching this Summer in China, and later this year across various English-speaking territories. Read more
- We just announced our next project: Oceaneers! - 2 October 2024
We are excited to announce our new project! A thrilling venture into the survival crafting genre set on small engineered islands floating in an endless ocean. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3052510/Oceaneers/ Oh yeah.. those islands... they can sink. At it's core this is a shelter-survival game, you scavenge, craft and survive as you manage a small group of survivors. In addition to the survival mechanics you expect, you will be designing and crafting your own rafts to take on expeditions, managing island buoyancy with flotation contraptions, and hauling new islands back to your main colony to expand. You even get to progress through a story plot which revolves around the pre-flood corporation that engineered the floating islands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can sign up for the Beta program to be notified of play…
- Demonlore FREE Expansion Out Now! (With 50% Sale!) - 2 October 2024
Today we release our second massive FREE expansion to the base game! To coincide with this, we have also put the game on our biggest sale yet, so it's a great time to try it out! With new content including character kits, "Demonlore", introduces a massive amount of new features and mechanics, improves the game feel and extends the replayability to keep you entertained. Be sure to check the new trailer on the Steam page for a look at the new gameplay experience. Also... We Just Announced Our Next Game! Our team has just announced OCEANEERS, the next game we are working on, be sure to check it out! Demonlore Deep Dive Check out the features of the Demonlore expansion below on this page, but in-case you missed it here is a deep dive on all of the improvement! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/4264427597952001472 What's New! NEW Roguelite character system. NEW Mini-boss e…
- Demonlore - Deep Dive on the Upcoming Free Expansion! - 19 September 2024
Hello Adventurers! The full DEMONLORE content expansion will be officially out soon, for FREE! Below we have put together a deep dive by the devs into the new features in this expansion, and what to expect if you have played Riftbound! From The Developers We spent the past year+ working on the expansion and doing and public playtesting. The amazing feedback from players has allowed us to make Riftbound the best it could be. Now you will be able to play the complete expansion! "Demonlore" Expansion This expansion focused on overhauling the Roguelite game mode (Summoner's Path) and adding new mechanics, features and content. Goals Our team went into development of this expansion with some goals in mind. Goal #1 - Don't hard-lock too many things behind progression Goal #2 - Give players more rewards, more often Goal #3 - Give players a series of more interesting choices Goal #4 - Give play…
- Demonlore Expansion Patch v1.2.10B - 16 August 2024
Hello Adventurer! We have released a small patch for the Demonlore expansion, with some tweaks and improvements based on feedback. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback! This patch applies to the Demonlore update that is currently on the public test branch (check the forums for how to access it). Spell Bar UI Issues If you are having any issues with the Spell Bar (not showing or incorrect scale) please let us know with screenshots and details about your game settings (resolution, window mode etc). Ideally if you can join our discord we would love to get more details to solve this issue. This issue hasn't been encountered by players in our discord and we have been unable to reproduce the issue despite testing on a range of devices. Check out the patch notes below for the full details. ❤️ Thanks! A huge thanks to everyone that has been provid…
- Demonlore Expansion Patch v1.2.9 - 29 July 2024
Hello Adventurer! Welcome to the next patch. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback! This patch applies to the Demonlore update that is currently on the public test branch (check the forums for how to access it). From the Developers The Demonlore expansion is now feature complete and we have made all of the planned changes ready for final testing on the public test branch. The Demonlore expansion now has a lot of new content, overhauled systems and new features, and lots of changes based on the large amount of feedback from our amazing community! This update includes the planned phase-3 changes of the Demonlore roadmap, and some unplanned changes that felt good during testing (such as overhauling the veterancy and removing heroic leveling). As a developer it can be difficult to make the decision to remove existing systems, but it's always im…
- Demo Updated! - 29 July 2024
Hello Adventurer! The Demo version has been updated! If you have been following the game, now is the perfect time to check out some of the new features - grab the demo and enjoy! Important Notes: The demo is a short run of the upcoming FREE Demonlore content expansion. If you purchase the game you can access the new Demonlore features by changing your game to use the public test beta build (see the forum for instructions). The full game has a huge amount of content not shown in the demo, including more game modes like Campaign and Endless. See the patch notes for the full game to get some insight in the large changes we have made: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/4264427597951630583 ----------------------------------------------- ⚡ If you enjoy the game please consider writing a Steam review, it really helps us small indie developers getting recognized in Steam. ❤️ J…
- New Public Test Version and Demo coming next week! Run will be reset. - 26 July 2024
Hello Rift Divers! We have planned the 1.2.9 Demonlore mega-patch to go live on the public test branch at the start of next week. We just wanted to let everyone know in advance that active runs will be abandoned due to significant changes. So if you are in the middle of a run that you want to finish, you still have a few days to smash the remaining skellies! Meta-progression already earned in Demonlore will not be affected (you will keep your existing gems). We will post the full patch notes once the new version is active so keep an eye out for those. Sale Upcoming! Riftbound will be part of the Steam Tower Defense festival next week, for everyone looking to purchase the game, that is going to be a great time to grab it! The Demonlore Expansion Just a quick note of how we decided to roll out the expansions for Riftbound. Just like the previous expansion (Summoner's Path), the new Demonl…
- Riftbound Demonlore Expansion News for June! - 27 June 2024
Hello Summoner! Since our last news update we have been working hard on the final phase of the Demonlore expansion. We took this time to also update the engine to allow for some new visual features in the game. Our goal at the moment is to get this latest version feature complete so that we can put it on the public test branch for final testing before we officially launch the full, free, Demonlore expansion. We will also have another exciting announcement coming when this expansion fully launches, so stay tuned for that! Just a reminder to new players and demo players. For New Players: If you have recently purchased the game, please see the forums for instructions on how to access the free Demonlore expansion. You can still play on the older version for now (1.2.4) however all of the latest expansion content will only be available on the public test branch until the expansion is fully r…
- Riftbound Demonlore Expansion News! - 1 March 2024
Hello Summoner! After our previous update with the new fusion system and a short break over the holidays, we are now well into the year and working hard on the final phase of the Demonlore expansion roadmap! We have a brief update on this below. Before that, just a reminder to new players and demo players. For New Players: If you have recently purchased the game, please see the forums for instructions on how to access the free Demonlore expansion. You can still play on the older version for now (1.2.4) however all of the latest expansion content will only be available on the public test branch until the expansion is fully released. It's open to everyone that owns the game, so we encourage you to try it out! For Demo Players: The latest demo does include some of the new content and mechanics from the free Demonlore expansion. Keep in mind it is a few patches behind and doesn't have the l…
- Riftbound - Elemental Fusion Patch v1.2.8 - 4 December 2023
Hello Adventurer! Here is a the next patch for Riftbound. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback! This patch applies to the Demonlore update that is currently on the public test branch (check the forums for how to access it). From the Developers We know that plenty of players absolutely love obliterating enemies with spells, but we also know some players like to focus more on the units. The new mechanics in the Demonlore update have already gone a long way to improve this area (in particularly with veterancy bonuses), but we wanted something that focused more on synergies. So, we came up with a new Elemental Fusion system that works on top of the existing systems! Speaking of veterancy, new veterancy bonuses have been added to round out the system, and all elementals (except Aether-Types) now have level 10 special veterancy upgrades, from th…
- Riftbound - Demonlore New Character Patch v1.2.7 - Earth & Fire - 26 October 2023
Riftbound will be on sale during the Steam Halloween Sale Event! It will just be missing the first 2 days of sale due to Steam's 30 day between sale policy. Hello Adventurer! Here is a the next patch for Riftbound. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback! This patch applies to the Demonlore update that is currently on the public test branch (check the forums for how to access it). From the Developers We are excited to introduce two new characters with unique starter kits. It's been a lot of fun finding ways to add new mechanics and have characters provide a unique experience. This finally gives you a way to use your first set of keys as well! We have also implemented significant miniboss changes, there will be more balance changes to come, but the updated system gives us more flexibility in how we balance, and allows any boss to show up at an…
- Riftbound - Demonlore Veterancy Patch v1.2.6B - 4 October 2023
Hello Adventurer! Here is a new patch for Riftbound. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback! This patch applies to the Demonlore update that is currently on the public test branch (check the forums for how to access it). The focus of the next patch will be improvements to miniboss (Infernal) balance. Just a quick note, we have also included some extra patch notes below for the previous Demonlore update, because there were extra changes that you may not have noticed yet (such as Aqua Elemental now having a way to deal damage, and armor absorbing half damage). From the Developers The Veterancy System was included as an experimental feature that we thought would be interesting, and players have really been enjoying it! However, our first implementation was far from perfect, notably, most players felt that veterancy should be kept when you evolv…
- Riftbound's NEW Demonlore Expansion Roadmap! - 28 September 2023
Hello Adventurer. We are excited to share the Roadmap for our new free expansion! In case you missed the announcement... https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/6819068581452804944 In case you missed the deep dive... https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/6819068581438507585 From The Developers The roadmap represents the stages that the new content and features will be implemented as we work towards the full 1.3 expansion release. During this period we aim to keep the Demonlore expansion available on the public test branch for players that own the game. This gives you an opportunity to provide feedback and help shape the game. Let us know which aspects of the expansion you love, which you don't, and, well, any other opinions you have on the expansion!! "Demonlore" Expansion Roadmap to 1.3 One Quick Note: Above are our current plans, but, they are subject to ch…
- Riftbound: Demonlore - NEW Free Expansion Deep Dive! - 26 September 2023
Hello Adventurers! A few days ago we announced our new upcoming FREE expansion! Below we have put together a deep dive by the devs, into our motivations and goals for this expansion. A full Roadmap will be announced in the coming days! In case you missed the announcement... https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/6819068581452804944 From The Developers We have spent the past several months working on the public test build of the expansion so that we could ensure everything worked well together. Now, you are able to play the expansion in its current state and provide feedback to help shape the final direction. Not everything is set-in-stone just yet, so if you have any feedback, be sure to let us know! "Demonlore" Expansion One Quick Note: Below are our current plans, but, they are subject to change based on player feedback. We aim to have this update available on the public…
- Riftbound: Demonlore - NEW Free Expansion Announced! - 21 September 2023
Hello Elemental Adventurers! We are excited to announce a new upcoming FREE expansion! Check out the details below! Stay tuned over the coming days, as part of the MIGW festival we will be: Sharing a developer deep dive Livestreaming gameplay with the developers Releasing the full Demonlore expansion roadmap! From The Developers The response to our first free expansion "Summoner's Path", which focused on adding the new Roguelite game mode, was extremely positive! We are grateful for the feedback everyone has provided. Your feedback, along with feedback from amazing content creators such as Sifd, Retromation, and Wanderbot, has been the driving force behind our goals for this new expansion. Play it Now! We have made the first build of the expansion available on a new public test branch. If you own the game (or purchase it), you can access it with these instructions: Right click Riftbound…
- Special Announcement Next Week! - 14 September 2023
Hello Summoner!! Hey folks, we just wanted to post a quick update! Over the past few months we have been collecting your feedback, and been hard at work putting that feedback into action. We are currently putting the final touches on our new roadmap, and we finally have things ready for our upcoming special announcement - next week on Thursday 21st September! Stay tuned! Join Us! We are very active devs, so you are more than welcome to join our discord or leave your feedback on the Steam forum with anything you would love to see in the future of the game! Join discord here
- Share Your Feedback - Topic #4 - Bosses... (+ New Roadmap Soon!) - 11 August 2023
Hello Summoner!! New Roadmap just around the corner! We have been hard at work testing potential features and adjustments, as we put the finishing touches on our new roadmap. The new roadmap will be announced next month with a full, detailed writeup. We think you are going to love what we have in store! Meanwhile... For this step we are collecting feedback on Boss Enemies, particularly in the roguelite mode. This will help shape the game as we move forward and introduce new content, so be sure to have your say! For our upcoming roadmap, these are some things we are aiming to achieve: Support runs of different lengths Have a way to spend excess gems Add a new meta-currency Revise how consumables work Potentially add new unique challenge battles to runs Previous Topic (#3 - Perks) If you missed the previous topic be sure to check it out, we have had some great feedback already: https://st…
- Share Your Feedback - Topic #3 - Perks - 12 July 2023
Hello Summoner!! We have been hard at work planning and testing features for the new roadmap, hopefully we will have more to show soon. For this next step we are collecting more feedback on Perks in the roguelite mode. This will help shape the game as we move forward and introduce new content, so be sure to have your say! For our roadmap, these are some things we are aiming to achieve: Support runs of different lengths Have a way to spend excess gems Potentially add a new meta-currency Potentially revise how consumables work Potentially add new unique challenge battles to runs Previous Topic (#2 - Mutators + Elites) If you missed the previous topic be sure to check it out, we have had some great feedback already: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/3687933234120686774?l=english New Topic #3 - PERKS! For this new topic we are discussing the perk system. Currently there a…
