- Lost Rift Early Access Patch 7 - 26 May 2026
Rifters, Welcome to Lost Rift Patch 7.This update opens the doors to a brand-new location - Highpoint Institute on Locker Island, expands the story of Victoria, rebalances progression and loot, introduces new combat tuning, and delivers a large wave of UI, networking, and quality-of-life improvements.New Location – Highpoint InstituteHighpoint Institute is now open.Operation Victoria’s remote research center can now be explored in the middle of Locker Island. Alongside the new location, players will discover additional lore, new side quests, and major changes to enemy and boss encounters.Boss ChangesDr. Kumar has been moved from Galleon to Highpoint InstituteHector has been moved from the Utility Station to GalleonLoot & EconomyNew WeaponTrench Pump Action ShotgunA new pump-action shotgun has been added.The Trench delivers devastating close-range damage but comes with slower reload spee…
- Lost Rift's Second Update is Here! - 1 April 2026
Rifters, this is the Second Update, the Gun Modding Update.This one is a big update for Lost Rift. We are introducing full weapon modding, a major expansion to gunplay that lets you tailor weapons to your playstyle, whether you prefer precision sniping, stealth, or full-on combat. We have also added a new building material - wood, so you can expand your island architecture and base-building.Alongside this, we have reworked combat feel, loot distribution, progression systems, and added a wide range of improvements across AI, UI, world design, and more.Patch Notes for update 2Weapon Modding (Major Feature)Weapon modifications have been added to the game and can be equipped at the Modding Table. Modding Table can be unlocked via a quest after you have opened the Communication Tower on Pioneer's Landing.Modding tables are also available on both expedition islands, though some may be hidden…
- Biggest Discount Yet During Spring Sale - 19 March 2026
The Steam Spring Sale is live, and for the first time, Lost Rift is available at its biggest discount yet, 80% off. The sale runs from now until next Thursday.This is about bringing more players into the game and growing the Rift. The more players jumping in, the better the experience becomes for everyone.If you have been waiting for a good moment to start or want to bring friends along for their first expedition, this is a great time to jump in. We are planning to release our second major update at the end of this month, introducing gun modding and other new features and content into the game!As always, your feedback and reviews are a huge part of shaping Lost Rift. During the sale, they matter even more, helping new players understand the game and helping us keep improving it.If you are enjoying your time in the Lost Rift, consider leaving a review and sharing your experience.See you…
- Lost Rift Early Access Patch 6 - 16 March 2026
Rifters, we have released a smaller patch with no downtime. This patch focuses on smoothing out the first hour of gameplay in preparation for the upcoming Spring Sale. A lot of these changes have come directly from monitoring your experience and feedback. We are committed to making Lost Rift the innovative new Extraction Survival game that our team envisioned when we started this project. Patch NotesGameplayComplete rebalance of consumables:Changed the inventory size of all resources to 1x1 - weapons, backpacks, and armors still take multiple inventory spacesMade healing instant on everything except the healing tonic Removed the regular chest from the building menu and replaced it with the shared chest, which allows players to auto-pull resources from nearby workstations:The cost of a small shared chest is the same as the previous cost of a regular chestThe cost of medium and large shar…
- Lost Rift Early Access Patch 5 - 3 March 2026
Rifters, we have the next patch for you. This update focuses on overhauling consumables to make rare items more valuable and refining AI behavior - especially addressing situations where enemies felt like they were laser-beaming you from impossible angles. Alongside these changes, we’ve continued improving technical stability and visibility into matchmaking performance.We’ve also added ping and latency indicators for players. This will help you monitor the connection improvements introduced in the last patch and better understand region selection and overall network performance. Patch NotesConsumables OverhaulComplete rebalance of consumables:Removed the damaging effect of consumables.Uncooked consumables no longer offer a max stamina boost, ex:Raw Dodo meat:Heals 5HPReplenishes 5 satietyReplenishes 25 staminaGrilled Dodo:Heals 5 HPReplenishes 25 satietyReplenishes 100 staminaIncreases…
- Lost Rift Early Access Patch 4 - 17 February 2026
Rifters, today is the first patch in 2026 for Lost Rift! This update focuses on polishing the experience for our players and balancing. A lot of these changes have come directly from monitoring your experience and feedback. We are committed to making Lost Rift the innovative new Extraction Survival game that our team envisioned when we started this project. We’re adding a new batch of side quests tied to the latest Expedition, giving players more reasons to return to Locker Island and uncover its dark past.To reduce the frustration of failed runs, we’re introducing a Safe Pocket feature. Items stored in the Safe Pocket won’t be lost if an expedition fails. That means you can secure critical quest items or especially valuable loot before things go sideways - as long as they’re small enough to fit. Patch NotesFeaturesSafe pockets. A small space to keep items safe from loss in an expeditio…
- 30% Discount on Lost Rift to celebrate PVP Fest! - 9 February 2026
Hello Rifters, We’re taking part in Steam’s PVP Fest, and to celebrate it, we have a 30% discount, so if you were wondering about getting into the game, now is the time! But that’s not all - everyone who logs in during PVP Fest will get a special package to get you right into the heat of the action - go straight into an expedition with your shiny free loot. To get the package, you need to log in during PVP Fest: from Monday, February 9th, 2026 till Monday, February 16th, 2026. We have also updated our store page stream - there are a couple of new pretty faces and some teasers of things to come - make sure to check it out! As always, we encourage you to join our Discord - our Devs will be hosting chill play sessions where you can ask questions and/or try to hunt them down on expeditions. Details will be available on Discord. Be sure to join us on other platforms to connect with other pla…
- Early Access Hotfix 7 - 6 February 2026
Hello Rifters, As we prepare for the upcoming PVP Fest, we have fixed a couple of issues to make your experience smoother. This hotfix requires no downtime, so you can play right away. As always, we want to thank the members of our community for bringing our attention to it, and if you encounter any bugs in your playthrough, please reach out to us on Discord (link below). Patch notesFixes GPU crash in FSR 4, usually on GTX GPUs hardware.Fixes a crash in EOS SDK that would happen an hour after recovering from a disconnect.Fixes high packet loss, causing slow loading and timeouts when joining some camps.Fixes a GPU crash when reconnecting to an expedition. Note: There are some other lower probability crashes that may still happen in this case. Keep retrying if this happens. We are working on more fixes for the upcoming patch.Expeditions will now continue to add players up to 10 minutes fr…
- Lost Rift Updated Early Access Roadmap - 28 January 2026
Hello Rifters,We’d like to share an updated look at what we’re currently working on for Lost Rift during Early Access. Since the last roadmap update, we’ve been gathering feedback, reviewing gameplay data, and adjusting priorities to better focus on core improvements and new features.Below is an overview of what’s currently in development and what we’ll continue improving over time. As always, your reports through Discord and the Steam forums have already helped us identify and resolve several key issues. That process will continue until Lost Rift feels as stable and immersive as it was meant to be. Improved character visibility to make combat encounters clearer and fairer.Safe pocket - for when you find that one thing you needed for your quest and need to extract with it, no matter what.Storm on Western Island - after intense testing of the feature, we will be bringing it back - watch…
- Lost Rift Holiday Gift Log-In Reward! - 18 December 2025
Rifters, the island might be dangerous, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the holidays. To spread some holiday cheer and to say thank you to everyone exploring, fighting, and surviving with us in Early Access, we’re rolling out a special Christmas In-Game Gift for all Lost Rift players who log-in between after the patch is released on December 17, 2025 to January 5, 2026 at 23:59 EST. Importantly, you must log-in during this timeframe and move the items into your inventory in order to receive the gift. This holiday gift package is a time limited event and will only be available to redeem until January 5th. After that, it disappears forever. Every player will receive the following items via the inbox system when they log-in between the dates outlined: - Revival Kit: Because everyone deserves a second chance over the holidays. - Meat Stew: A hearty meal to keep you warm and going.…
- Game Update #1 is Now Available - Patch Notes - 17 December 2025
Rifters, today is the first major Early Access Game Update for Lost Rift! This update takes on some of the greatest pain points our players have raised and focuses on making Lost Rift bigger, balanced, and more enjoyable. A lot of these changes have come directly from your feedback and we are committed to making Lost Rift the innovative new Extraction Survival game that our team envisioned when we started this project. Patch NotesExtraction and Expedition ChangesNew Expedition Island, Locker Island, with unique bosses and points of interest. Swamp biome with new environmental hazards.New POIs, buildings, large set pieces, secrets, and encounters.Added Experimental PvE Expeditions mode:Allows exploration and progression without engaging in PvP fights.Rarer loot will be more abundant in the current PvPvE (PvP-focused) mode. We are calling the new PvE mode an experimental feature for now b…
- Lost Rift Early Access Game Update - 2+ Hours Downtime - 17 December 2025
Hello Rifters - We have estimated over two hours of downtime occurring to release the game update. Game Update #1, Welcome to Locker Island Thank you for your patience as we release our first major update to the game today!
- Our First Update is Coming December 17th - 11 December 2025
Hello Rifters! We’re so excited to bring you our first major update, Welcome to Locker Island, on December 17, 2025. This update marks the biggest step forward for Lost Rift since Early Access launched, and is coming with a ton of new features the community has been requesting since players first stepped ashore on our mysterious archipelago. This release introduces an entirely new expedition island, an experimental PvE-only mode for expeditions, downed personal self-revives, an inbox rewards system, new weapons, new bosses, and much needed quality of life improvements. Below you’ll find some of the biggest changes coming to the game next week. KEY FEATURES COMING IN THIS GAME UPDATEExperimental PvE Expedition Mode: PvE Cooperative Expeditions will allow players to focus on survival, exploration, resource mastery, and story progression without the pressure of unpredictable PvP encounters…
- Updated Early Access Roadmap for Lost Rift - 9 December 2025
Hello Rifters! It’s wild to think that it’s already been a few months since Lost Rift started our journey into Early Access. While we’ve put out an initial look at our plans through the Early Access period, the team has continued to actively listen to player feedback and is focusing on delivering different features accordingly. This new Early Access roadmap reflects our latest priorities, refined plans, and exciting additions to the game currently in development. We know there have been some issues, bugs, or strange anomalies that even our best devs couldn’t have predicted. Just know, our team is hard at work tackling all the issues raised. In case we haven’t said it enough, your reports through Discord and the Steam forums have already helped us identify and resolve several key issues. That process will continue until Lost Rift feels as stable and immersive as it was meant to be. Confi…
- First Game Update: Welcome to Locker Island - New Expedition Map Reveal - 5 December 2025
Hello Rifters! The next update for Lost Rift is officially coming this month! We’re excited to introduce, Welcome to Locker Island. Our first big update is loaded with huge changes, including self-revive for downed solo players, powerful new chests that let you craft at nearby workbenches without transferring resources, a new HUD armor gauge, fierce new enemies, and a brand new Expedition to fight across: Locker Island. Locker Island is a massive new area to explore and will be accessible by going on an Expedition to extract resources. Here’s a sneak peak at the map and some screenshots to shed more light on this mysterious new land coming to Lost Rift. The island provides players a dangerous new land to explore with seven key areas of interest and three rotating extraction points once you’ve got all your loot.Reveal the dark history of Locker Island, where Operation Victoria quarantine…
- Lost Rift Early Access Hotfix - 3+ Hours Downtime - 1 December 2025
Hello Rifters - We have two to three hours of downtime occurring to fix the following crashing issues: StabilityFix for authentication that would fail when Windows root certificates were out of date.Fixes for GPU crashes and various other rare crashesUnhandled Exceptions causing crashing issues connecting to Expeditions. Thank you for your patience as we update the game today!
- Lost Rift's First Content Update Coming This December - 26 November 2025
Hello Rifters! We want to share a quick update with you from the development team. Lost Rift will be receiving its first Content Update next month, in December! We'll be sharing screenshots and information about this exciting content update, which will include multiple features mentioned in our roadmap, with you as we work towards our release date. Sneak peek image of Lost Rift's new second Expedition map! As a result of all our manpower being devoted to making Content Update 1 the best it can be, we have opted to combine the changes from Patch 2 into Content Update 1. There will not be a Patch 2 this month. This will allow us to release the most stable and polished content update possible. Please note that we still plan to release a hotfix next week to address some of the most critical issues, including crashes during Expedition. We understand you're all itching for new updates and new…
- Play Lost Rift on Steam Deck - 13 November 2025
Exciting news for Rifters on the go! We are happy to announce that Lost Rift is now fully playable and officially Verified on the Steam Deck. Whether you're hunkering down in your base camp or diving into a high-stakes Expeditions, you can now take the full Lost Rift experience with you anywhere. We've ensured full controller support, legible text, and optimized performance to deliver the most enjoyable portable survival adventure possible. So grab your Steam Deck and start your journey to master of the Rift.
- A Message from the Lost Rift Dev Team - 30 October 2025
Hello Rifters, We know it has been rough for Lost Rift and our community recently. We want to be transparent with you all and acknowledge the recent major issues that many of you have faced since the release of Patch 1. These issues include server instability, latency fluctuations, and, most frustratingly, the loss of your items and disappearance of wooden storage chests. People Can Fly is committed to improving the quality of Lost Rift, and we are planning a series of hotfixes as well as another upcoming patch to address the issues. Behind the scenes, our team has been working hard to fix problems by deploying multiple hotfixes and rollbacks for affected players over the last week. The steps taken resolved some issues, but we know issues still remain for many of you. We are triaging the severity of problems and have put out a hotfix today, October 30th, to address the most critical ser…
- Early Access Hotfix 5 - 30 October 2025
We would like to thank community members Heso, Kopp, and WABI in our Discord for providing information and their save files for us to resolve critical issues for this hotfix.Resolved an issue where items inside of chests would appear to disappear, especially when traveling to and from expeditions. This was a result of the server not uploading save file data properly due to large save filesFixed an issue where foliage regrowth data could massively duplicate within save files, causing performance issues over timeFixed an issue where players would sometimes spawn at the dock even after claiming a bed as their respawn point. This may not resolve every case, we are looking for further player reportsFixed an issue where the Walkie Talkie recipe did not properly consume the Walkie Talkies in the Salvage StationIncreased the drop rate of the Large Battery to make it easier to findFixed an explo…
