Hello Riftbreakers!

We’ve got fantastic news to share today – our Closed Co-Op Beta is going strong, and we’re about to ramp things up! Thanks to your feedback, our network architecture and Survival Mode gameplay are shaping up nicely. We're now ready to speed up the invitation process and welcome even more of you into the action. In this post, we’ll walk you through what’s happening next and why we’re still keeping things closed – for now. Let’s dive in!

Everyone gets in!

Over 12,000 players signed up for the Closed Beta through Google Forms – and we can’t thank you enough for that. If you’re one of them and haven’t received your key yet – don’t worry. You’ll get your invite by the end of April.

Once that’s done, we’ll close the form and switch over to Steam Playtest sign-ups. That doesn’t mean the Beta is over – quite the opposite! You’ll be able to join the test through our Steam Store Page, and the first wave of Steam invitations will go out right after the first weekend of May. After that, we’ll keep rolling out keys regularly every couple of days.

Click 'Request Access' right below the demo option on our Steam Store page to sign up for Beta.

Why not just go Open Beta already?

We hear you – and we get the excitement! But there are a couple of good reasons we’re still keeping it invite-only for now:

• The Closed Beta doesn’t yet reflect the final quality of online co-op. Bugs are expected, and sometimes new builds cause more issues than they solve. It’s all part of the process – and we want to make sure that only players who are OK with that kind of chaos are diving in.
• By limiting access, we can respond to feedback faster. Every report matters, and we don’t want anything slipping through the cracks. A smaller test group lets us iterate in a more controlled way.

What’s next?

If all goes well, we’re planning to launch an Open Beta in early Summer. No promises – but that’s our current goal.

This next phase will focus on Campaign Mode Co-Op, and we’ll make it available through the experimental branch of The Riftbreaker on Steam. That will be our big stress test before calling the update ready for prime time.

Thanks for being here

We’ve come a long way – and it’s been quite the journey.

We started working on online co-op back in 2021, rewriting huge chunks of our engine to support a custom-built network architecture from the ground up. It was a massive challenge, but we knew it was worth it.

Our journey is well-documented in our "Co-Op when" articles – you can find them all here.

Thanks to your support, we ran our first tiny PVP connectivity test in August 2023. That laid the groundwork for the full-scale Survival Mode Co-Op Beta that began a year later – and we’re only gaining momentum from here.

Your feedback, patience, and enthusiasm have made this progress possible. We’re beyond grateful.

We’re just getting started – and we can’t wait to show you what’s next.

EXOR Studios