Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare. Hire galactic hit-men on your rivals. Raid neighbors for rare resources. Train spies to infiltrate enemy bases for key intel. Grow your empire to dominate the galaxy.
*LINUX VERSION COMING SOON | ETA End of April*
In Riftborne, you start from a single base and grow into a network of colonies: manage production, economy, storage, defenses, fleet capacity, and logistics. Oversee a Space Empire that can last for months or even years of in game play time.
This is the single player version of what will eventually become a full scale multiplayer world.
Rich, complex and immersive sci-fi simulation
Terminal HUD strategy: fast, information dense UI
Detailed economic and organization simulator; create galactic companies, post contracts, manage public interest
Factional warfare and politics: be elected as faction leader and target campaign raids or intelligence missions against enemies, manage diplomacy using in game economy
Emergent rival empires: AI commanders grow, raid, trade, rebuild, so the galaxy develops a readable political and military shape over time. Commanders with different personalities pursue different priorities and adapt as conditions change.
Procedural galaxy generation: each new game builds a fresh star map with regions and patterns, including special geography that shapes expansion routes, scouting priorities, and conflict hotspots.
Interlocking economy: both a local and galactic economy simulation, production, storage, and population growth that scale
RTS style real time gameplay: distance, travel speed, and timing windows shape raids, defenses, and counterplay
Economic dynamics: market pressure, contracts, and special contracts provide alternate playstyles and growth paths
World history: major events are recorded so you can understand what happened and why
Long-run progression and leaderboards: rankings, medals, and firsts track the arc of a campaign and reward different playstyles