Introduction Rift Keeper is a rogue-like that feels like it takes inspiration from Dead Cells to create it's own unique game. Unfortunately, the game does has a few issues that doesn't really pull the player in for that "Just one more run" feeling and feels lacking with it's progression system considering it's a rogue-like game. Gameplay If you are,...


Rift Keeper
2019 Graphite Lab66Worthwhile
Playable on
Available on
- −80%$1.99
- $9.99
- $9.99
- $9.99
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Details
- Launch
- January 14, 2019
- Developer
- Graphite Lab
- Publisher
- Graphite Lab
- Themes
Overview
Embark on your journey, travel through rifts and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D Metroidvania universe with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.
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Reception
You can't change the controls. If you don't like the "Interact" button being RB and the "Dash" button being A, well, tough luck. The movement and combat do not feel as fluid as they were in some of the gameplay footage I've seen. There also doesn't appear to be any way to attack while airborne. Overall, I thought this was going to be a fun roguelike...
I wanted to like this game, but the controls are boned (controller drift which is nonexistent in any of my other 500+ games) which remains unanswered for by the developer. From what I can tell, this is an abandoned project, so I don't expect a fix anytime soon - likely never. I refunded this and warn anyone else off. It's too bad, there could have been...
Video (gameplay + commentary): https://youtu.be/NFAThm8CG78 Review (pre-release): A fun, addicting, and challenging roguelite action platformer. This is one of those games that feels brutally punishing when you first pick it up, but as you learn the mechanics your enemy encounters go from "how the heck do I do this" to "oh I got this" pretty rapidly....





























