The Riftbreaker: PC requirements and the PC you need

About The Riftbreaker

The Riftbreaker is a base-building and survival game with action role-playing combat from EXOR Studios. You land on a dangerous alien planet in a powerful mech suit, gather resources, build and defend a base, research new technology and fight off huge swarms of alien creatures. It can be played alone or in online co-op, and mods are supported. It is demanding on graphics: the makers recommend an RTX 2080 or RX 6800 and 12 GB of memory, and a stronger card helps.

What The Riftbreaker needs

In plain words: to play at all it needs basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, and to play it well the makers suggest a modern mid-range graphics card, with 12GB of memory.

A low-spec PC or a high-spec PC?

For this game the gap between the minimum and the recommended spec is big, so a better PC makes a very noticeable difference.

On a PC that only just meets the minimum, the game will start and play, but on low settings: simpler shadows and textures, shorter view distances and fewer frames each second, so fast moments can feel less smooth. A 1080p screen is the sensible match.

On a PC that meets or beats the recommended spec, you can turn the settings up: sharper textures, proper shadows and lighting, more detail in the distance, and a smoother picture. A stronger PC also lets you use a sharper 1440p or high-refresh screen.

Questions about The Riftbreaker on PC

How we match: we compare the graphics card and the memory in each PC with the makers' spec, because those decide most of how a game runs. For very new or demanding games, ask us and we will check the processor too. More help: graphics cards explained, how much RAM, which screen.