Developers have bold risks with genres mixtures for years now. Most of the time, the results are the sum of their parts. Disparate sections that are crocheted in a way, conjunctive tissues fresh and raw. The Riftbreaker feels more organic, more sensitive. Of course, you can mix survival simulations and double-handed shooters. Of course, you can add RTS elements, why will not you? I have never played a game like this one of my life, and it s weird as no. That this capitous mix of gender spices you like is another case.

Your role in this story is the previous landing team. With a single robot powered by the AI, you will build the fault that brings together two disparate worlds. Assuming that you are not murdered first, because this new world is not very friendly. You must gather resources, build your outpost and keep your defenses in order. The real challenge jumps to the eyes. You must push your brain in three very different directions from the jump. You need bright reflexes for these hordes of extraterrestrial, but also a hermetic strategy for a balanced and sustainable outpost. If it sounds difficult, it s absolutely the case! But that s all the interest. It would not be a suitable survival simulation, otherwise.

The fight is frantic and a little mismatched. At least at least, you are well above your head. Of course, you have a small but important fatal weapons cache under hand. But the good ones are short of ammunition and your opponents are much more numerous than you. The only concession is that they are waiting for some time before really storming the doors, so to speak. You have time to turn on, but not a ton. Here s where this RTS brain is useful.

There is an abundance of raw material scattered, but we must be intelligent about its extraction and distribution. How many spread? What are you building first? How to control the battlefield? You have a ton of options and very little time to choose. It is in this deadly equation that the survival influences go back to the surface.

Unlike the average RTS game, things are not divided into missions or separate goals. You are here to open this fault and survive long enough to do it. Even the two main game modes simply adjust certain parameters in this simple objective. To this end, the mission is not over until it happens, so you must persist in the meantime. If a wave of enemies sweeping and you murdens, it is not yet the end. You have just reappeared with some deleted items, ready to try again. The game is finished only if the main building of the QG is destroyed. This unique design decision modifies the course of the entire game. There is no channeling all your resources in a large battle, no risky bet that could win everything. The mission continues as long as your reappearance exists. You think of every movement on a much larger scale when success requires perseverance and planning. Fortunately, this world on which you are stuck is also quite beautiful.

Games up and down as The Riftbreaker have a higher limit to their aesthetic appeal. Or at least that s what I thought before. It turns out that even a perspective tense like this can be breathtaking. Everything you need is lighting, textures and upper particle effects. A palette of wild and vibrant colors does not hurt either. You have to take the time to really appreciate these visuals, a difficult exploit thanks to the frantic gameplay loop. Things do slow only when you are stumbled by the sometimes jerky rhythm.

The events follow one another in The Riftbreaker as you prefer, with some exceptions. The difficulty is not overwhelming, but the level of challenge increases at a strange rate. From time to time, something like the density of the enemy or the cost of resources will increase enormously. As I said, not all the time! There was a loose dispersion of rough points, just enough to make me lose my pace for a minute. Beyond that, the game is complicated at a more or less predictable pace.

I did not know what I wanted the Riftbreaker. But the result seems natural and necessary. Of course, you mix thorough base planning with high-speed monster swarms. Why do not we mix these three ideas in one? The RTS strategy, the management of survival simulation resources and the stretched action make it a singular experience. It s not for everyone, that s for sure. Less sprint than Marathon, the challenge of The Riftbreaker is both supported and intense. This means that things like the stimulation hiccount feel much more powerful. Even if the prospect of a prolonged campaign like this seems intimidating, the lush visuals of the game are a soothing balm. If you want something more like RTS, The Riftbreaker will have what you are looking for.