Can I Run The Riftbreaker?
EXOR Studios released The Riftbreaker in 2021. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Its Steam review count passes 21 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. The game ships for Windows alone. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Its Metacritic score stands at 83. Steam lists support for 10 languages. It carries 54 achievements. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 gen 2 or AMD Bulldozer {4 cores) |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i7 gen 2 or AMD Ryzen |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia RTX 2080 8GB or AMD Radeon 6800 |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around a base the player builds up. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours. Play is presented from an isometric view. The publisher supplies 29 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why The Riftbreaker is demanding
Demand in The Riftbreaker is ordinary. The publisher has Nvidia RTX 2080 in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. At 12 GB, system memory is undemanding. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so The Riftbreaker at the floor and The Riftbreaker at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 12 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Riftbreaker?
The Riftbreaker is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB, 8 GB RAM, about 12 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.9x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.51x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.23x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against The Riftbreaker's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Riftbreaker?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5 gen 2 or AMD Bulldozer {4 cores); GPU: Nvidia GTX 750 2GB or AMD R7 265 2GB; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does The Riftbreaker need?
The Riftbreaker needs about 12 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Riftbreaker?
The RTX 3060 runs The Riftbreaker comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Riftbreaker?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Riftbreaker is the GPU.