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Futuristic Diablo style roguelike kicks off free Steam playtest soon

A tantalizing mix of futuristic multiplayer shooter, ARPG, and roguelike games, Riftstorm is preparing to launch a public pre-alpha playtest soon. A dabbling of Diablo 4, a little Last Epoch and Lost Ark, a heaping of Helldivers (the first one), and maybe even a drop of Destiny and The Division - this is a loot-driven, frantic co-op action game that's caught my eye, and you'll be able to give it a shot for free on Steam very soon, so get your name in the hat now.


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2nd Pre-Alpha Playtest Coming in March 8, 2024!

We were hoping some of you might uncover this date on your own, but maybe our creative team made the little Threat Index Puzzle a little too esoteric to solve. Anyway, that doesn’t affect how excited to announce our next playtest and the additions to our media.


In case you didn’t get a chance to play during our November playtest or see the follow-on content associated with it, you can catch up here: mythicprotocol.com/doggy-daycare

We want to take another chance to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in the playtest and to everyone else who is hoping to get the chance to jump into the action.

[h3]So what’s new? What are we testing? And where will the story unfold from here?

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[h2]New Operatives Join the Fight
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Joining Starling are two new Operative: Hertz and Spraybot.



Hertz will be replacing Codename: Atlas as the shotgun-wielding tanky operative for those of you looking to get up close and personal with mythics.

Spraybot on the other hand is a lightweight support operative that relies on turrets and positioning to keep the fighting going.

[h2]A New Mythic Threat
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The keen-eyed puzzle solvers among you might have already guessed that our new Mythic threat comes from the aptly named: Shade. These ghostly creatures can swarm and overwhelm even the most well-coordinated operatives, so keep an eye out.

[h2]Loot? We have more.
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We’re also slowly scaling up the armory banks across the Mythic Protocol and we have 10 new weapons being added to various mission pools.

[h2]Narrative Implementation & Impact
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Finally, we’re also implementing a short three-mission narrative arc that will trace and deal specifically with the new threat posed by Shades around the world. In this globe-trotting mission sequence, your actions – success or failure will irrevocably impact the world and operatives of the Mythic Protocol.

We’ll share more details as we go, but mark your calendars, share this post, and wishlist our game to stay in the loop.

[h2]Don't Forget to Request Access![/h2]


Cheers,
Riftstorm Team

Notice anything new? 👀

We just updated our website with new content and some teasers on what's to come.

[h2]playriftstorm.com
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Check it out and let us know what you think (or what you found) 😉

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See you soon!
Riftstorm Team

Dev Blog #4 | Goodbye 2023 👋 Welcome 2024!

[h2]Hi everyone, Keeks here!
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We hope it’s not too late to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and express our hope that 2024 has kicked off well for each of you.

For those who have participated in November 2023 playtest, we want to thank 5000 of you who participated, climbed the leaderboard, and spent more than 20 hours in our 3-hour build game.

We're grateful for your support and it motivates us to work harder on the game until its final release.

Here is the recap of our playtest, in the most visual way possible!


After the holiday, the team has been back in the office and has been working on our next playtest with new content. We learned a lot from your feedback so it will take us time to bring you an improved version of our first playtest.

We've also heard that you want to know more about our lore about our creatures and operatives in Riftstorm, we might show that to you very very soon (wink).

Thanks all, and talk to you soon

Keeks and The Riftstorm Team

Dev Blog #3 | Post Playtest Debrief

Hi everyone, Keeks here!

It’s been exactly a week since we closed our pre-alpha playtest, and we finally have had time to personally debrief our experience during this pivotal moment of our journey.

The past month has been an endless period of learning, and we’ve been reflecting on what we do and how to improve.

We are surprised by the sheer amount of support in this early stage of our game, and we would like to share some of our thoughts with all of you.