Rift Barrage combat: the Vanguard faces a sector boss over Saturn

Preview 0.1.0 · Android · Windows

RIFT BARRAGE

Dodge. Auto-fire. Make every wave count.
Fly from Earth orbit to TRAPPIST-1, multiply your salvage in the reactor and build a new arsenal every flight.

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Android 7.1+ (64-bit ARM) · Windows 10/11 64-bit · Linux coming later · all releases & checksums

Five ships

Vanguard, Striker, Specter, Bulwark and Solaris, each with its own shots, sound and skill: Shield Nova, Missile Barrage, Void Nova, Siege Slam and Prism Lance.

The salvage reactor

Every few waves your cores pour through a board of ×2 and ×3 gates, catapults and counter locks. Aim the spout, release, and spend the multiplied points on upgrades for the run.

A 200-chapter route

Twenty regions from Earth and the Moon past the outer planets to the TRAPPIST-1 worlds, with Hard and Nightmare modes, stars, missions and an endless Infinite Mode.

Permanent progress

Gold upgrades, ship levels and mastery, gear you merge into higher tiers, pilots, engine trails and daily supplies that wait for you between sessions.

Screenshots

Combat over Europa
Combat over Europa
The salvage reactor drop board
The salvage reactor
Choosing an upgrade in the draft
Build your firepower
The hangar and chapter route
Hangar and route
The fleet of five ships
The fleet
The region map
Region map
Gear and supply crates
Gear and supply crates
Sector boss over Saturn
Sector boss over Saturn

Installing the preview

Android

  1. Download RiftBarrage-android.apk on your phone.
  2. Open it and allow installing from your browser when Android asks.
  3. Play in landscape. Your progress stays on the device.

Windows

  1. Download and unzip RiftBarrage-windows-x64.zip.
  2. Run RiftBarrage.exe. Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unrecognized app; choose More info → Run anyway.
  3. Mouse drag, W/S or arrows to fly, Space for the skill, Esc to pause. Gamepads work too.

Check your download against SHA256SUMS.txt on the releases page. This is an early preview: balance will change, and later previews may not keep your progress.