# The Riftbreaker The Riftbreaker 2.0 Update - Co-Op & Endgame - is Live!

- Product: The Riftbreaker (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-riftbreaker)
- Vendor: EXOR Studios
- Date: 2025-08-25
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/780310/view/530980289128695027
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-riftbreaker/releases/2025-08-25-the-riftbreaker-2.0-update-co-op-endgame-is-live

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- **added** — Four-player online co-op mode for Campaign, Survival Modes, and Prologue mission with server creation and in-game server browser
- **added** — Co-op features including in-game chat, player teleportation, mech reactivation for fallen teammates, and temporary power boost for staying together
- **added** — Expanded endgame campaign story arc with 40 minutes of new dialogue fully voiced by Francesca Meaux and Ryan Laughton
- **added** — Specialized endgame buildings with massive resource and upkeep requirements that grant powerful passive boosts
- **added** — Outpost limit increased to 15
- **added** — Orbital Scanner functionality for discovering new planetary locations for resource gathering or exploration
- **added** — New Omega-strain creature variants with updated models, elemental forms, and special abilities with up to four skills per creature, totaling 73 varieties
- **added** — Randomized Mission Generator providing endless map variations for exploration and resource outpost establishment after completing main missions in biomes
- **changed** — Difficulty level scaling adjusted to remain challenging but fair in co-op play
- **changed** — Enemy attacks in Endgame significantly increased in difficulty compared to previous battles
- **changed** — Game codebase refactored nearly entirely to enable online play functionality

##### Hello Riftbreakers!

Today is the day you and we have been waiting for - The Riftbreaker 2.0 Update is now live! After almost four years of development, the Online Co-Op mode for The Riftbreaker is now available to everyone in the form of this massive, free update. However, the 2.0 Update is much more than the addition of Co-Op mode - it is also a massive expansion of the original Story Campaign, which will test your building, combat, and logistics skills more than anything you’ve encountered before. This update also comes with a host of gameplay improvements, quality of life changes, and performance optimizations.

**_Gather your team and jump in!_**

Thank you all for your patience and support during the development process. It was a bumpy road. Over the past few years, we have refactored almost the entirety of the game’s codebase to make online play possible. Such a massive rework wouldn’t have been possible without your help. Thank you for the countless hours you spent testing the game during our Closed and Open Beta periods. Thank you for all the bug reports, improvement suggestions, and feedback. Today’s release is our mutual success.

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##### Let’s break down all the new features coming to you in this grand update.

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**_Share responsibilities. Build bigger. Expand further. Conquer all._**

**FOUR-PLAYER CO-OP** - Gather your team and conquer Galatea 37 together. You can play the entirety of the Campaign and Survival Modes, as well as the Prologue mission. You can play with your friends by setting up a server and inviting them to play with you, or you can join other Riftbreakers from all around the globe and find the perfect game through our in-game Server Browser. Our difficulty level scaling ensures that gameplay remains challenging but fair, requiring you to work together to reach the goals you set for yourselves. We have also implemented many co-op-centric features to enhance your online play experience. Use the in-game chat to coordinate your team. Teleport to other players at any time. Reactivate the mechs of your fallen teammates. Stick together and receive a temporary power boost. Most importantly, though, have fun together!

**_Our endgame content will allow you to build amazing structures, much larger than anything before. You can build them all over the world, or cram them all on one map. Which one will you choose?_**

**EXPANDED ENDGAME CAMPAIGN** - A brand-new story arc involving (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/780310/view/541102686549836370?l=english) - specialized buildings with massive resource and upkeep requirements that will test your planning skills and grant powerful passive boosts in return. The 2.0 update is fully voiced by Francesca Meaux and Ryan Laughton, reprising their roles as Ashley and Mr. Riggs. The new plot adds as much story content as each of our previous World Expansions: 40 minutes of new dialogues, giving you new insights into the world of The Riftbreaker. Expand your economy beyond what was previously possible thanks to the new outpost limit set to 15. Discover new planetary locations for resource gathering or exploration thanks to the new Orbital Scanner functionality ([more on that in this article](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/780310/view/536596558933656305?l=english)). Build up a massive mining operation, or cultivate resources to fulfill your needs. Whatever you do, don’t forget about defenses. Enemy attacks in the Endgame make the previous battles look like child’s play.

**_Omega-strain creatures hide everywhere. If you anger the wildlife enough, they will come knocking to your door._**

**NEW OMEGA-STRAIN CREATURES** - These are new, more powerful, and tougher versions of the existing species. They are the new backbone of the enemy hordes, bringing destruction wherever they go. Defeating them will yield great rewards. Our artists had the opportunity to let their imagination go wild and have updated Omega creature models to command respect. Omega

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