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Monster Helix Inc. · Published by Monster Helix Inc. · Official site ↗
Positive — 90% positive (10 reviews) · 26 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Survive the Rift is a roguelike shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels, unlockable ships, and plenty of items to make each run unique. Inspired by classic 16-bit era scrolling shooters with modern roguelike game mechanics.
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Action, Indie · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on unique runs through dynamically generated levels as you pilot various ships in Survive the Rift, a 2025 indie action game by Monster Helix Inc., blending classic shooter mechanics with modern roguelike challenges.
About this game
Survive the Rift is a roguelike shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels, unlockable ships, and plenty of items to make each run unique.
Inspired by classic 16-bit era scrolling shooters with modern roguelike game mechanics.
Features
Unlock ships with different starting weapons and stats.
Choose your path through each sector. Select the type and difficulty of stage you want to play. Risk a hard stage to earn more credits and technology or visit a shop to get repairs and outfit your ship with new technology.
Destroy enemies to get loot. Find new weapons, modules, devices, and ship upgrades.
Collect technology points and unlock new game features.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ or newer, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Survive the Rift is an Early Access game, and the minimum requirements may change during development.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ or newer, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 680 / AMD HD 7970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes for Nov 25th, 2025 - Version 1.0.1
Survive the Rift - Update 1.0.1 Update Notes for Nov 25th, 2025 - Version 1.0.1 Reduced the cost of technology upgrades by 50% Changed 2D physics simulation from "Fixed Update" to "Update" for smoother projectiles at high frame ratesRead full article on Community Announcements (mark)AnnouncementsOfficial
Survive the Rift 1.0
Survive the Rift 1.0Today we are pleased to launch the full version of Survive the Rift and finally leave early access.With version 1.0 we have added a fourth sector with new enemies and stages.Special thanks to early access players.Read full article on Community Announcements (mark)Patch NotesOfficial
Survive the Rift - Update 0.9.6
Update Notes for Oct 20th, 2025 - Version 0.9.6This update incorporates all of the changes added to the demo build.ChangelistGraphicsAdded SSAO (screen space ambient occlution). Toggle on/off in Graphics options.Enabled SOFT PARTICLES to remove hard edges where particles intersect terrain.Added custom lighting settings for each level type.Added new geometry to the Pirate platform level.ControllerAdded new controls help popup on first time playing.Display Sony controller button glyphs in help text if using a Sony controller.Update Rewired (controller plugin) to version 1.1.59.2.Bug FixesGatling weapon was not firing.Help panel now shows proper icon for left/middle/right mouse buttons.Read full article on Community Announcements (mark)Patch NotesOfficial
Survive the Rift - Update 0.9.5.1
Survive the Rift - Update 0.9.5.1Update Notes for Oct 3rd, 2025 - Version 0.9.5.1Updated to Unity version 2022.3.62f2 as suggested by Unity to address a "security vulnerability". ChangelistBoss health bar now has a border and skull icon.Added "Longer Notifications" options in the Game settings to display pickup notifications (top right of screen) longer.Added "Spend Points" help text at the bottom of the Technology Upgrades screen.UI polishRead full article on Community Announcements (mark)Patch NotesOfficial
Survive the Rift - Update 0.9.5
Update Notes for Sept 25, 2025Version 0.9.5New FeaturesThere is a new story intro sequence that plays on first playthrough or when a new profile is created. There is also a new Replay Intro button on the main menu screen. Added a new player ship and weapon to find and unlock.Added new music tracks. *Note we are still working on new tracks for all sectors.Game ControlsAdded Auto Fire option to toggle on/off automatic firing of the primary weapon instead of holding the fire button down.Ship movement with d-pad is now mapped by default. Previously if you wanted to use the d-pad you would have to edit the controller bindings manually.*Note: This change means we had to reset controller/keyboard bindings back to the defaults the first time you run this version.UIThe in-game HUD shows a different color blue square when the maximum number of shields is reached. Energy bar also displays a slightly different color when the max energy is reached.Updated modules descriptions in the Journal to include more information on percentage bonus values per stack.The sector map nodes that are playable are now highlighted in their difficulty color so it's easier to see what nodes are playable.Pickup notification on devices now shows the stack count.Reworked the Profiles panel and "New Game" flow:New Game automatically creates a new profile and starts the intro cinematic.New Game is shown on the main menu when there are no valid profiles (i.e. first playthrough).The Continue button is only shown when there is at least one valid profile and is greyed out if there are no active profiles selected.Meta-Progression (Technology Points)Increased "Starting Credits" technology upgrade from 100 to 200 credits per point.Mission Pylon stages now have better random mission picking with less repeats.Game BalancePirate turret fire rate and shot speed reduced to make the early EASY stage a bit easier for new players.ArtPirate platform level background improvements.New Pirate Frigate model.Better player sh...Read full article on Community Announcements (mark)
