RiftForged

10/07/2026

Steam page is live; the screenshots do not represent the current build. I need to take new screenshots and videos and get some in-game trailer shots; BUT ITS ON STEAM! If you're interested in 3D Deformable and Interactive Sims, or Monster Hunter but you wished it wasn't scripted, I promise you will love RiftForged!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4002650/RiftForged/

A dark fantasy multiplayer action RPG. Hunt monsters across deformable terrain, harvest their parts, and craft gear from what you kill. Dig a pit, use the pit. The physics hold it, and the monsters navigate around it. The world holds every mark you leave.

10/04/2026

An update on the current rendering. I've added shadows, antialiasing, and settings customization. I'm pushing off any new updates until everything is sound, and I'll be moving to a full metal Linux server.

10/01/2026

Major Kickstarter Page uddates. Waiting for Steam Store Page approval.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thatoastiest/riftforged

Hunt. Harvest. Craft. A physics-driven MMO where terrain deforms in real time and every monster knows the new geometry.

09/30/2026

Imagine destroying the world while you hunt cosmic horrors and eldritch entities. Imagine digging pits and trapping monsters to hunt, carve their parts, and make even stronger weapons and armor. You've just imagined RiftForged.

#

09/28/2026

Can you imagine digging a real pit, in real time, in your favorite video games, and monsters respond in real-time?

RiftForged Technical Alpha is Live! All of this happens on a live server; Terrain resets when the server resets. In this video I showcase how hard it is to lure the current AI into a player-carved pit.
https://thatoastiest.itch.io/riftforged-open-alpha

09/28/2026

RiftForged Alpha Test is live!
https://thatoastiest.itch.io/riftforged-open-alpha

09/28/2026

Check out the most recent YouTube Video showcasing the real-time Monster NavMesh Updating from Player Destroyed Terrain!

Hello Everyone! I'm Brinn Heseltine, the creator of RiftForged! In ...

09/28/2026

Update on the atmosphere for RiftForged. Added volumetric fog and a few other rendering layers.

09/23/2026

A current 2-minute clip of the RiftForged Gameplay.
This is the current live networked playable alpha. I am still working on fine-tuning animation and sfx feel as well as wiring in combat and material driven VFX.
https://thatoastiest.itch.io/riftforged-open-alpha
https://discord.gg/JzsZY8uF8X

09/14/2026

I am finally at the point where I can start making dedicated updates with names. Once the Projectile and Overhead Terrain Destruction are working properly, we are moving on the Enemies and Quests, then Cities and Towns as well as the Crafting updates. After these updates, I can move forward with Monster Hunts. The only two available monsters to fight right now are the Sanguisuga and Carnilacerator which will have distinctly different AI. Sanguisuga creature-type monsters have strike-and-kite mentality and attack in random sequences as long as there is more than two; if there are 2 Sanguisuga left they begin to run to find another pack for help with their signature move to grab a player by the face causing paralysis and allowing other Sanguisuna in the group to attack the player freely. Carlicaerator are flying bugs that attack with their tails, with their signature move to grasp a player by the face and drain their life.

All monster abilities will have a wind-up that will allow you to move out of the interaction zone before being hit, if you're paying attention.