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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Strategy, Tower Defense, Adventure.

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Riftwalker is a rogue-like tower defense in a world consumed by darkness, featuring rich backstory and endless, detailed procedural levels. You play the role of a riftwalker in a scouting party sent to investigate a nearby missing star, but find more than you were expecting - a civilization, or…

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Riftwalker is a rogue-like tower defense in a world consumed by darkness, featuring rich backstory and endless, detailed procedural levels. You play the role of a riftwalker in a scouting party sent to investigate a nearby missing star, but find more than you were expecting - a civilization, or rather, what's left of it.

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 14 reviews
Released: 2019-03-29
Developer: Deeplink Studios
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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