While some inspirations for the game are quite obivous (from the lane defense and tower defense genre), some less obvious inspirations are from the action RPG and RTS genres, with some of the core features aiming to be a condensed experience from those genres.

After a long period of post-release development, the game was expanded with two new game modes and a large amount of content to be released as an anniversary update one year later, in May 2023. Riftbound started development in 2019 and was first released to steam in May 2022. Customize your battle strategy with more than 120 spells and upgrades.Game Modes including roguelite and endless modes.Battle tough enemy captains in overcharged boss fights.Defend against waves of increasingly powerful enemies.Evolve your characters to make them more powerful.Summon characters from the five elements into battle.Summon elementals and evolve into mighty defenders as you unleash an arsenal of spells to hold off waves of enemies, all on your epic journey to seal the rift and crush the undead invaders. Riftbound is an action-packed strategy roguelite, with deckbuilding elements and permanent progression.

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