Interstellar Rift
Released Sep 2020
Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Interstellar Rift launched on September 24, 2020 and received post-launch updates through early 2022. After launch, the developer shipped feature patches adding new languages, new doors, interior windows, and vault teleportation (November 2020 through April 2021), along with a free Holiday Pack 2020 DLC (December 2020). The most significant post-launch milestone was a multi-part engine overhaul to move the game from 32-bit to 64-bit, completed on January 11, 2022 with update 1.1.0.00.
Since that January 11, 2022 update, there have been no further developer communications of any kind — no patches, no announcements, no blog posts. That represents over four years of silence as of today (June 27, 2026). The developer's post-launch update cadence ran roughly every one to six months through the 64-bit overhaul, making the current silence far beyond any reasonable continuation of that pattern.
The December 2020 developer post mentioned plans for future paid DLC focused on ship customization cosmetics, but no specific DLC was ever announced, and nothing beyond the Holiday Pack 2020 was listed on the store. Both DLC items are released, and there are no unreleased DLC entries. The developer never issued a formal "development complete" statement, but the combination of no activity since January 11, 2022 and no outstanding commitments points clearly to the game having reached the end of its content development cycle with the 64-bit update.
Evidence
Developer shipped the 64-bit engine upgrade (update 169), completing a major multi-part technical overhaul that had been the team's primary focus for the preceding year. This is the last known developer communication of any kind.
Feature update adding vault-to-ship teleportation and various bug fixes and backend optimizations, showing continued active post-launch development.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Iceberg Interactive
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Interstellar Rift is an open world Starship Simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players can explore and conquer the galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast, but you don’t have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your crew, and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy.
Prepare to make these custom built spaceships your home when exploring the galaxy! Use the ship editor to design a ship to your liking, from small exploratory vessels to large cargo haulers, or even enormous battleships. With the editor you build your ship deck by deck, inside and outside. If you'd rather get going immediately you can always browse the workshop for ships that other players made, or you can upload your own blueprints.
The galaxy can be a dangerous place, even when playing solo. Strange rifts have opened up, unleashing a hostile race of alien creatures called the Skrill. If left unchecked, they will take over solar systems wreaking havoc on your enterprising. You can fight them alone, or call in the help of your friends, and man a ship together. But not all pilots will fight for a good cause, pirates and opposing fleets can come after you and your cargo at any time. Fight them ship versus ship, or hack your way aboard their vessels and bring the fight to them, in close quarters shootouts.
The economy of Interstellar Rift runs on the resources that can be gathered out in the galaxy. Vast asteroid belts circle planets and solar systems, filled with precious ores and minerals. Start up your resource extractors, or send out a wave of mining drones to do the hard labour for you. Visit the stores of LogiCorp and Galactic Trade, or drive a hard bargain with stranded pilots as you delive them fuel. Automate production lines with the ACTR (automated cargo transfer relay), and set up your own store to trade with other players, or any trade drones that might be nearby.
After choosing a faction to ally with, the galaxy is open for you to explore. Use rift generators to open up spatial rifts that transport you to new systems, exploring a system will help you map out the galaxy, and pinpoint the location of systems with special resources you might need. Construct new trade posts for the companies and factions that want to expand their influence, and help them set up secure stations and sectors. Take on missions for U-nits, or find good deals across multiple systems to make a profit from.
Prepare to make these custom built spaceships your home when exploring the galaxy! Use the ship editor to design a ship to your liking, from small exploratory vessels to large cargo haulers, or even enormous battleships. With the editor you build your ship deck by deck, inside and outside. If you'd rather get going immediately you can always browse the workshop for ships that other players made, or you can upload your own blueprints.
The galaxy can be a dangerous place, even when playing solo. Strange rifts have opened up, unleashing a hostile race of alien creatures called the Skrill. If left unchecked, they will take over solar systems wreaking havoc on your enterprising. You can fight them alone, or call in the help of your friends, and man a ship together. But not all pilots will fight for a good cause, pirates and opposing fleets can come after you and your cargo at any time. Fight them ship versus ship, or hack your way aboard their vessels and bring the fight to them, in close quarters shootouts.
The economy of Interstellar Rift runs on the resources that can be gathered out in the galaxy. Vast asteroid belts circle planets and solar systems, filled with precious ores and minerals. Start up your resource extractors, or send out a wave of mining drones to do the hard labour for you. Visit the stores of LogiCorp and Galactic Trade, or drive a hard bargain with stranded pilots as you delive them fuel. Automate production lines with the ACTR (automated cargo transfer relay), and set up your own store to trade with other players, or any trade drones that might be nearby.
After choosing a faction to ally with, the galaxy is open for you to explore. Use rift generators to open up spatial rifts that transport you to new systems, exploring a system will help you map out the galaxy, and pinpoint the location of systems with special resources you might need. Construct new trade posts for the companies and factions that want to expand their influence, and help them set up secure stations and sectors. Take on missions for U-nits, or find good deals across multiple systems to make a profit from.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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