A fun tower defence game to play with friends. Very difficult to start, but the more you play, the more you start to implement new strategies to protect your portal and commit genocide on not-so-innocent critters. Excited to see what else will be brought into the game. Also liking the cute Voxel graphics, it gives a whimsical feel to my creature-murder-sprees.
Gem Rifts
- Release Date:
- Jan 28, 2022
- Developer:
- ButtonSoft
- Publisher:
- ButtonSoft
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game

Ancient portals have been lying dormant, waiting for daring adventurers to travel between worlds.
It took thousands of exotic gems, gathered over centuries, to finally open one of these portals.

Your task is to lead an expedition through the portal and protect it from hostile guardian life forms that will try to destroy it.
If the portal collapses you will be stranded and unable to send back the gems so desperately needed to open more portals.
When you arrive on the planet you must start harvesting resources to build defenses around the portal.
Assignment of roles and deciding what to research will be critical to the success of your mission.
Although we require a vast number of gems, you will need them to build towers that burn, freeze, shock or disintegrate your foes.
It's important to survive, but bring back as many gems as you can,
After repelling the last guardian attack wave, the portal will be secure and you may return home to a hero's welcome!

- Play co-op (up to 4 players) or solo
- Unique defenders and towers
- Workers hunt, harvest, build and mine
- Build Focal towers to protect the portal
- Towers can be combined to form new types of towers
- Unlock more buildings, units and items using a Research Tree
- Assign roles to workers using sliders
- Workers go about their tasks automatically
- Attack waves will target the portal
- Players can trade resources
- Defeated guardians drop gems
- Unlock new worlds using gems
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User Reviews
Pros- This is a bare bones game at this point. Having said that, it already has a very high replay value. I have high hopes to see where this game will be in it's finished state. Great concept. We need more base building with custom path creation tower defense games like this. Cons- Controls needs a lot of work, seems clunky and frustrating sometimes. The worst part about it so far is that there is no pause button. Just to stop or speed up game play would be the best addition to the game so far.
This game has a lot of potential. I really hope this dev team can keep it together. Can't wait to see how this thing shapes up.
A tower defense game that includes a resource system a la Age of Empires, a tech tree, and garrisoning- all standard RTS features that for some reason I don't see in other tower defense games despite tower defense games starting as RTS custom maps. Refreshing to see any innovation in the genre really.
I found myself a nice little gem :)
Really effective blend of RTS development and resource management with classic tower defense gameplay. Maps are very open and offer plenty of room to build, which makes trying to route enemies lots of fun. Challenging and rewarding.
Just starting off but found the tutorial very interesting as well very informative. I cannot wait to get into more missions to see how expansive this world is and will review it further afterwards.
Super Fun!!!!
I've always enjoyed tower defense games. This looks like it would be fun to play with friends and looking forward to putting more time into it
Gem Rifts is pretty fun. Really pleasant visuals with a clear, easy to read UI/battlefield. There's a lot going on, but none of it is hard to manage. I find improving the city and building defenses very satisfying and it pays off quickly. Multiplayer is pretty fun, as there are enough aspects to the gameplay for everyone to be engaged. Fairly relaxing, and engaging experience,unless timers make you anxious.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
FAQ
How much does Gem Rifts cost?
Gem Rifts costs $9.99.
What are the system requirements for Gem Rifts?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Memory: 8 GB RAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Memory: 8 GB RAM
What platforms is Gem Rifts available on?
Gem Rifts is available on Windows PC.
Is Gem Rifts worth buying?
Gem Rifts has 100% positive reviews from 10 players.
When was Gem Rifts released?
Gem Rifts was released on Jan 28, 2022.
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