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Interstellar Rift Build the Ship, Then Fly It

Build a starship deck by deck, then fly it with co-op friends as crew or rivals. You mine, trade, take missions, and fight aliens and pirates together, with everyone manning the same hull. Made for shared ships and split jobs.

Is Interstellar Rift worth it?

Interstellar Rift is worth it if…

  • you like building a ship with co-op friends and then living in it
  • you want shared jobs on one hull: piloting, guns, mining, trading
  • you like teaming up against aliens and pirates, with PvP as an option

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Build one ship together

You start in the ship editor, laying out rooms, doors, engines, turrets, and mining gear inside and out. One of you plans a cramped explorer, another sketches a cargo hauler, someone always wants an enormous battleship. Grab a workshop blueprint if you would rather launch now.

The fun for co-op friends is that the ship becomes your shared home. You expand the design when you can afford it, set who can open which doors, and open a shop for guests. Just agree on the layout early, since there is no undo for misplaced parts.

Crew it, or fight over it

Invite co-op friends aboard and split the work: one pilots, one works the guns, someone runs mining drones or resource extractors. You take on Skrill aliens pouring through strange rifts, plus pirates and rival fleets after your cargo.

Fights go ship against ship, or you hack your way aboard and settle it in close quarters. Teaming up against the game is the heart of it, and building a rival fleet for PvP is there when your group would rather argue with cannons.

Mine, haul, and haggle

The economy runs on ore from asteroid belts around planets and systems. Start extractors, send out mining drones, then sell at LogiCorp and Galactic Trade stores or bargain with stranded pilots who need fuel.

Link production with the automated cargo transfer relay, run your own store for other players and trade drones, and take missions for U-nits. Pick a faction, open rifts with rift generators to reach new systems, map them for special resources, and help build trade posts and secure stations.

Good to know before you fly?

Can you play it solo?

You can fly, mine, trade, and take missions alone, and the galaxy stays dangerous with Skrill aliens and pirates. It is built around shared ships, though, and solo work means doing every job yourself. Bring co-op friends if you can.

How does joining a friend's crew work?

Other players can join your crew, help fly and fight, and move around the ship and stations. You control access with door locks and rights, so the captain can keep the bridge private while guests look around or visit your shop.

What do you actually do with friends?

Design the ship deck by deck, mine asteroid belts with extractors and drones, haul and sell ore, run automated production lines, take faction missions, explore new systems through rifts, and fight Skrill, pirates, or rival player fleets side by side.

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