Free to playRIFT Mix-and-match souls, big raids
RIFT is a free fantasy MMORPG set in Telara, where rifts tear open and elemental invaders pour through. For co-op friends it offers old-school grouping: dungeons and raids for 2, 5, 10 and 20 players, open-world invasions, and fast adventures that bounce your party from fight to fight.
Is RIFT worth it?
RIFT is worth it if…
- you like old-school fantasy grouping with friends in small or large parties
- you enjoy building odd character setups and reworking them between fights
- you want open-world chaos you can join without much planning
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Dungeons, raids and planar trouble for your party
Gather your friends and head down into dozens of dungeons and raids built for groups of 2, 5, 10 and 20. Expect dark tunnels, hoarded treasure, and bosses that need actual coordination around tanks, healing and damage.
Up above, Telara stays restless. Planar invasions and ancient titans can erupt in the open world, so you and scores of other Ascended end up fighting side by side. Instant, Intrepid and Celestial adventures keep that pace going, porting your group place to place to clear the next threat. Bring a guild if you can. Random queues are quiet these days, and a steady group makes all the difference.
Build an Ascended your own way
You play an Ascended, a returned hero defending Telara against invaders from the elemental Planes. Pick a side from two factions, choose from three races each, then shape your class from dozens of Souls with hundreds of traits and abilities.
Mix and match on the fly and re-specialize whenever you like, so a mage-like can hold the line and your friend can cover what you dropped. Gear stays flexible too: collect, craft and customize it, and any armor or costume look you earn is saved across your characters. Fashion survives death, which is more than most Telarans can say.
Good to know before you group up?
Can you play it with just one friend?
Yes. Some dungeons are made for 2 players, and larger dungeons and raids scale up to groups of 5, 10 and 20. A duo can quest, craft, chase invasions and run the smaller group content, then join adventures when more heroes are around.
How do Instant Adventures work?
They group you with other heroes and move you from place to place around Telara to fight the current threats. It is the quickest way to find shared combat when the open world is quiet, with Instant, Intrepid and Celestial versions to try.
Is there PvP for competitive co-op friends?
Yes. Alongside dungeons, raids and open-world invasions, you can challenge fellow players. It gives a co-op group a way to turn a quiet evening into a contest without leaving Telara.
