Riftstorm: Web3 Gaming on Steam

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Riftstorm has come a long way since its first playtest. Previously it was known as Mythic Protocol.

In its 3rd playtest, Riftstorm has managed to get to the top of the Steam leaderboards. Its now the number one for the “Trending Free” games.

First look

All New Gameplay

The current demo build now includes the full First-Time User Experience (FTUE) for players. You learn the basic controls and are introduced to the game’s lore.

For those new to the game, it’s a top-down shooter with the vibes of those games from the early 2000’s. It’s nice that the dev team decided to write guides on the floor of the map. Everything just fits together to the theme of the game.

The Mythic Protocol secret organization is the organization you’re from and you’ll need to progress the game to learn more about them. The gist to it is that all the conspiracies and myths of the olden days may not just be stories and legends. And the Mythic Protocol may have been in some way involved to an extent that we may not know yet.

After completing the tutorial, you’ll have access to your loadout and gears. With all rogue-like genre, a big part of the game will be collecting, salvaging and building new gears for your characters.

There’s still a lot of improvements that can be added to this game mechanic. I do feel like visual comparison between equipped weapons against weapons in the inventory could be better. But baby step improvements for newly added features.

And there are a lot of gear combinations to choose from as each playable character has weapons they’re adaptable to using. I’m very much familiar with Starling as the first character for the game. Looking forward to try and get used to the rest too

Co-Op Is The Way

I don’t deny, playing the game solo is fun.

You'll be:

• picking the right characters for yourselves,
• choosing the best lythograms combos, and
• singlehandedly defeating bosses.

But playing in co-op makes the game so much better.

You’ll be thinking of:

• what kind of lythograms each of your team needs to get the best combo,
• helping each other out to spend essence on health kits, and
• positioning yourselves together to get the best ways to kill enemies faster.

It’s great that creating a lobby and playing with random players is so easy on Steam.

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The game is downloadable on the Steam Store.

The Riftstorm IP

The IP started with Riftstorm, but its actually only the first of three games planned for the Rift Realm. All of it will be under the Confiction Labs teams.

Genesis NFT

The Confiction Labs team is releasing a Genesis NFT collection called FICT ZERO. Its their foundation core for all future ecosystems to be created by Confiction Labs.

ZERO, comes with a unique system of “Franchise Rights.” This means the only way anyone can create a derivative or franchise business is through ZERO ownership.

The total supply of ZERO is 888, and 333 will be released in 2024 by invite-only application. The remaining 555 will be release in the future.

Public Application

ZERO is an exclusive, invite-only asset. It was previously through a selection process. It involved one-on-one discussions between the Confiction team and potential holders. This is to prioritize key strategic individuals.

The team is now expanding access through a Public Application process. It’ll be through their 3rd Riftstorm public playtest. It seems like the remaining assets will be a buy-in instead of a free mint.

Here’s my reflink of the assignments dashboard: https://one.confiction.com/portal/assignments?referralCode=EL3NM2

Play2Airdrop

If you think Riftstorm is just warming up to web3, think again! P2A is a big part of launching games on web3. Riftstorm wont be missing out on joining in the hype!

Points are called "Protocol Points". They are accumulated through the completion of in-game and ecosystem-related assignments on the Public Application dashboard.

Traditional Game Rewards

Riftstorm has listed these items below as probable items you can get for traditional rewards:

• Raffle Tickets: Participate in exclusive raffles for a chance to win limited-edition in-game items or merchandise.
• Exclusive Skins: Gain access to special character skins, which are available for customization when the game officially launches.
• In-Game Resources: Acquire critical resources to enhance gameplay and progression, such as crafting materials and premium/non-premium in-game currency to improve the in-game economy upon the game’s release.
• Gift Cards: Redeemable gift cards for your preferred platforms, providing flexibility for acquiring additional digital goods.

Web3 points

For those degens in Web3, Riftstorm has stated that Protocol Points can be used to redeem various Web3 items.

It was mentioned that:

• These items offer unique advantages and features within the Web3 ecosystem.
• Further details on redeemable Web3 products will be announced in the future, giving players additional goals as they collect Protocol Points.

I'm just gonna say out it out loud now. It's highly likely NFTs redeemable with the Protocol Points. I'm not missing out on this. You better start playing!