- Early Access - Patch Day! - 31 August 2026
Hey Wizards! This patch brings changes from the beta to the main branch. If you haven't been in the beta, there will be a lot of new content to discover. We've decided to refurbish and re-release the demo! The new demo is a much abridged version of the full game, which ends after realm 5. It has curated lists for spells and equipment, containing around one-third of the full game's selections The hope is to make the experience less overwhelming for first timers. Rift Wizard won't click for everyone, we don't think you should have to spend money to find out. If you want to take part in shaping the game during this Early Access period, please drop by the Discord or share your thoughts in the Steam discussions. A big thank you to everyone who has been leaving feedback and helping us refine the game. Full patch notes are below. WARDROBE / ACHIEVEMENTS: Added the new Wardrobe, accessible from…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 28 August 2026
August 28, 2026 Hey folks! Just one more little patch before the beta goes to main. Enjoy! NEW CONTENT: 2 Wardrobe Outfits - Angel Tamer, Moth 1 Equipment - Shattering Frost Manual SPELLS: Shatter: Razor Ice duration 6 -> 12; Shattered Sorrows replaced by Steam Anima Magic Missile: Arcane Crossfire cost 3 -> 1; targets 2 -> 3; now requires manual casting Teleport: Group Teleport cost 2 -> 1; Assassinate cost 4 -> 3 and refunds the charge when it kills an enemy Lifedrain: Life Funnel cost 5 -> 3; Blood Horizon cost 4 -> 2 Wave of Dread: Wave of Tyranny now grants +2 range Drain Pulse: renamed the radius upgrade to World Drain EQUIPMENT: Glasya's Bite: BK** -> BK***; Now inflicts bleed on all enemies for a duration equal to the product of your Blood and Chaos masteries Mask of Nihilo: KKKKKDDDDD -> KKKKDDDD** MONSTERS: Void Ancestor: 1 -> 2 SH per turn TRIALS: Scavenger trial now gives 4…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 17 August 2026
Hey folks! Sneaky little patch before the beta goes to main. Just a handful of tweaks, mostly to underused equipment and the new r20 boss. Power to the players! Enjoy! NEW CONTENT: 2 new Wardrobe Outfits - Chess, Memory SPELLS: Cantrip Cascade - Cantrip Burst upgrade base radius 5 -> 4 Golden Skull - Bone Wheel upgrade renamed to Golden Wheel to differentiate it from the Bone Wheel enemy MONSTERS: Buffed Maweth, Sanguine Hierophant, and Maggot Leech EQUIPMENT: Recipe costs adjusted for Prismatic Plate, Electroplasm Ampule, Glasya's Bite, Quickstep Boots, Spawning Venom, Storm Caller Staff, Veilpiercer's Monocle, Multicolored Rage Rod, Chalice of X, Heavenrender, Helm of the Host, Glittering Dancer's Robes, Lava Cage, Arbiter Cage, Knight Cage, Castellan Clogs, Backtrackers, Amulet of Collected Agony, Storm beacon, Rain beacon, Blizzard beacon Buffed Witching Hourglass, Plasmic Distribut…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 13 August 2026
Hey folks! Here with the last update for this set of patches (barring any urgent hotfixes) My favorite thing in the latest patch was a last-minute addition, but I hope the Castellan Clogs are as fun for y'all as they have been for me Looking forward to any feedback in the next week or so before the beta moves to the main branch There's still a lot to do before Rift Wizard 3 is ready for full release, and we appreciate everyone who has come on this journey with us in Early Access! NEW CONTENT: 5 Wardrobe Outfits - Flaming, Goblin, Hierophant, Prism, Spikeball 6 Equipments - Artificer's Abacus, Artificer's Hammer, Artificer's Mirror, Backtrackers, Bishop Boots, Castellan Clogs 4 Spell Upgrades - Bone Spear (2), Dream the Starwhale (1), Word of Beauty (1) 4 Enemies - Maggot Leech, Prismancer, Sanguine Hierophant, Maweth 4 Mutators for Weekly / Mutated / Custom modes - Enemy Resistance, Pla…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 29 July 2026
Hey folks! Another beta update, the focus this week has been on new level rewards and making those rare components feel truly rare. Enjoy! New Content: 19 Wardrobe outfits 10 Rare Components 3 Shrines 7 Monsters 3 pieces of Equipment 1 Vault Misc Changes: Wyrm Eggs upgrade costs rebalanced Mancer trials are now slightly more likely to have components matching the trial's tag Freecast staff damage counters now reset when a level is completed Journeystone's Translocation range and max charge bonuses increased +3 -> +6 Bugfixes / Performance: Watcher Form now fires on its final turn and keeps its resistances until the beginning of the turn when the Wizard regains control Fixed Slimes losing half their HP when there was no room to create the second Slime Improved performance for effects with radii large enough to cover the entire level, including Lightning Halo Nova Units and bosses that ch…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 17 July 2026
July 17, 2026 Hey folks! Another beta update! This time we're bringing you two new realm 20 bosses, a new vault, and a huge batch of Wardrobe outfits. We've also added a few QoL keybinds, adjusted several vaults and late-game encounters, and fixed a wide assortment of gameplay and UI issues. Enjoy! Misc Changes: Added a reselect-last-spell keybind, Q by default, which restores the spell's previous target location Added animation speed keybinds, \ by default, with a HUD popup showing the selected speed Equipment can now be searched by slot name, such as headwear or footwear Completed search terms now use exact token matching while the term currently being typed still supports prefix matching, i.e. 'heal ' will show things that have the word heal in them, 'sh ' will show shields! Realm 20 portals now lead to different bosses when possible Bestiary entries are now recorded when units are k…
- Beta Update Patch Notes - 9 July 2026
Hey folks! Just a few changes but we're excited to share some new outfits with y'all and a couple of new beasties and some love for Boiling Blood and Hydras. I'm looking forward to sharing the next patch which should have a handful of new penultimate bosses for you to test your magics against! Achievements: Added new Steam achievements and Wardrobe outfits for winning with themed equipment sets and fully upgraded spells Monster Changes: Added Orochi as a 3x3 Hydra enemy Berserker health increased Scuttler Ice resistance reduced to -75 Spell Changes: Boiling Blood has been reworked with new behavior and has a new Escalating Fury upgrade along with reworked Combustion Point behavior Frostfire Hydra has had its base behavior reworked and two new upgrades: Double Dragon and Orochi Blood Bullet's Blessed Blood upgrade now always adds Holy damage and penetrates Dark, Demon, and Undead units V…
- Opening the Beta Branch - 6 July 2026
July 5, 2026 Now that people have bought the game and are hopefully enjoying it, we'll be putting any new content and features in the beta branch first to ameliorate any possible anguish from new bugs or unexpected issues that come along with this. We're a small team and the community is always finding new ways to break the game! So if you want to break the game with the new stuff, hop on into the beta and enjoy the Wardrobe and the improved Bestiary along with a handful of new equipment! The new content might be a trickle for now as work continues to sort out the existing issues of the game, but we're looking forward to cooking up new spells, equipment, monsters, and level rewards to bring you in the future! Behavior Changes: Levels now have slightly fewer monsters and spawners, especially later in the run - this will continue to be adjusted as the danger level of the individual enemie…
- EA Patch 1 - 30 June 2026
June 29, 2026 New patch drop! This one's mostly focused on bugfixes but I wanted to get a few new fun things in the build too, hope y'all enjoy. A heads up, this may break your save, you should be able to switch to the prev_main branch in Steam to continue on the previous build! Behavior Changes: Chronomancy Shrine now costs SP equal to the chosen spell's level Acquiring 100 resist now cures frozen, poison, bleed, and necrosis even when they're already applied Monster Changes: Added Bone Wheel Added Stone Shark Buffed The Gardener's HP Added a new penultimate boss Arch Fiend and Mind Maggot Wretch death curses are now timed instead of permanent Gelid Mirror now channels for 8 turns instead of 6 to make a new mirror Companion Changes: Added Bard companion Added Alchemist companion Added Valkyrie companion Spell Changes: Added Immolate's Cursed Flames upgrade Meteor Shower radius reduced…
