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Fight
Use weapons and elemental magic against monsters and rival players. Take those builds into larger faction fights when you’re ready.
PvE and open-world PvPA free-to-play old-school MMORPG
Make a life here. See where it takes you.
Explore Build Fight
A world divided
A bigger world
is waiting
beyond town.
You can spend an evening hunting, fishing, making equipment or exploring. As you travel further from town, you’ll find better opportunities—and more chances to run into other players.
Aresden and Elvine are rival towns in a persistent world changed by the Rift. You can make progress close to home. The rarer finds and bigger events give you reasons to head out with friends, or take your chances alone.
AresdenVSElvine
Aresden and ElvineTwo towns. One shared world.
Explore Helrift
Start somewhere.
See where it leads.
What you can do
There’s more than one way to play.
Fight, gather, craft or help your town. Each gives you something to work towards, and each connects you with other players.
02
Gather
Fish, mine, forage and hunt. There’s plenty to find near home, with rarer resources giving you a reason to travel further.
Resources beyond town
03
Forge
Make equipment, potions and supplies for yourself, your friends or the players buying and selling in town.
Player economy
04
Belong
Meet people in your town, contribute to its projects and join world events or Crusades when you feel ready.
Community and town conflictBeyond the fight
What will you spend your time on?
Try a build, follow a quest that catches your eye or help your town research something new.
From the devlog
What happened in the playtest.
583Characters created
274,750Monsters killed
12,458 kmTravelled
1,462Quests completed
Devlog · Playtest retrospective
Read the devlog
What two weeks of playtesting showed us
Players made 583 characters, completed 1,462 quests and gave us a much clearer view of what works—and what needs attention.
Build your character
Build the character you want to play.
Your stats, equipment and talents determine what you can do. You don’t pick a fixed class at the start.
You might focus on swords, bows or elemental magic, or put together a hybrid build. As you learn what works, you can change how you approach the next fight.
- Classless stat and talent progression
- Weapons with distinct combat identities
- Crafting, alchemy and a living economy
- Persistent characters in a shared world
HELRIFT
Coming to Early Access · Q4 2026
Your town is waiting.
What will you do for it?
Wishlist Helrift on Steam for updates, or join us on Discord and tell us what you’d like to see.