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Is Chasm: The Rift worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of old-school FPS games who want interconnected missions
- Players interested in grotesque mutation-themed combat and limb damage
- Shooters fans who want a classic FPS with updated presentation features
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking slow, meditative pacing rather than horror-focused shooting and repeated creature encounters
- Players looking for exploration and puzzle-led gameplay instead of multilevel FPS missions
- Players who do not want grotesque monsters or limb-severing combat
Our take on Chasm: The Rift
The focus on interconnected missions and direct FPS combat leaves less room for slower exploration or puzzle-led play. Its presentation updates add newer features without changing that core structure.
What is Chasm: The Rift?
Chasm: The Rift is an old-school first-person shooter set after time channels alter ordinary life forms into grotesque mutations.
As a member of a special commando unit, the player fights through interconnected, multilevel missions, destroys the channels, and confronts mutated creatures. Weapons include the distinctive BladeGun, which can sever enemy limbs while they continue attacking. Environmental effects include rain, snow, water, wind, smoke, dust, sparks, explosions, and distant fades. This version includes enhanced graphics, revised sound, 4K support, twelve language localizations, and multiple achievements. The original edition, running through DOSBox, is included as a bonus.
How Chasm: The Rift plays
- 01Interconnected Missions
- Multilevel areas form a connected journey through the Corridors of Time.
- 02Limb-Severing Combat
- The BladeGun can remove monster limbs while the creatures continue attacking.
- 03Environmental Effects
- Scenes use effects such as rain, snow, smoke, dust, sparks, explosions, and wind.
- 04Updated Presentation
- This edition includes 4K support, enhanced graphics, revised sound, twelve language localizations, and multiple achievements.
- 05Original Version
- The original game is included as a bonus and runs through DOSBox.
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Chasm: The Rift: platforms & release
Is Chasm: The Rift worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of old-school FPS games who want interconnected missions. Skip it if: players seeking slow, meditative pacing rather than horror-focused shooting and repeated creature encounters.
Where can I download Chasm: The Rift?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Chasm: The Rift's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Chasm: The Rift on?
Windows only.
