Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Developer Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a 2021 third-person shooter platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5. It is the ninth main installment in the Ratchet & Clank series, and serves as a sequel to Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (2013) while also building on elements introduced in the 2016 remake of the first game. A port for Windows, developed… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
419 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
209 positive · 39 negative
95% range 79–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 209 | 39 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 24 | 5 | 105 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (16,548 of 18,246 positive).
Players widely praise the game's visuals and performance, calling it a beautiful and polished experience. [1][2][3][4] Many fans express a strong desire for Sony to bring more Ratchet & Clank titles to PC. [5][6][7][8] Some reviewers feel the game is short and lacks the depth of earlier series entries. [9][10][11][12]
- [12]
Listen, this is a good game. I do think that I had fun with it and if I were to consider this game as a standalone piece, I would probably recommend you play it. However, it is not a good Ratchet & Clank game. Gone are the days where Ratchet was a snarky, yet lovable, protagonist who can get things done. Now, he is a bland and inoffensive cardboard cutout. The funky, spacepunk songs that would play on each level …
- [7]
A must have title for every Ratchet and Clank enthusiast. The game is brilliant, it is very fun from the start and therefore a lot of fun to play with, great story, good puzzles, good graphics and much more. All in one, the game is simply worth buying. It is a shame there is only one part for the PC. I would like to see all parts of Ratchet and Clank released on PC. It is just such a good series of games.
- [3]
Probably one of the best 3D platformers on Steam, with some solid gunplay. It’s absolutely gorgeous - so much so that the line between a Pixar movie and real gameplay practically disappears. It runs great too - the optimization is excellent. This is the kind of game Sony should be making, instead of chasing a self-destructive push for DOA live-service titles.
- [10]
Is this the best in the series? No way. That honor goes to Up Your Arsenal and Crack in Time. Is it a good game? Yes. It's more Ratchet and Clank action, though it is more on the short side. It's longer than Into the Nexus and way longer than Quest for Booty, but you may still be wanting even more. As far as issues, they really should've set subtitles to be on by default like most other games days. There are also …
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ …
Summarised from 34 of the 335 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sits at 84% positive across 248 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 93% of critics. IGN's Jonathon Dornbush praised the visuals of the game, saying that the animations and detailed models allowed "the entire cast to be more expressive than ever". Dornbush additionally felt the game's narrative reached the standards set by animated movies, comparing it favorably to Pixar "in its ability to tell an emotional story while also maintaining its excellent comedy." Kyle Orland of Ars Technica enjoyed the game's combat, feeling…
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Reactions
60 of 419 · most liked firstBeing a Mega Man fan is painful. "You've got a new game!" It's a compilation or retro title. "Here's a cartoon series!" It's gutter trash. "You got an episode of Secret Level!" It was 5 minutes. Just make a game that modernizes the gameplay. Make Ratchet & Clank with a blue robot, it's not hard.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introducing our newest collection: The Craig Stitt art and design papers! Craig Stitt was an artist and designer for Sega and Insomniac, working on games like Sonic 2, Spyro the Dragon, and Ratchet & Clank. Read more:
neutral · AI labelView post →A streamer I'm watching has the Pokemon Legends shiny sound effect as a bit alert noise, and I instinctively went to turn around in my game to see what shiny there was... I'M PLAYING RATCHET & CLANK 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →Please Sony bring all of the Ratchet and Clank games to PC. This game is so good, we need more!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dear Sony and Insomniac... Please re-release the previous games in a big collection for PS5 and PC, I will pay for copies on both systems
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →new Ratchet & Clank game announced...for mobile Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl... www.rangerrumble.com
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Kingdom Hearts 2, you'll like this game If you like Jak and Daxter, you'll like this game If you like Ratchet & Clank, you'll like this game If you like Spyro, you'll like this game #indiegame #gamedev #newgame
neutral · AI labelView post →🗓️ APRIL 12, 2016 — Ratchet & Clank released 10 years ago on PlayStation 4, reimagining and introducing the iconic duo to a new generation. Let's revisit the game based on the movie based on the game. PSA: play it on PS5 with boosted performance via the latest updates! ⚙️ 🔧 insom.games/RatchetPS4
neutral · AI labelView post →Listen, this is a good game. I do think that I had fun with it and if I were to consider this game as a standalone piece, I would probably recommend you play it. However, it is not a good Ratchet & Clank game. Gone are the days where Ratchet was a snarky, yet lovable, protagonist who can get things done. Now, he is a bland and inoffensive cardboard cutout. The funky, spacepunk songs that would play on each level have been done away with to make room for forgettable symphonic scores that you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →State of Play Predictions: - Persona 6 - God of War 4: Boy of Mischief - Bloodborne gets delisted - State of Decay 3 - Ratchet & Clank Live Service Game
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW VIDEO 🎉 The Lost Ratchet & Clank Game Has Been Found www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZx2... 19 years after its quiet cancellation, and after 6 years of redoubled community effort, Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home is real. Share or else we'll re-cancel it.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Lost Ratchet & Clank Game Has Been Found. This game was supposedly finished, but then cancelled before it officially released almost 20 years ago. There was a rumor that the game had been sent to a few cell phone providers and accidentally had been released by a smaller number of those providers for a very brief moment. A dedicated group was able to track down a phone with the game on it and extract it. A big shout-out to SGOC (Super Gamer Omega Clank) and Emily for all the work they put…
neutral · AI labelView post →Nobody asked, but I really and truly think that David Bergeaud's soundtrack for the Ratchet & Clank games, especially the PS2 games, is some of the best work ever done in video game music and I am not joking
neutral · AI labelView post →DID YOU KNOW: A sequel to the mobile game 'Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile!' titled 'Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home' was not only in development but completely finished. To this day, the reason for it's cancellation/lack of release is unknown. No builds have surfaced whatsoever.
neutral · AI labelView post →with all due respect to the new Ratchet and Clank mobile game, they really should have given it an innuendo name like "Ratchet & Clank: Turn the Rumble Up"
neutral · AI labelView post →> Out of all the games tested, only two showed measurable performance differences between SATA and PCIe SSDs: Forspoken and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. > Across all other titles, PCIe SSDs provided no meaningful performance advantage, and there were no observable differences between PCIe generations. In the vast majority of games tested, a SATA SSD delivers comparable performance.
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →smdh can’t believe Valve is remaking the worst PS2 Ratchet & Clank game
neutral · AI labelView post →...and I FUCKING HATE the idea that the next Ratchet & Clank game is gonna be *permanently trapped* in the Playstation 6 store. If it doesn't come to steam, or digital ownership doesn't significantly improve...I am skipping a flagship Ratchet & Clank game--AN ANGEL JUST DIED AS I WROTE THIS.
negative · AI labelView post →Realization: Tails needs a Ratchet & Clank style combat platformer spinoff. Reasoning: the whole game would be about giving him gadgets & doohickeys which is absolutely perfect for him tbh
neutral · AI labelView post →My wife got me Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PC. This game is stunning. I had given up on ever playing this because I don't have a PS5, but I had no idea my modest PC could run it. Huge shoutout to the maniacs at Insomniac for pulling off this port. This game is an absolute TREAT.
positive · AI labelView post →The PC release is a really great reminder that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is just a wonderful game, top to bottom.
positive · AI labelView post →Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble got randomly revealed earlier today?!? It’s a free-to-play multiplayer game for iOS and Android. We’re officially back in the early 2010s era of R&C everyone‼️‼️⛄️ #RatchetAndClank
neutral · AI labelView post →A must have title for every Ratchet and Clank enthusiast. The game is brilliant, it is very fun from the start and therefore a lot of fun to play with, great story, good puzzles, good graphics and much more. All in one, the game is simply worth buying. It is a shame there is only one part for the PC. I would like to see all parts of Ratchet and Clank released on PC. It is just such a good series of games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble | Pre-Registration Open Now (it's a mobile game) www.youtube.com/watch?v=r48d... blog.playstation.com/2026/07/15/r...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm not happy about giving a negative review, because I really wanted to like this game more. However in comparison to the older titles, now 20 years old, its a step backwards. It feels more like a tech demo then a fully realized game. Overall the visuals are amazing! Everything runs smooth, and I had little to no issues with performance. Which is great considering Sony's track record for poorly optimized ports. Map design and layout is also much improved from the older linear paths. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The senior designer of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has revealed a hidden mini-game that's remained undiscovered since the game was released four years ago. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ratchet...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Why hasn't there been a new Ratchet & Clank game since Rift Apart?" *monkey's paw loudly curling*
neutral · AI labelView post →Haven't drawn these goofy goobers in a while (≧◡≦) 💫 Speaking of "a while"... they're now making a mobile game called Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble! 🎮✨ (ง •̀_•́)ง #ratchetandclank #fanart #digitalart #art
neutral · AI labelView post →wanted to give this a mixed review... overall, its a good game, with spectacular cutscenes, great narrative, characters and presentation its not a great ratchet and clank though... gunplay works good overall, but i still wish there were more weapons exploration is almost non existent, with golden bolts and collectibles often just given to you (out of 25, only 2-3 felt placed with a hint of purpose) this game arena has a few nice moments, but not nearly enough battles and its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart is an awesome video game. I have played multiple Rachet & Clank games on the PS2/PS3 and it was awesome to see a lot of characters making their appearance in this game with a twist. It is one of the better Rachet & Clank games in my opinion. The gameplay is fantastic with 20 unique weapons and a lot of cool platforming. Only downsize that there is not a lot of variety in the enemies themselves. Sound design and the graphics are top-notch. This game with ultra setting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ratchet & Clank All 4 One released 14 years ago today!!! How did you feel about this game? Personally, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit! It’s not easy to 100% though… 😅 #RatchetAndClank
positive · AI labelView post →Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart designer reveals hidden mini-game that’s gone undiscovered for four years | VGC.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ratchet & Clank (2016) is officially a decade old game now today… 😭 I remember being so excited to play this game + watch the movie! I can’t believe it’s been that long already… #RatchetAndClank
neutral · AI labelView post →This Ratchet & Clank game from 2006 was almost lost to time.
neutral · AI labelView post →This was my first full playthrough of a Ratchet & Clank game, and I absolutely loved it! Everything just feels right from start to finish I wish more games had this great gameplay feeling I played with a controller, and the button layout felt amazing. The game also looks fantastic, especially if you have an HDR monitor 10/10 must play
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ratchet & Clank released 22 years ago! This is still my personal fav game 🥺🥰😭 #RatchetAndClank
positive · AI labelView post →This is my first Ratchet & Clank game and I really enjoyed it, I hope Sony brings more Ratchet & Clank titles to the PC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The ratchet effect is when everything moves toward facism but at least there's a new Ratchet & Clank game coming out
neutral · AI labelView post →people mentioning Ratchet & Clank are so right. the only reason "Ratchet & Clank: Thrust or Bust" isn't a game that exists is because they never made a racing game spinoff
neutral · AI labelView post →As a life long fan of Rachet & Clank, when i saw that the latest game was made available to Steam something immediately stirred up in my heart and got the game on release... And as with every previous installments of the franchise before this one, i had an amazing time. The gameplay was fluid, the variety of weapons was adequate and the visuals were stunning. The soundtracks accompanied the game nicely and enhanced some parts of it , especially towards the end. The story was good and easy to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ratchet & Clank Up Your Arsenal released 22 years ago today!!! This is still the highest rated R&C game (and Insomniac game!) :D #RatchetAndClank
neutral · AI labelView post →I was so excited when Ratchet and Clank finally came out for PC (still hoping for the older games to join the ranks). Very fun, very lovable characters, cute little story. I really enjoyed this, but for a full price title it's honestly a bit short on content. Full playthrough with all achievements in 22 hours and very little replay value. I recommend buying this on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm so torn about this game. I absolutely *loved* the original trilogy on PS2. I just got myself a new PC setup and was excited to see the latest game in the series was on steam. Picked it up in the sale, the most expensive thing out of my purchase, but felt well worth it to try for nostalgia's sake. I would like to preface this by saying that the gameplay of this game is smooth as hell. The weapons i've picked up so far feel really fun to use, i've had a blast with the upgrade system…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun. Scratches the itch for a R&C game after years of nothing. Shame we will never get another PC port of a R&C game now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dragon might have to change plans for today because her save game for Ratchet & Clank got corrupted somehow ;; I don't know what to do as a backup plan. What should I do?
neutral · AI labelView post →Helga/Edwina #MonaMarshall Video Game: Ratchet & Clank Year: 2002 Also in the first Ratchet & Clank game, Mona Marshall voiced the Helpdesk Girl. She reprises the role as Helga in R&C: Up Your Arsenal. #RatchetandClank
neutral · AI labelView post →I just started playing this game and I already ran into two major bugs. First I was stuck trying to beat Nefarious in the first boss fight as he kept glitching out at 45% which according to the reddit posts and forum posts is a glitch that hasn't been fixed and addressed for 3 years???? I saved after attempting the boss fight ~5 times. I try to load up the game and now I'm stuck on Ardolis/ the pirate ship scene where I'm quite literally spawning off the ship. If I do manage to get on the ship…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I talk to this young man tomorrow about a new PlayStation game called Ratchet & Clank. Could be good. EP Classic S9E8 premieres at 9am PT on May 9 on YouTube.com/EPNtv Presented by the phenomenal @pnpgames.bsky.social!
neutral · AI labelView post →A great game, but it feels like it's trying to be more of a Pixar movie than an actual R&C game. I miss the old running gag of Nefarious getting angry and glitching out as his brain tunes into a radio soap opera.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably one of the best 3D platformers on Steam, with some solid gunplay. It’s absolutely gorgeous - so much so that the line between a Pixar movie and real gameplay practically disappears. It runs great too - the optimization is excellent. This is the kind of game Sony should be making, instead of chasing a self-destructive push for DOA live-service titles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a preorder for Wolverine that I decided to just cancel and finally get around to playing this instead. Honestly probably one of the best decisions I've made in a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game, fun from start to finish, runs really well on steam deck with the right settings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun, very silly game that feels like Jazzpunk got in a teleporter accident with Ratchet & Clank. Half silly laser battles with a whole library of comedy guns, half screwball comedy skits.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s Video Game Plush of the Day is: Clank from the 2011 Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One set by Mezco
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey it’s November!!! Which means it’s THE Ratchet & Clank month‼️ Tell me some of your guys’ favorite games in the series! I still really really love the 2002 game and A Crack in Time 🤩🤪😎 #RatchetAndClank
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart today amazing game :)
positive · AI labelView post →Which Ratchet & Clank game have you played the least? Mine would definitely be Secret Agent Clank… 😅😭💀 (unless you want to count the mobile games I guess) #RatchetAndClank
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately I cant recommend this if youre over 10 years old. Its not just that the entire tone is like a cheesy children's disney movie, with writing and 'jokes' being incredibly bland and on the nose. The deal breaker is the constant reminders of what to do with character dialogue like "I wonder if I can use my rench somehow" triggering the second you reach and area with a bolt. Just incredibly hand holdy as if designed for a very young audience. Not saying its a bad game, even though its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart for the first time and this is secretly a PS7 game, right? I’ve never seen a game that looks this good.
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