Hey, I’m Ethan Ethan McKinnon. I’m a solo dev building a sci-fi story-driven souls-like bounty hunter game in Unreal Engine. 🎮If you like The Mandalorian, Dune, and Max Payne, Riftwalker is for you. 💜Patreon: #GameDev #IndieDev #UnrealEngine #Riftwalkergame #SoloDev #IndieGame #maxpayne #dune #mandalorian

@LuclinFTW Hi. Can I play it plz?

It's currently not in a public playable state, yet I have been working on this for about 6 months now, and stream all development on . If you're interested in finding out more, please feel free to check out my Patreon Here is some WIP gameplay for you :)

@LuclinFTW The looks of the game have me sold for it. Curious about the mechanics / gameplay etc behind it. PS: If you need VO / Marketing / Trailer making Help more than happy to help you out for this looks like a Game I would like to play myself.

@LuclinFTW Here is a video for you to watch :)

@LuclinFTW Love the art direction and the oompf of the weapon impact. And the environment looks nice 👍🏻 How about mechanics and alike ?

@LuclinFTW Hey Ethan can you tell us more about the Story in your game?! What is the Void and what and how. it takes something from the player?🤔

The story follows Ashton Mercer, a small time bounty hunter who ends up tied to something bigger after a job goes sideways. He gains access to the Void, a hidden layer of reality that lets you slip past tech, scout enemies, and move in ways the real world doesn’t allow. The Void gives you an edge but it comes with a real cost. The longer you stay inside, the more it strains your body and your mind. Your strength rises but your grip on yourself fades. Stay too long and something in there takes notice. If you fall inside, you face the part of you that breaks first. That pressure drives the story forward while you chase contracts, avoid trouble, and figure out why the Void chose you in the first place. Hopefully this helps! You can also checkout the Patreon it has some limited info depending on the supporting tier 🙂

@LuclinFTW Thanks! Your game looks awesome, can't believe you doing it all by yourself!?

@LuclinFTW Thank you. I’ve been building this as a solo dev for about six months. Long days, a lot of work, and a lot of Unreal experience helping me push it forward. I’m doing everything I can to shape this world and I appreciate the support.

@LuclinFTW Looks awesome, I love sci-fi! If you need any music made, I would be more than happy to help out.

@LuclinFTW Thank you!

@LuclinFTW Awesome work!!

That got potential, let us know. 😎 There is not enough (sci-fi) Bounty Hunter games, barely any games in the 20 years. I find it pretty funny that a single Dev can do that much but a studio like Ubisoft couldn't release a good Star Wars game with a large team and 300 millions dollars. But Hey it's the mystery of the AAA industry, go go Indie.

@LuclinFTW Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. I’ve always wanted a sci-fi bounty hunter game, so I decided to build the one I wanted to play. I’m putting everything I can into it. 🙂

@LuclinFTW Is this drop of frame rate or just a trailer glitch?

@LuclinFTW That’s the trailer capture. Solo dev life means I’m doing every job, so once in a while, something slips past me. I keep improving things as I go. 🙃

@LuclinFTW Okay and great job though. Esp for a solo dev. Looking forward for a demo or smth

@LuclinFTW Looks gorgeous bro!

@LuclinFTW Thank you!

@LuclinFTW Sorry to tell you this but there's another game on Steam called Riftwalker. Not sure if you can have two games with the same name, or if you planned on changing it, BUT, this looks awesome and I want to wishlist it. Followed and Retweeted.

You can … I’m not worried about it at all. I’m currently working on a Steam page, and it's under the Riftwalker name. I'm pretty sure people will be able to tell the difference, and if not, I may make a small tagline for the game. Also, being a solo dev and having to do everything, it just takes time :) Thank you so much for the kind words! Check out my Patreon for more info on the game.

@LuclinFTW Nope, sorry, I'm just dumb! I get it now. You're WORKING on a steam page and it's not up yet. Copy that, sorry!!

@LuclinFTW Looking fun! I hope the project advances well and please, don't use AI slop like those AAA games are using right now T_T

@cabraldraw @LuclinFTW Watch me live and see me do this without any AI :) Live right now on and here on X

@LuclinFTW @Playstation @hermenhulst @Sony_XDEV @yosp help this developer to bring his game to life......