Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Codex _best_ May 2026

The game was announced in June 2020 during the PS5 Future of Gaming event. The reveal trailer — showing Ratchet falling through a rift into a neon-drenched pirate city — became an instant benchmark for next-gen expectations. To understand Rift Apart , you must first understand its backbone. The PS5’s custom 825GB SSD is capable of reading 5.5 GB/s (raw) and up to 9 GB/s compressed. Insomniac used this to eliminate corridor-based hidden loading. In prior titles, you’d squeeze through a tunnel or wait for a elevator; in Rift Apart , you pull a lever, and the world fractures.

Won “Best Family Game” and “Best Animation” at the 2021 Game Awards. Also took home “Technical Achievement” from the BAFTAs. ratchet & clank: rift apart codex

This codex chronicles every dimensional rift, every weapon mod, and every emotional beat of a game that refused to let nostalgia hold it back. The Ratchet & Clank series began in 2002 as a snarky platform-shooter hybrid. By 2016, after the Hollywood film adaptation and a tie-in remake, the franchise’s future seemed uncertain. Insomniac, however, had been quietly watching the PS5’s hardware specs. The game’s creative director, Marcus Smith, noted in interviews that the concept of “instant dimension hopping” had been a dream since the PS3 era, but load times and streaming limitations always killed it. The game was announced in June 2020 during