Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart vs Sunset Overdrive
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an action-adventure FPS game from Insomniac Games (2021) while Sunset Overdrive is an open-world platformer game from Insomniac Games (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart under Action-Adventure and FPS. In contrast, it files Sunset Overdrive under Open-World and Platformer.
Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
At a glance
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Sunset Overdrive | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.4/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (91%, 18,006) | Very Positive (90%, 14,457) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 83/100 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 75 GB | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | unsupported |
| Released | 2021 | 2018 |
| Developer | Insomniac Games | Insomniac Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart vs Sunset Overdrive, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAction-adventure FPS gameSunset OverdriveOpen-world platformer gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAdventure, 3D Platformer, Action-AdventureSunset OverdriveOpen World, Action, ParkourThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartScore 7.4 · 91% on SteamSunset Overdrive ✓Score 7.8 · 90% on Steam · 83 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart18,006 reviews · 75 GBSunset Overdrive14,457 reviews · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart$59.99Sunset Overdrive ✓$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart ✓VerifiedSunset OverdriveUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Sunset Overdrive takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Sunset Overdrive on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Sunset Overdrive (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
- The cheaper right now: Sunset Overdrive ($19.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Sunset Overdrive (30 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Adventure3D PlatformerSingleplayerThird PersonActionThird-Person ShooterFunnyShooter
Where they differ
Action-AdventureFamily FriendlySci-fiPlatformerCartoonyStory Rich
ParkourCharacter CustomizationComedyViolentZombiesPost-apocalyptic
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is family-friendly and approachable. Sunset Overdrive is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Sunset Overdrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Geforce 750 Ti |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i3-8100 | Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.0hz |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 75 GB | 30 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Sunset Overdrive.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and 1 for Sunset Overdrive. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Sunset Overdrive in scope?
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has drawn 18,006 Steam reviews and installs in 75 GB. Sunset Overdrive has drawn 14,457 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB.
Is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Sunset Overdrive better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Sunset Overdrive rates higher (7.8 to 7.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Sunset Overdrive?
Sunset Overdrive is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.