Rift Rats is the nickname given to an elite group of Starliner Captains who navigate rifts in the space-time continuum delivering prospectors to landing zones throughout the galaxy (d’ers dilithium in d’em d’er planets). In an effort to deter future prospectors, tribes of native species from these planets have built a defensive network inside the rifts known as the Rat Trap. How good of a starship pilot are you? Think you can survive the 'Rat Trap'?"

The designer notes: "Many solo games offer a very limited course of actions, require very little thought or strategy and are overly dependent on luck. Rift Rats attempts to challenge solo players and provide a variety of different situations."

A solo or multi-player game. The object is to deliver seven passenger pods to seven landing zones, or to be the first to do so in a multi-player game.