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All Rift Anomaly Locations

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Outer Worlds 2 All Rift Anomaly Locations
Opening Rift Anomalies can reveal hidden paths and lead to valuable loot in The Outer Worlds 2. See a list of all Rift Anomaly locations and an overview of Rift Anomalies in this guide.

All Rift Anomaly Locations

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Where to Find Rift Anomalies

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Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Paradise Island TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Cloister TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Cloister TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Cloister TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Golden Ridge TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Golden Ridge TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Paradise Island
How to Get: Found near a camp overlooking the Vox Relay. To get here, head northeast from The Bridge of the Reverent fast travel point.
Reward: The Goomerang

Rift Anomaly
Area: Golden Ridge TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Cloister TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Praetor TBD

Rift Anomaly
Area: Free Market Station
How to Get: Found in a side alley in Free Market Station.

Rift Anomaly
Area: Golden Ridge
How to Get: Found at the southeast trench in Golden Ridge. Find this trench simply by heading north from Alexandra Station Entrance.
Reward: x3 Advanced Decryption Key

Rift Anomaly
Area: Golden Ridge
How to Get: On the edge of the tram tracks high up in Alexandra Station in Golden Ridge. You can get here from the Landing Pad fast travel point.
Reward: Feedback Cannon

Rift Anomaly
Area: Paradise Island
How to Get: There are two Rift Anomalies at this location, inside the Crabble Spawning Grounds in Paradise Island.
Reward: Shrink Ray

Rift Anomaly
Area: Paradise Island
How to Get: There are two Rift Anomalies at this location, inside the Crabble Spawning Grounds in Paradise Island.
Reward: Shrink Ray

What Are Rift Anomalies?

Opened With the Rift Modulator

How to Use Rift Anomaly Modulator

Rift Anomalies are red cosmic tears scattered throughout the Arcadia system. These can only be opened using an Anomaly Rift Modulator, which can reveal hidden paths or uncover valuable loot.

To get the Anomaly Rift Modulator, you need to complete the main quest, An Instrument to Unfold Space & Time.

How to Get Rift Anomaly Modulator

Jumping Into a Rift Kills You (Achievement)

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A Stiff In The Rift
Jump into a rift (and die).

Jumping into or getting too close to a Rift Anomaly will instantly kill you. Doing so on the first time will unlock the A Stiff In The Rift achievement. There’s no in-game warning, but your Companions may caution you as you approach a rift.

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