Although you’ve definitely got your work cut out for you in making it through the progressively more challenging layers of the Abyss inSilent Hope, those looking for an additional trial along the way will find just that inside of Memory Rifts.

These ominous purple portals throughout the Abyss lead you to incredibly tough challenges, all of which yield incredibly good rewards. Whether you need some help making it through Memory Rifts in Silent Hope or are just looking for a few pointers on this unique dungeon crawling twist, our guide to Memory Rifts has all the info you’ll need.

a hero stepping into a memory rift in the abyss for the first time in silent hope

Memory Rifts Are Optional Challenges In The Abyss

In Silent Hope, you’ll spend a good amount of time following your heroes through the Abyss, fighting your way toward progressing the story to find out what made the King silence his subjects.

But if you’d like an additional challenge as you go, check out the Memory Rifts thatoccasionally spawn on randomly chosen floorsin each layer of the Abyss.

the caster with two treasure chests and the return portal in a memory rift silent hope

Theseblue, purple, and red rounded portalsare often tucked off to the side on a dead-end path in your current layer of the Abyss, and the challenges within arecompletely voluntary- and for good reason.

The majority of the challenges you’ll face in the Memory Rifts in Silent Hope featuremore monsters with more HP. The monsters you face in Memory Rifts areglowing redto let you know they’re not messing around.

Memory Rifts serve toadd an extra challengeto your adventure through the Abyss, and to reward you for your bravery and perseverance, you’ll findbetter rewards and more runeswithin the Memory Rifts than in the normal levels of the Abyss.

Thegoal of Memory Riftsoverall is tofight your way through to the portal on the opposite end of the level, with plenty of tough challengers in the way to stop you.

You cannot go back through the Memory Rift portal you entered through- youmustventure through the level and locate the other portal to leave the Memory Rift.

Outside the additional challenge, Memory Rifts operate like normal layers of the Abyss, requiring you tobattle your way throughto collect the higher rewards promised at the end.

Near theexit portal, you’ll findtwo treasure chests. Though they can be any combination of regular or rarer chests,items in these chests are better than items found in the regular layer of the Abyss.

Whether they’re higher-ranking items, better weaponry, or any manner of accessories, be sure tohit the chests on your way outto grab your well-earned rewards!

On occasion, you may also find a Memory Rift that containsno monsters, only treasure cheststhroughout the level.

These areuncommon, and they appear as normal Memory Rift entrances within the Abyss, meaning the only way to stumble upon one of these treasure Rifts is to keep entering Memory Rifts.

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