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Risk of Rain 2
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet.
Details
- Released
- August 11, 2020
- Developer
- Hopoo Games
- Publisher
- Gearbox Publishing
How it plays
Up to 4 players
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Risk of Rain 2 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
With an amazing story, many playable characters, and an incredible amount of varying items and gadgets to delve into, Risk of Rain 2 is a roguelike survival game that will go down in history as one of the best in its genre.
Risk of Rain 2 review for PS4, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The original Risk of Rain was something of a indie hit, offering simple roguelike gameplay in an atmospheric two-dimensional world. But there was something missing; something holding the game back from being the action-packed experience it was yearning to be. To solve the problem, the team at Hopoo Games took its addictive formula and introduced an entirely new dimension. The result is RISK OF RAIN 2, a now-3D roguelike that offers third-person shooting and melee combat in a package that promises a huge variety of possibilities — an...
With hardly any flaws or shortcomings, Risk of Rain 2 more than delivers. Its pulse-pounding, off-the-wall, challenging action, combined with countless secrets and unlockables, are sure to entertain and excite you. Play in short bursts or an hour until you scream, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" -- you're bound to enjoy every minute of it.
Risk of Rain 2 is a top-of-the-line roguelike. No matter how familiar you get with the controls, you’re never comfortable, as death is always one or two mistakes away. The vast number of enemies, items, and abilities make for an endlessly replayable experience. The extensive work done in the game’s more than a year in early access has paid off, as Risk of Rain 2 is one of the best roguelikes to hit the market in recent memory.
Risk of Rain 2 is not the deepest of games. It is however fun every single run through. Add in up to three co-op companions and you are in for one heck of a good time. Building your survivor into an almost unstoppable god-like killing machine is a blast. At $25 on console and PC it is easy to recommend. Especially if you love listening to a good podcast or some great music while blasting away hordes of ferocious enemies.
Despite my qualms with certain challenges and the last boss, I cannot get enough of Risk of Rain 2. I love the characters and discovering secrets while setting new goals for myself. As someone who mostly bounced off the first game, the sequel sucked me in like a Primordial Cube (an in-joke, hah!).
An endlessly repeatable action roguelike that understands the joy of wildly broken item combinations.
The addictive gameplay loop is more than enough for players to overlook the spikes in difficulty and repetitive maps.
Varied items, engrossing gameplay and a killer soundtrack make Risk of Rain 2 one of the best roguelike shooters in recent years. The lack of a mid-game save feature and some uninspired environments hold this sequel back, but the astonishing translation from 2D to 3D more than makes up for it.
Risk of Rain 2 is an exciting roguelike with an adrenaline-pumping pace, fantastically varied perks, and intriguing secrets to spare.
One of the most successful Early Access titles in recent memory would have to be Risk of Rain 2. The game released onto Steam Early Access alongside PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch back in March of 2019. The game quickly gained a lot of attention as a solid foundation for an amazing sequel. Now, with the game’s 1.0 launch finally arriving, players are able to jump back in to see all the latest updates and advancements of this already content rich game.
Risk of Rain 2 stacks up as one of the most well-designed rogue-lites on the market, and is a clear example of early access done right. Its replay value is high, and its fun factor is even higher, especially with friends. The cracks of its porcelain skin are ugly, because of how pristine the rest of its form is.