Risk of Rain Returns

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Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, entirely new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, and more!

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Developer:
Hopoo Games
Publisher:
Gearbox Publishing
Release date:
08 November 2023
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (65)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (16672)

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Description


Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, entirely new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, and more!


Hone your skills and abilities, discover new Survivors, and dive into progressively stronger runs! Discover secrets of ancient design lying dormant beneath the surface of Petrichor V. Search under every log, stone, and Gup to find new ways to play!


Many Survivors fled the mysterious attack on your ship. Slice, dice, and serve justice cold with the return of Chef, hold the front line and shield your team as Enforcer, or lay down a path of toxic sludge as everybody’s favorite purple monster: Acrid! Forge new paths to explore with 15 unique Survivors, each with new abilities to master. Two entirely new Survivors are making their debut in Risk of Rain Returns.

Also introducing The Drifter! This resourceful brawler gathers scrap from conquered foes and can spawn items that temporarily empower teammates. She can also take them for herself and unleash an unbridled blaze of area-wide destruction. The Drifter is the perfect addition to any group of Survivors. Her ability to support the team while laying down her own brand of hurt will prove she’s more than just a stowaway.


Drop to the surface solo or with your crew! Choose Survivors that complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses, or go wild and choose whoever has the largest guns (spoiler: it’s Loader). With up to four-player online and couch co-op, you’re not alone in this fight.

Risk of Rain Returns features new and improved multiplayer services to ensure the only thing that gets between your crew’s survival are the ever-growing hordes on Petrichor V.


Fight your way to the surface while uncovering precious cargo. These items serve as your redemption, helping you move faster, deal more damage, or jump a little higher. Still others empower you in more dramatic ways—like the rare Ukulele, which empowers your attacks with electrifying music.

If explosions are what you’re after, hunt down the Brilliant Behemoth and watch as even your most mundane attacks erupt in a barrage of beautiful blasts. The magic comes in the unpredictable combinations you create. Exploding chain lightning is only the beginning of your frenetic masterpiece!


The denizens of Petrichor V are as diverse as the many planets they once called home. As these monsters approached extinction on their own worlds, a mysterious force brought them to Petrichor V. The planet quickly grew to be a menagerie of the most dangerous monsters in the galaxy, and they’re not thrilled by interlopers (aka YOU).


Variety is the spice of destruction. Select from more than 10 Artifacts that each mutate your run! Perhaps you’d like to start with a random equipment item that changes every time it’s used, or maybe you’d like to experience a rampant Imp invasion every 10 minutes. Play around with combinations of Artifacts and discover exciting new ways to play.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-8350
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GT 710, 1 GB or AMD Radeon R7 240, 1 GB
Storage:
350 MB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

CORGI
Recommended | 17 May 2026
121h played

Absolutely one of the best roguelikes ever made. Improves massively upon the original in so many ways, and is a good pick for both newcomers to the genre and veterans who want to spend 1000 hours on it. Also it runs

Helpful: 5
garrett53
Not recommended | 27 May 2026
11.1h played

This is a very specific game that has a fandom and devs appeal only to its fandom and no one else. Risk of rain is great, but this game is too specific and lacks a massive amount of QoL to recommend it. It relies

Helpful: 2
Gamemaniac3434
Recommended | 22 May 2026
80.5h played

Risk of Rain was one of the first roguelikes I really "got", and I had a really good time with it. Music was great, visuals were appealing and well done with limited pixels, and overall the gameplay loop was addictive

Helpful: 1
Chaznukem
Recommended | 26 May 2026
11.2h played

great game. if you like risk of rain, you'll probably like this one too. common thing I've heard is that people don't like the pixel graphics and the side scroller aspects. honestly i find that it adds to the difficulty

Helpful: 1
sin
Recommended | 16 May 2026
55.6h played

As Risk of Rain 2 was my first entry into this franchise and i never played the original i went into Risk of Rain Returns with zero expectations and I was pleasantly surprised. I was curious as to how the game would

Helpful: 0
daxtertheallseeing61
Recommended | 18 May 2026
34.9h played

I started off playing the second game so of coruse i was curious how the first one played out gotta say i was delighted theres some things i like more about this game then the second including the art style yall should

Helpful: 1