Game
Risk of Rain 2
2020-08-11
Hopoo Games
82
Metacritic
4.1
696 ratings
8h
Avg. Playtime
Available on
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
PC
About
Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East. It is the sequel to the 2013 2D action platformer roguelite, Risk of Rain. Similarly to the first game, the player must fight their way through a sequence of stages where they'll find a variety of randomly placed items to improve their abilities until they become immensely powerful. However, difficulty increases with time and death is permanent. They can choose from a number of playable characters and unlock new items and classes through various achievements. They can learn more about the lore of the game by collecting logs regarding enemies, items or locations. Unlike the first game which was a 2D …
Developer
Hopoo Games
Publisher
Gearbox Publishing