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Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Risk of Rain 2 is a third-person shooter, action roguelike and multiplayer game developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing and 2K.
Released on August 11th 2020 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.

It has received 313,577 reviews of which 293,127 were positive and 20,450 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.69€ on Eneba.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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168 hours played
July 2026
Life has been hitting extra hard these past few months, and I've been quite sad a lot of the time. I picked gaming back up since I already had a good computer, and after playing some different games, and seeing this game recommended to me constantly, I finally decided to give it a try. And wow, I was not expecting to be completely taken to the world of Petrichor V like I have been these past few weeks. Between the gameplay that has scratched every itch I have in my brain, and the beautiful, tragic lore, this game is amazing. Even in the midst of this depression, and as much as it sucks sometimes, I have been looking forward so much to doing runs, unlocking stuff, playing content I still have yet to, getting better and exploring the seemingly limitless ways to play this game. This game has just been genuinely fun and interesting, and its helped me so much.
45 hours played
April 2026
The game is still Good and Fun to play even in Vanilla. For New Players (since no guide mention)... PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TURN ON "TELEPORTER INDICATOR AFTER FINDING" AND "PARTICLES AROUND TELEPORTER (FOR EASIER FINDING FROM AFAR)" (Might be Wrong name, it's exactly below the indicator button) IN THE SETTINGS!!! I HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN HOURS TO FIND THE TELEPORTER, THAT I WAS SEARCHING EVERWHERE IN GOOGLE FOR STAGE KNOWLEDGE (ie Teleporter Spawns location, it's random) UNTIL I FOUND THESE 2 IMPORTANT SETTINGS...
30 hours played
March 2026
You die a lot. Pls beware if you have epilepsy the late game has a lot of bright flashing lights. 10/10
172 hours played
March 2026
A game about surviving on an alien planet where the local wildlife has collectively decided you are a walking loot crate. Developed by Hopoo Games, a studio that clearly asked the question: “What if dopamine addiction was a game mechanic?” In Risk of Rain 2 you crash-land on a hostile planet and must fight through increasingly angry wildlife while collecting items that stack so hard they eventually turn the laws of physics into a polite suggestion. You start as a normal survivor with a pistol. Ten minutes later you are: Firing 300 homing missiles per second Causing chain lightning across the continent Summoning orbital bombardments whenever you trip over a rock Accidentally killing God because you picked up your 47th goat hoof The core gameplay loop is simple: Land on planet Kill everything Open chests Become a walking war crime Die instantly to something you never saw Every run begins with optimism and ends with a lemurian breathing on you for 0.3 seconds and deleting your entire existence. But that’s okay, because the real game is the items. You see, items in Risk of Rain 2 stack. Not politely. Not reasonably. Stacked like a Soviet apartment block made entirely of cocaine. You get one syringe: faster attack speed. You get ten syringes: you become a living minigun. You get fifty syringes: your GPU files for political asylum. Some items trigger other items which trigger more items, creating a cascading chain reaction that eventually looks like: “Enemy hit → missile → explosion → lightning → fireworks → orbital laser → nuclear winter.” At this point the screen is less of a video game and more of a weather event. Now let’s talk about difficulty scaling, also known as “the game quietly loading a shotgun while you’re having fun.” The longer you take, the stronger enemies become. Meaning the game gently encourages you to move faster… until it becomes a frantic sprint through levels while screaming: “WHERE IS THE TELEPORTER” Meanwhile the timer ticks upward and the enemies evolve from: Cute lizard to Angry lizard to Laser lizard to God’s personal hate mail The bosses are equally fair and balanced. Sometimes you fight a giant stone titan with laser eyes. Other times the game spawns fourteen of them because you had the audacity to enjoy yourself. And then there’s multiplayer. Multiplayer in Risk of Rain 2 is a beautiful cooperative experience where you and your friends work together to survive. By which I mean: You steal every item you see while pretending it was an accident. Friendship ends the moment someone grabs the Legendary Chest. By the end of a run everyone has become a different type of natural disaster. One friend is a lightning storm. Another is a missile platform. And one poor guy is still holding a revolver because the loot goblins got there first. Eventually you either ascend to godhood or die to a jellyfish. There is no middle ground. But despite the chaos, the soundtrack—composed by Chris Christodoulou—is phenomenal. It perfectly captures the feeling of: “Floating peacefully through space while committing industrial-scale violence.” In conclusion: Risk of Rain 2 is a beautifully designed roguelike about stacking items until the game engine begins to cry. It’s fast. It’s chaotic. And it’s one of the few games where becoming a demigod still isn’t enough to survive a mushroom field. 10/10. Would crash-land again.
253 hours played
Feb. 2026
Absolutely goated autism game. Everything on screen becomes incomprehensible after 30 minutes and you can somehow tell exactly what is going on.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Risk of Rain 2 is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

No, Risk of Rain 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 received 293,127 positive votes out of a total of 313,577 achieving an impressive rating of 9.25.
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Risk of Rain 2 was developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing and 2K.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Risk of Rain 2 is not playable on MacOS.

No, Risk of Rain 2 is not playable on Linux.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.

No, Risk of Rain 2 does not support VR.

Risk of Rain 2 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Risk of Rain 2 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Yes, there are 7 DLCs available for Risk of Rain 2. Explore additional content available for Risk of Rain 2 on Steam.

No, Risk of Rain 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Risk of Rain 2 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Risk of Rain 2.

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Risk of Rain 2 PEGI 12
Rating
9.3
293,127
20,450
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
7,902
Developer
Hopoo Games
Publisher
Gearbox Publishing, 2K
Release 11 Aug 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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