Risk of Rain (2013)
Side-scrolling action roguelike where time makes every run harder
Hopoo Games · Published by Gearbox Publishing, 2K · Released Nov 8, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 30K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 17 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 11
- peak 24h 16
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Risk of Rain (2013)?
A 2D side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike runs on a mysterious planet. You fight enemies and bosses, gather items, and seek a teleporter home across randomly selected stages. Death ends the run, and difficulty rises over time.
For you if...
- +you like cooperative runs against waves of enemies
- +you enjoy unlocking characters across repeated runs
- +you like difficult fights with permanent death
Not for you if...
- −you want to explore without a rising difficulty timer
- −you prefer a fixed sequence of stages
What players say
93% of 29,834 reviews are positive · 88% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the soundtrack, item combinations, and co-op play. Some report frequent crashes, while others object to recent EULA changes or recommend Risk of Rain Returns for its fixes to the original game's annoyances.
Screenshots and trailer
Risk of Rain (2013) system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista / 7
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Direct X9.0c Compatible Card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 130 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Indie
- Platformer
- Action
- Pixel Graphics
- Great Soundtrack
- Online Co-Op
- Difficult
- Perma Death
- Co-op
- 2D
- Local Co-Op
- Roguelite
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
1 DLC available.
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