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Risk of Rain 2

Third-person action roguelike built around stacking loot and escalating threats

Hopoo Games · Published by Gearbox Publishing, 2K · Released Aug 11, 2020

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 257K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 2,459 in 30 days
Players
11K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 months ago
Feb 19, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 580
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Risk of Rain 2?

A third-person action roguelike casts you as a survivor trying to escape a hostile alien planet. In each solo or four-player online co-op run, you fight randomized enemies and bosses, collect items with stacking effects, and advance through stages toward the final boss or continue looping as both sides grow stronger.

For you if...

  • +you like replayable runs built around stacking item effects
  • +you want solo and four-player cooperative shooting
  • +you enjoy escalating difficulty and large boss fights

Not for you if...

  • −you want forgiving combat with few sudden deaths
  • −you prefer fixed levels over randomized runs

What players say

93% of 257,321 reviews are positive · 91% of 2,459 in the last 30 days

Players praise the stacking-item builds, run variety, distinct survivors, and soundtrack. Recent complaints center on a newer EULA's mandatory arbitration clause and changes following expansions, while some players report multiplayer lag, desync, disconnects, and game-breaking bugs.

Players over time

▲ +23% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 44,013 players on Oct 9, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202610,782
Nov 6, 20268,176
Nov 5, 20267,360
Nov 4, 20268,367
Nov 3, 20269,041
Nov 2, 20269,428
Nov 1, 202611,092
Oct 31, 202611,879
Oct 30, 20269,402
Oct 29, 20269,319
Oct 28, 20269,839
Oct 27, 202615,230
Oct 26, 202617,311
Oct 25, 202620,976
Oct 24, 202619,844
Oct 23, 202619,054
Oct 22, 202620,717
Oct 21, 202620,520
Oct 20, 202624,126
Oct 18, 202629,538
Oct 17, 202629,013
Oct 16, 202628,124
Oct 15, 202631,155
Oct 14, 202632,090
Oct 13, 202637,361
Oct 11, 202642,528
Oct 10, 202641,783
Oct 9, 202644,013
Oct 8, 20267,540
Oct 7, 20267,304
Oct 6, 20267,863
Oct 4, 20269,068
Oct 3, 20267,747
Oct 2, 20266,586
Oct 1, 20266,011
Sep 30, 20265,883
Sep 29, 20266,732
Sep 27, 20267,957
Sep 26, 20267,412
Sep 25, 20266,533
Sep 24, 20266,215
Sep 23, 20262,917
Sep 23, 20266,469
Sep 22, 20266,303
Sep 21, 20265,745

How many players finish Risk of Rain 2?

52% of Steam players have unlocked «Washed Away», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Risk of Rain 2 system requirements

Minimum: GTX 580, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
Graphics
GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Graphics
GTX 680 / AMD HD 7970
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Risk of Rain 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Risk of Rain 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
171
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does Risk of Rain 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

7 DLC available.

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