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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
94% of 353K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 1,230 in 30 days
Playing now
2,917
peak 24h 6,469
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
7 months ago
Feb 19, 2026

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

94% of 352,966 reviews are positive · 92% of 1,230 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.

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Risk of Rain 2

Risk of Rain 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
171
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Tags

Recent updates

7 DLC available.

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