Risk of Rain 2

Fight through hordes of alien monsters on a hostile planet, solo or with up to three friends online.

Hopoo Games · published by Gearbox Publishing, 2K

Playing together

Online co-op
Confirmed
Online versus
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Players in online co-op
Confirmed
Not known yet
Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Free to play, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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How you talk

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Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

About the game

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.
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Why we rate it this way

  • 94% positive from 356,481 Steam reviews.
  • Critics rate it 87/100 from 6 reviews.
Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 334565Total negative: 21916Total reviews: 356481{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":334565,"total_negative":21916,"total_reviews":356481}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 28512Name: Risk of Rain 2Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/risk-of-rain-2Created at: 1494287303First release date: 1597104000Total rating: 85.52469354304533Total rating count: 277Aggregated rating: 87.33333333333333Aggregated rating count: 6Hypes: 5Release dates: [{"id":600161,"date":1553731200,"human":"Mar 28, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":600160,"date":1597104000,"human":"Aug 11, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632897,"date":1601337600,"human":"Sep 29, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632901,"date":1724716800,"human":"Aug 27, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632902,"date":1724716800,"human":"Aug 27, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773419,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773420,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773421,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773703,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":773704,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":773705,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":11262,"name":"Gearbox Publishing"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1532,"name":"Hopoo Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":28512,"name":"Risk of Rain 2","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/risk-of-rain-2","created_at":1494287303,"first_release_date":1597104000,"total_rating":85.52469354304533,"total_rating_count":277,"aggregated_rating":87.33333333333333,"aggregated_rating_count":6,"hypes":5,"release_dates":[{"id":600161,"date":1553731200,"human":"Mar 28, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":600160,"date":1597104000,"human":"Aug 11, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632897,"date":1601337600,"human":"Sep 29, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632901,"date":1724716800,"human":"Aug 27, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":632902,"date":1724716800,"human":"Aug 27, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773419,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773420,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773421,"date":1603152000,"human":"Oct 20, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":773703,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":773704,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":773705,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":11262,"name":"Gearbox Publishing"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1532,"name":"Hopoo Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

Sources

First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.