What a rouge-like should be. Amazing visuals and sound design. With the number of different artefacts, this game has a huge replayability. There are multiple characters to choose from each with their own skill set which allows you to make different builds. It's super easy to pick up and have fun with friends.
This game is currently in the Humble Choice for June 2024, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before July 2nd, 2024, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
A strange sequel.
Risk of Rain was a sidescrolling rogue-lite with tiny graphics that was amazing, Risk of Rain 2 is a third-person rogue-lite and while it’s a similar game, and I can see the original here, thus doesn’t feel like a sequel… This is so much better. In Risk of Rain 2, you’re running through multiple vibrant worlds, hunting treasure chests, finding the damnable teleporter that will take you to the next world, and fighting a boss while it charges up. All of this was in the original.
But if you ever played the original, you probably know this is different. There are so many beautiful worlds, multiple fleshed-out classes, interesting enemies, tons of combat here, and a freedom of movement that feels like a massive upgrade. There’s multiplayer that works very well, though I think it is harder than single-player. There are also tons of items to find.
Which is also one issue I have. The game doesn’t tell you what an item does, so quite often you’ll have to use a mod to show that or look online for info. I also got stuck twice while playing for over ten minutes in two different levels hunting for the teleporter that I couldn’t find. Even knowing what to look for didn’t help. Also, I struggled with the multiplayer but devastated the single-player, and maybe that’s a mod issue, but it did seem easier in a single-player.
Pick this up if you like rogue-lites, if you are going to play with friends, I can tell you this is a lot of fun, and I’ve had a group of four that I’ve played with multiple times. While playing this solo on stream this is the first time I remember winning so… yeah maybe it’s easier solo.
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A strange sequel.
Risk of Rain was a sidescrolling rogue-lite with tiny graphics that was amazing, Risk of Rain 2 is a third-person rogue-lite and while it’s a similar game, and I can see the original here, thus doesn’t feel like a sequel… This is so much better. In Risk of Rain 2, you’re running through multiple vibrant worlds, hunting treasure chests, finding the damnable teleporter that will take you to the next world, and fighting a boss while it charges up. All of this was in the original.
But if you ever played the original, you probably know this is different. There are so many beautiful worlds, multiple fleshed-out classes, interesting enemies, tons of combat here, and a freedom of movement that feels like a massive upgrade. There’s multiplayer that works very well, though I think it is harder than single-player. There are also tons of items to find.
Which is also one issue I have. The game doesn’t tell you what an item does, so quite often you’ll have to use a mod to show that or look online for info. I also got stuck twice while playing for over ten minutes in two different levels hunting for the teleporter that I couldn’t find. Even knowing what to look for didn’t help. Also, I struggled with the multiplayer but devastated the single-player, and maybe that’s a mod issue, but it did seem easier in a single-player.
Pick this up if you like rogue-lites, if you are going to play with friends, I can tell you this is a lot of fun, and I’ve had a group of four that I’ve played with multiple times. While playing this solo on stream this is the first time I remember winning so… yeah maybe it’s easier solo.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zV1PKwbXeMQ
Maybe it's just not being used to 3D roguelikes and playing with friends who were already experienced with the game, but I mostly just felt confused when playing. Avoiding damage seems much more difficult than I expect, and loot being per player feels rough. Will likely need to re-visit it solo to give it a fair shake.