So much of action gaming is about power accumulation and Risk of Rain 2 is about pushing that conceit to its extreme by only placing one limit on your potential: how much nonsense your machine can handle before it crashes. It's compulsively compelling for a time but is let down by an optional final boss that encourages overly specific builds and the lack of a bookmark feature that makes doing an endless run too much of a commitment.

Reviewed on Oct 23, 2020


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