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Risk Of Rain 2's New Seekers Of The Storm Expansion Will Bring New Regions And More

Gearbox has announced a brand new Risk of Rain 2 DLC expansion by the name of Seekers of the Storm. It'll be the game's second major DLC pack after last year's Survivors of the Void and will see…

November 9, 2023 | 09:03 EST

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Risk of Rain Returns is a Remake of the 2013 Classic

The 2013 action-roguelike Risk of Rain is getting a remake! Risk of Rain Returns will be heading to Steam, and with it comes substantial tweaks to the features we all knew and enjoyed from the…

December 20, 2022 | 02:19 EST

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Gearbox Acquires Risk Of Rain IP From Hopoo Games

Gearbox Software has purchased Risk of Rain, an IP that has thus far yielded two well-liked roguelikes, from previous owner Hopoo Games. As far as we can tell, the developer itself remains…

November 17, 2022 | 10:54 EST

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Risk of Rain 2 Void Fiend Arrives March 2022

The Risk of Rain 2 Void Fiend has been revealed as the second new survivor for the game and will be arriving alongside the Survivors of the Void DLC next month. Risk of Rain 2 has been out for the…

February 15, 2022 | 03:43 EST

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First Risk Of Rain 2 Survivor Announced For Upcoming Expansion

A new Risk of Rain 2 survivor has been announced. The Railgunner is coming as one of two survivors in the upcoming Survivors of the Void DLC expansion, which launches later in 2022. She's great for…

January 31, 2022 | 01:00 EST

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Risk of Rain 2 Anniversary Update Arrives This Week

The Risk of Rain 2 Anniversary Update is arriving in just a few days, promising to bring players a fresh batch of content to celebrate two years since the game first launched around the world. Risk…

March 22, 2021 | 01:40 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Roadmap for 2021 Released by Devs

The new Risk of Rain 2 roadmap for 2021 has been released as part of a developer blog. In it, Hopoo Games talks about the expansion of the team, along with a 2021 roadmap for their title. While the…

December 16, 2020 | 12:13 EST

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Risk of Rain 2

Take to the galaxy and fight off gigantic monsters in Risk of Rain 2, the sequel to the popular indie Rougelike Risk of Rain, now in full 3D.  Fight aliens and gain experience and currency, which…

September 21, 2020 | 06:32 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Stadia Launches With Exclusive Level

Risk of Rain 2, the sci-fi third-person shooter which left Early Access last month, is going to be recieving a port to Google Stadia. This version of the game will have a new stage known as the…

September 12, 2020 | 04:11 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Launches 1.0 August 2020

After more than a year in Steam Early Access, Risk of Rain 2 will be launching Version 1.0 in August 2020. This 3D revival of the intense, unforgiving roguelike has been in Early Access for a while…

July 21, 2020 | 12:49 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 1.0 Delayed to August; Dev Looking to Expand Scope

The third-person roguelike title from developer Hopoo Games and publisher Gearbox, Risk of Rain 2, debuted on Steam's Early Access on August 30, 2019. The title was expected to step out of the…

May 22, 2020 | 02:25 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Announces Two Updates, Free Weekend

Risk of Rain 2 has announced that two updates will be bringing some new content to the game on multiple platforms. The "Hidden Realms" update has already arrived on consoles and the "Artifacts 2.0" …

March 24, 2020 | 03:01 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2's Third Major Update Live Now

Hopoo Games released the third major update for Risk of Rain 2 today, bringing a long-awaited character, bosses, items and more. The Hidden Realms update marks the return of Acrid, a hybrid melee-…

December 17, 2019 | 11:05 EST

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Skills 2.0 Update Brings The Loader Back To Risk Of Rain 2

Hopoo Games has released a new update for its survival roguelike Risk of Rain 2. The Skills 2.0 update brings the Loader class back from the first game and adds a couple of new features as well. The…

September 17, 2019 | 12:00 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Releases on Consoles Today

Gearbox Software announced Risk of Rain 2 is officially live on consoles starting today. Fresh out of PAX West, they revealed the news at their Main Theater Show panel. The developer, Hopoo Games,…

August 30, 2019 | 06:07 EDT

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Nintendo Indie World - Risk of Rain 2 Switch Announced

Gearbox Publishing and Hopoo Games have announced Risk of Rain 2 Switch today at Nintendo Indie World releasing this Summer. Risk of Rain 2 is a roguelite sequel to Risk of Rain and is still in Early…

August 19, 2019 | 10:08 EDT

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Risk Of Rain 2 Scorched Acres Update Now Live - New Survivor And More

Risk of Rain 2's first major content patch is live and available to download right now. The Scorched Acres patch adds a new survivor, a new stage, and plenty more. The titular Scorched Acres stage…

June 27, 2019 | 09:20 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Adds Localization Support For 10 Languages

Risk of Rain 2 took everyone a bit by surprise in March with its Early Access launch. We knew the game had been in development since 2017, but the Early Access release went in with a bang and it has…

May 21, 2019 | 09:16 EDT

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Early Access Hit Risk of Rain 2 Racks Up One Million Sales in One Month

Risk of Rain was a massively successful and massively challenging indie roguelike 2D platformer. It was developed by two students at the University of Washington, Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse, who…

May 3, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Roadmap Outlines Upcoming Updates

Risk of Rain 2 is a brilliant sequel to its 2D roguelike predecessor. Already it's received critical acclaim from fans on Steam, and it's been less than a month since its early access debut. Now,…

April 26, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 is a Lootin' Shootin' Good Time

When Super Mario 64 released to the public in 1996, audiences were blown away by the incredible 3D visuals. The transition from a series known for being completely 2D to the next dimension was…

April 4, 2019 | 01:00 EDT

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You Can Play Risk of Rain 2 in Early Access Right Now

The follow-up to the hit indie action-platformer Risk of Rain is available on Steam's Early Access. At first glance, you'll notice that it's quite different than its predecessor. Risk of Rain 2 can…

March 28, 2019 | 02:55 EDT