About
Risk of Rain 2 came out on August 11, 2020 for PC, then for Google Stadia on September 29, 2020 and for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 20, 2020. On Steam, 94% of 242,484 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 10,089 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 22,776 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 7.5 hours, doing everything about 145 hours.
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet.
Story
Risk of Rain 2 follows the crew of UES: Safe Travels as they try to find UES: Contact Light and any survivors along their path. They have to try and survive the hostile wildlife and environment as difficulty increases over time, navigating Petrichor V via the teleporters strewn across the entire planet. The crew loop endlessly through many distinct environments, but end upon the moon to defeat the final boss. With each run, you’ll learn the patterns of your foes, and even the longest odds can be overcome with enough skill. A unique scaling system means both you and your foes limitlessly increase in power over the course of a game–what once was a bossfight will in time become a common enemy. Myriad survivors, items, enemies, and bosses return to Risk 2, and many new ones are joining the fight. Brand new survivors like the Artificer and MUL-T debut alongside classic survivors such as the Engineer, Huntress, and–of course–the Commando. With over 75 items to unlock and exploit, each run will keep you cleverly strategizing your way out of sticky situations.
What is happening now
Risk of Rain 2 is a roguelike third-person shooter that tasks players with surviving waves of enemies across procedurally generated environments. The game has been available across a wide range of platforms since its 2020 release, from PC and consoles to Nintendo Switch and cloud gaming services. The game continues to maintain a presence in the indie gaming conversation. Risk of Rain 2 is among the notable titles expected to feature in the upcoming Triple-I Initiative showcase scheduled for October, which will include new announcements and world premieres alongside coverage of other independent and mid-tier releases.
How long to beat Risk of Rain 2
from 2 playersMain storyrushing through the story
7.5 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
44 h
Completionisteverything the game has
145 h
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Media
Releases
Platform
Date
August 11, 2020 (early access from March 28, 2019)
September 29, 2020
October 20, 2020 (early access from August 30, 2019)
October 20, 2020 (early access from August 30, 2019)
October 20, 2020 (early access from August 30, 2019)
August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870
GTX 680 / AMD HD 7970
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
4 GB available space
4 GB available space
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 29, 2026.
Risk of Rain 2 player count
concurrent players on Steam10,089playing now28m ago
14,308peak today
22,77630-day peak
22,776highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Risk of Rain 2 achievements
205 achievements on SteamRarest
Loader: Against All Odds As Loader, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.3%
CHEF: Dying to Meet You As CHEF, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
0.3%
Bandit: Memento Mori As Bandit, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.4%
MUL-T: Against All Odds As MUL-T, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.4%
Artificer: Memento Mori As Artificer, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.4%
Mercenary: Against All Odds As Mercenary, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.4%
All 205 achievements by how many players unlocked them
REX: Memento Mori As REX, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.4%
Captain: Memento Mori As Captain, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.4%
Railgunner: Against All Odds As Railgunner, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.4%
?V??oid Fiend?: Against All Odds As ?V??oid Fiend?, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.4%
Engineer: Memento Mori As Engineer, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.5%
Acrid: Dying to Meet You As Acrid, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
0.5%
Seeker: Dying to Meet You As Seeker, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
0.5%
False Son: Against All Odds As False Son, complete a run while holding 10 Hexes.
0.5%
REX: Invasive Growth As REX, beat the game with at least 5 different Lunar items.
0.5%
Acrid: Miracle As Acrid, beat the game after sequencing your items at least once.
0.5%
Acolyte: Memento Mori As Acolyte, defeat what lies beyond the door of Soulbound Threshold.
0.6%
Commando: Dying to Meet You As Commando, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
0.6%
Huntress: Dying to Meet You As Huntress, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
0.6%
Commando: Retribution As Commando, defeat the final boss after earning 8 karma.
0.6%
Acolyte: Mastery As Acolyte, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
0.7%
Acolyte: Not Even Close As Acolyte, keep an Elder Lemurian airborne for 11 seconds.
0.7%
Acolyte: Hit List As Acolyte, land a killing blow with Sacrifice on 20 different types of monsters in a single run.
0.7%
Enforcer: Burning Lead As Enforcer, shoot a Magma Worm 24 times in 12 seconds.
0.7%
Artificer: One Giant Leap As Artificer, reach the final boss on the moon without activating a pillar.
0.8%
Enforcer: Mastery As Enforcer, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
0.9%
Huntress: Tomb Raider As Huntress, obtain an Artifact from the Bulwark's Ambry in 25 minutes or less.
0.9%
Enforcer: Dying to Meet You As Enforcer, complete Soulbound Threshold before the 4th Teleporter event.
1.1%
Engineer: Mad Scientist As Engineer, repair an Equipment Drone with an Escape Pod's Fuel Array.
1.2%
Enforcer: Indomitable As Enforcer, survive an entire Stone Titan's laser without blocking.
1.3%
Acolyte: Bloodbath As Acolyte, kill 15 enemies within one transformation into the Anima Harvester.
1.4%
REX: Accept and Decompile
1.7%
Enforcer: +PARRY As Enforcer, parry a Wandering Vagrant's supernova.
1.7%
Loader: Accept and Decompile
1.8%
Captain: Accept and Decompile
1.9%
Artificer: Accept and Decompile
1.9%
Bandit: Accept and Decompile
2%
MUL-T: Purge
2%
Operator: Not So Different As Operator defeat the teleporter boss on Conduit Canyon without touching the ground.
2%
Acrid: Purge
2.1%
Mercenary: Purge
2.1%
False Son: Family Bonding As False Son, have Aurelionite kill the final boss while the final boss is inflicted with at least one Lunar Ruin.
2.3%
Engineer: Purge
2.3%
Drifter: Mastery
2.3%
Operator: That Just Happened As Operator keep an Elder Lemurian airborne for 10 seconds.
2.3%
Commando: Purge
2.4%
Huntress: Purge
2.4%
Drifter: In The Bag As Drifter defeat a boss from the challenge of the Mountain using a Shrine of the Mountain.
2.4%
A Broken Ritual
2.5%
Drifter: Leave No Trace As Drifter claim the contents of the lost backpack in the vault of Solutional Haunt.
2.6%
Enforcer: Safe and Sound As Enforcer, block the attacks of 12 enemies during a single teleporter event.
2.6%
Trial of Prestige Complete the Trial of Prestige
2.7%
Seeker: Scorched Earth Deal 500,000% damage with one use of Sojourn's explosion
2.9%
CHEF: It’s Getting Hot In Here! As CHEF apply 20 stacks of Burn at once to the final boss.
3%
Operator: Mastery
3.1%
CHEF: You’ve Always Been Crazy As CHEF hit five airborne enemies with one instance of Roll.
3.2%
CHEF: Barbecued Bison Recipe Complete As CHEF complete 10 recipes by searing an oiled bison with Sear.
3.3%
REX: Cleared Prime Meridian As REX, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
3.3%
CHEF: Mastery As CHEF, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
3.5%
False Son: Protein Heavy Diet As False Son, gain up to 40 Lunar Spikes through Growth.
3.5%
Drifter: Trash Compactor As Drifter carry 20 temporary items at once.
3.7%
Artificer: Cleared Prime Meridian As Artificer, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
3.8%
Loader: Cleared Prime Meridian As Loader, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
3.8%
Operator: That All You Got? As Operator kill 4 different types of monsters with a single ricochet.
3.8%
Acrid: Cleared Prime Meridian As Acrid, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
3.9%
Captain: Cleared Prime Meridian As Captain, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
3.9%
MUL-T: Cleared Prime Meridian As MUL-T, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4%
Void Fiend: Cleared Prime Meridian As Void Fiend, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4%
Mercenary: Cleared Prime Meridian As Mercenary, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.1%
Bandit: Cleared Prime Meridian As Bandit, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.3%
Trial of Delusion Complete the Trial of Delusion.
4.3%
False Son: Mastery As False Son, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
4.6%
Commando: Cleared Prime Meridian As Commando, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.6%
Railgunner: Cleared Prime Meridian As Railgunner, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.6%
Trial of Devotion Complete the Trial of Devotion.
4.6%
Engineer: Cleared Prime Meridian As Engineer, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.8%
Seeker: Mastery As Seeker, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
4.9%
Huntress: Cleared Prime Meridian As Huntress, complete the Event on Prime Meridian.
4.9%
False Son: Stare Them Down As False Son, kill 15 enemies with one activation of Laser of the Father.
5%
Seeker: Clear Mind As Seeker, meditate 20 times without missing an input in a single run.
6.5%
Operator: Putting Together a Team As Operator recruit 5 different drones.
6.5%
Lost in Transit
7.2%
Captain: Smushed As Captain, kill the final boss using a Supply Beacon
8.6%
Seeker: Airborne Souls As Seeker, hit three or more airborne enemies with a single use of the exploding third hit of Spirit Punch.
9.5%
Loader: The Thunderdome As Loader, kill three other Loaders in the Bulwark's Ambry.
9.6%
「V??oid Fiend』: Mastery As 「V??oid Fiend』, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
9.6%
Purified Freedom
10%
REX: Dunked As REX, kill a Clay Dunestrider on Abandoned Aqueduct by throwing it into a pit.
10.1%
Bandit: Sadist As Bandit, kill a monster with 20 stacks of Hemorrhage.
10.3%
Experienced Rebirth Gain the power of another life by offering to the Shrine of Rebirth.
10.3%
Mercenary: Ethereal As Mercenary, complete a Prismatic Trial without falling below 100% health.
10.4%
REX: Full of Life As REX, heal for 1000 health at once.
10.6%
Railgunner: Mastery As Railgunner, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
10.7%
Order Up!
10.8%
Railgunner: Annihiliator As Railgunner, deal 1,000,000 damage in one shot.
10.9%
MUL-T: Gotcha! As MUL-T, land the killing blow on an Imp Overlord with the Preon Accumulator.
11%
REX: Mastery As REX, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
11%
REX: Bushwhacked As REX, complete an entire teleporter event while under 50% health.
11.3%
MUL-T: Seventh Day As MUL-T, clear the Void Fields on Stage 7 or later.
11.3%
Trial of Frailty Complete the Trial of Frailty.
11.6%
King of the Hill
12%
The Demons And The Crabs Kill 20 Hermit Crabs by chasing them off the edge of the map.
12.1%
Trial of Evolution Complete the Trial of Evolution.
12.4%
Acrid: Mastery As Acrid, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
12.5%
Bandit: B&E As Bandit, kill the final boss with 'Lights Out'.
12.6%
Loader: Swing By As Loader, reach and proceed through the Celestial Portal in 25 minutes or less.
12.7%
Trial of Spite Complete the Trial of Spite.
12.7%
Loader: Mastery As Loader, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
12.9%
Trial of Soul Complete the Trial of Soul.
12.9%
Captain: Mastery As Captain, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
13%
Acrid: Bad Medicine As Acrid, land the final blow on a Scavenger.
13%
Trial of Enigma Complete the Trial of Enigma.
13.1%
Trial of Metamorphosis Complete the Trial of Metamorphosis.
13.1%
Bandit: Mastery As Bandit, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
13.1%
Trial of Death Complete the Trial of Death.
13.2%
Artificer: Mastery As Artificer, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
13.3%
MUL-T: Mastery As MUL-T, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
13.3%
Trial of Chaos Complete the Trial of Chaos.
13.6%
Mercenary: Mastery As Mercenary, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
14.2%
Trial of Vengeance Complete the Trial of Vengeance.
14.6%
Artificer: Chunked! As Artificer, fully defeat the teleporter boss in a one-second burst of damage.
14.7%
Commando: Mastery As Commando, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
15%
Engineer: Mastery As Engineer, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
15%
Railgunner: Marksman As Railgunner, fire 30 consecutive sniper shots without missing a Weak Point.
15.2%
Commando: Incorruptible As Commando, clear 20 stages in a single run without picking up any Lunar items.
15.4%
Captain: Worth Every Penny As Captain, repair and recruit a TC-280 Prototype.
15.5%
Acrid: Pandemic As Acrid, inflict Poison 1000 total times.
15.6%
Trial of Glass Complete the Trial of Glass.
15.6%
Trial of Dissonance Complete the Trial of Dissonance.
15.6%
Captain: Wanderlust As Captain, visit 10 different environments in a single run.
15.8%
Railgunner: Trickshot As Railgunner, get 3 kills with a single Supercharge shot while airborne.
16.5%
Commando: Rolling Thunder As Commando, land the killing blow on an Overloading Worm.
16.9%
Trial of Kin Complete the Trial of Kin.
16.9%
Huntress: Mastery As Huntress, beat the game or obliterate on Monsoon.
17%
Huntress: Piercing Wind As Huntress, start and finish either Rallypoint Delta or Scorched Acres without falling below 100% health.
17.9%
Artificer: Massacre As Artificer, perform a multikill of 20 enemies.
18.6%
Prismatically Aligned Complete a Prismatic Trial.
19.3%
Loader: Earthshatter As Loader, land a Charged Gauntlet hit at 300mph or higher.
19.9%
Glorious Battle Charge the Teleporter with less than 10% health.
20.3%
Engineer: 100% Calculated As Engineer, defeat the teleporter boss in less than 5 seconds after it spawns.
20.9%
MUL-T: Pest Control As MUL-T, defeat two Beetle Queens without leaving the teleporter zone.
21.3%
Trial of Swarms Complete the Trial of Swarms.
21.6%
Mercenary: Demon of the Skies As Mercenary, don't touch the ground for 30 seconds.
21.9%
Artificer: Orbital Bombardment As Artificer, kill 15 enemies before touching the ground.
22.4%
Dragged Below Escape the Planetarium or complete wave 50 in Simulacrum.
22.4%
Acrid: Easy Prey As Acrid, land the killing blow on 50 total enemies that have 1 hit point left.
23.2%
The Calm Beat the game on Monsoon difficulty.
23.7%
Trial of Sacrifice Complete the Trial of Sacrifice.
23.9%
Huntress: One Shot, One Kill As Huntress, collect and carry 12 Crowbars at once.
24.3%
The Long Road Complete 20 stages in a single run.
24.4%
[REDACTED] Open the Timed Security Chest on Rallypoint Delta.
24.8%
Engineer: Better With Friends As Engineer, recruit 12 minions at one time.
26.5%
Engineer: Zero Sum As Engineer, finish charging the teleporter with zero monsters remaining on the stage.
26.5%
Bandit: Classic Man As Bandit, successfully use 'Lights Out' to reset your cooldowns 15 times in a row.
27.3%
Power Plant Repair the broken robot with an Escape Pod's Fuel Array.
28.1%
Newtist Discover and activate 8 unique Newt Altars.
28.5%
Mercenary: Flash of Blades As Mercenary, use 20 abilities in 10 seconds.
28.5%
Deicide Defeat an Elite boss on Monsoon difficulty.
30.6%
Trial of Command Complete the Trial of Command.
31.8%
Commando: Godspeed As Commando, fully charge the first-stage teleporter before the timer hits 5 minutes.
33.4%
Moon Worshipper Carry 5 Lunar items in a single run.
34.6%
Huntress: Finishing Touch As Huntress, land a killing blow with every possible hit of a single glaive.
34.8%
Death Do Us Part Discover the hidden chamber in the Abandoned Aqueduct.
35.2%
Automation Activation Activate 6 turrets in a single run.
35.8%
Naturopath Without healing, reach and complete the 3rd Teleporter event.
35.9%
Trial of Honor Complete the Trial of Honor.
36.3%
Her Concepts Find the Altar to N'kuhana.
37.6%
...Maybe One More. Duplicate the same item 7 times in a row with a 3D Printer.
40.1%
...To Be Left Alone Stabilize the Cell in the Void Fields.
40.6%
One with the Woods Fully upgrade a Shrine of the Woods.
41.3%
Never Back Down In 4 consecutive stages don’t leave the teleporter radius until it is fully charged.
41.5%
Blackout Defeat the unique guardian of Gilded Coast without any beacons deactivating.
43%
True Respite Obliterate yourself at the Obelisk..
45.7%
Cleanup Duty Destroy 20 flying rocks in Sky Meadow.
46.3%
Cut Down Defeat 500 elite monsters.
47%
Rapidfire Reach +200% attack speed.
47.3%
Ascendant Defeat the Teleporter bosses after activating 2 Shrines of the Mountain.
50.2%
Warm For Life Die three times while burning.
50.4%
Warmonger Complete 3 Combat Shrines in a single stage.
51.1%
Washed Away Beat the game.
52.1%
Mechanic Repair 30 drones or turrets.
52.5%
I Love Dying! Die 20 times.
52.7%
Going Fast Recommended Reach +300% movespeed (includes sprinting).
52.9%
Cosmic Explorer Discover and enter three unique portals.
52.9%
Slaughter Defeat 3000 enemies.
53%
Pause. Free the survivor suspended in time.
53.4%
Guidance Offline Defeat the unique guardian of Siren's Call.
54%
Flawless Fully charge a Teleporter without getting hit.
54.3%
Multikill! Kill 15 enemies simultaneously.
56.4%
Engineering Perfection Complete 30 stages.
56.9%
Deja Vu? Loop back to the first stage.
60.6%
Blockade Breaker Kill 15 boss monsters in a single run.
62.3%
Bookworm Collect 10 Monster or Environment Logs.
63%
Macho Deal 5000 damage in one shot.
64.3%
"Is This Bugged?" Fail the Shrine of Chance 3 times in a row.
65.5%
Verified Complete the first Teleporter event 5 times.
66.3%
Keyed Up Defeat the Teleporter boss under 15 seconds.
67.2%
Experimenting Pick up 5 different types of Equipment.
72.6%
Funded! Collect $30,480 total gold.
73.5%
Learning Process Die 5 times.
75%
The Lone Survivor Stay alive for 30 consecutive minutes.
77.3%
Warrior Reach and complete the 3rd Teleporter event without dying.
77.7%
The Basics Discover 10 unique white items.
82.4%
Advancement Complete a Teleporter event.
86.9%
Elite Slayer Defeat an Elite-type monster.
90.8%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.
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