Risk of Rain 2
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Risk of Rain 2 is an adventure developed by Hopoo Games, released 11 August 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $7.43 at GreenManGaming. The main story takes about 44 hrs to finish.
What Risk of Rain 2 is
Risk of Rain 2 is an adventure game developed by Hopoo Games and released in 2020. It was published by Gearbox Publishing. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 171 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Risk of Rain 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 276 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 44 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 145 hrs, roughly 3.3 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $7.43, that works out to about $0.17 per hour of the main story, or $0.05 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350, 4 GB RAM and GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.43 at GreenManGaming, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Risk of Rain 2 launched on 11 August 2020, within three weeks of Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Crusader Kings III and Wasteland 3. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Crusader Kings III, Wasteland 3.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Risk of Rain 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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