Risk of Rain 2

Officially Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games)

3D COOPERATIVE ROGUELITE 3RD-PERSON SHOOTER by HOPOO GAMES (Seattle, 2020) — 1-4 players play as CHARACTERS ('SURVIVORS' — Commando, Huntress, Engineer, Mercenary, etc.) STRANDED on an ALIEN PLANET, seeking teleporter exits across procedural levels. TIME = DIFFICULTY: enemies escalate over 5 min → 20 min → hours (endless mode). ITEM STACKING: over 100 ITEMS combine synergistically ('BUILDS'). Cross-platform via Steam + PS/Xbox/Switch; 6M+ sold; sequel to 2013's 2D pixelart original.

⏱~45 min🌤indoor

Quick facts

How it works

Objective

Survive escalating waves, complete teleporter events + defeat MITHRIX (Simulacrum boss) — OR play ENDLESS.

Rules

Basic rules

TIME-BASED DIFFICULTY: enemies scale UP with real-time elapsed — mode progresses EASY (0-5 min) → MODERATE (5-10) → HARD (10-15) → IMPOSSIBLE (15+) → HAHAHAHA (30+)
Signature time-scaling difficulty.
TELEPORTER EVENTS: find + activate teleporter on each level → survive BOSS + ADD spawns → teleport to next stage
Signature teleporter progression.
10+ PLAYABLE SURVIVORS: Commando (default), Huntress (bow), Engineer (turrets), Mercenary (dashing swords), Bandit (revolver), MUL-T (auto-turret), Rex (plant-mech), Loader (grapple + melee), Acrid (poison), Captain (commander), Artificer, more via DLC
Signature 10+ survivor roster.
ITEM STACKING: 100+ items combine — HARVESTER'S SCYTHE + CRITS = HP-regen build; UKULELE + TRIP-CHAIN LIGHTNING = crowd-clear build; hundreds of viable BUILDS
Signature item-stacking build depth.
OBLITERATE (VOID FIELDS): collect 8 Lunar Coins + reach Simulacrum for altairnative ending; MITHRIX boss for canonical ending
Signature two-ending system.
PRISMATIC TRIALS + WEEKLY CHALLENGES: leaderboards for competitive fastest-time runs
Signature competitive weekly trials.
COOP: item pickups shared; up to 4-player scaling; friendly-fire off
Signature 4-player coop scaling.
SEEKERS OF THE STORM (2024) DLC: 3 new survivors, 3 new stages, new items + boss
Signature 2024 DLC expansion.

Scoring

Personal progression: unlock survivors + achievements + Lunar Coins; competitive Prismatic Trials leaderboards.

Win condition · Reach + defeat MITHRIX (canonical) OR complete weekly/challenge/prismatic-trial runs.

Equipment

GAMING PC (Steam) or PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series/Switch
Standard console/PC.
STANDARD CONTROLLER or KEYBOARD + MOUSE
Standard inputs.
OPTIONAL: DISCORD/PARTY-CHAT for coop coordination
Standard co-op voice.

Terminology

Survivor: Playable character class.
Teleporter: Boss-summoning device that advances to next stage.
Mithrix: Final boss on the Moon (canonical ending).
Simulacrum: Wave-defense endless-mode variant.
Lunar Coin: Rare currency used for meta-progression + special items.
Prismatic Trial: Weekly seeded competitive challenge with leaderboards.
Build: Set of stacked items that define playstyle.
Command Artifact: Optional modifier letting player pick items from tier (build determinism).

Major competitions

Weekly Prismatic Trials (in-game leaderboards)
weekly · Global online · since 2019
Speedrun.com community races (any% + all survivors + Mithrix categories)
continuous · Global online · since 2019

Where it is played

Governing bodies

Hopoo Games (developer)
Founded 2013 · Seattle, WA, USA
Gearbox Publishing (publisher/rights holder since 2022)
Founded 2016 · Frisco, TX, USA

Famous names & records

Famous athletes

Duncan 'HH' Drummond (US, co-founder Hopoo Games)
Paul Morse (US, co-founder)
Speedrunner community: Woolie, Skiifar, Petshark

Sources & provenance

Wikipedia — Risk of Rain 2— Wikipedia
Hopoo Games official— Hopoo Games

Last verified 2026-08-28.verified