Risk of Rain 2

Risk of Rain 2

Developers
	Hopoo Games
Publishers
	Gearbox Publishing
Engines
	Unity 2019
Release dates
Windows	August 11, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	85
OpenCritic	86
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Roguelike
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Stylized
Themes	Space, Sci-fi
Series	Risk of Rain

Risk of Rain
Risk of Rain	2013
Risk of Rain 2	2020
Risk of Rain Returns	2023

Risk of Rain 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, shooter and roguelike game in the Risk of Rain series.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes new items, survivors, monsters and environments.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Survivors of the Void
Seekers of the Storm	Not available yet.

Essential improvements

Skip intro movies

Modify config.cfg
Go to <path-to-game>\Risk of Rain 2_Data\Config. Open config.cfg with a text editor. Replace intro_skip 0; with intro_skip 1;. Replace splash_skip 0; with splash_skip 1;. Save the file and launch the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Risk of Rain 2_Data\Config\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hopoo Games, LLC\Risk of Rain 2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/632360/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\632360\remote\UserProfiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/632360/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Toggleable using the Fullscreen checkbox; for exclusive fullscreen, use the -window-mode exclusive command-line argument.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Toggleable; disabled by default.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		60 FPS limit by default; it can be adjusted by setting FPS Limit to 30, 60, 120 or Unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

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  Gameplay settings.

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  Basic video settings.

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  Graphics settings (1/2).

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  Graphics settings (2/2).

Input

Keyboard and mouse settings (1/2).

Keyboard and mouse settings (2/2).

Controller settings (1/2).

Controller settings (2/2).

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		0.01 to 1.00. Can also individually scale X and Y-axis sensitivity from 0.01 to 1.00.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		The X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		All buttons aside from start and back can be remapped; joystick movements cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity		1 to 10. Can also individually scale X and Y-axis sensitivity from 0.01 to 1.00.
Controller Y-axis inversion		The X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput controllers Xbox prompts are shown and may work as expected, but the lack of settings for joystick axes, start/back buttons, and prompts may present conflicts and confusion about controls. Nintendo Switch controllers have their joysticks assigned incorrectly.
Button prompts		DirectInput devices will have certain buttons presented as specific Xbox prompts with no way to correct them in game menus. Partially recognized devices, such as Nintendo Switch controllers, may cause all button prompts to be displayed as question marks.

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Glyphs flicker between mouse and keyboard/controller sets.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound		7.1. Imaging is accurate.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Select Mute When Unfocused option.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish				Fan translation; download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian				Fan translation. Links: Thunderstore Steam Guide GitHub

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		P2P traffic is routed through Steamworks Steam Matchmaking and Lobbies backend.
Dedicated		There is no in-game server browser; servers must be joined via Steam or the in-game console.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	40033, 43305
UDP	24024

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Official Issue FAQ

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Input	Rewired
Multiplayer	Steamworks Steam Matchmaking & Lobbies

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-6100 AMD FX-8350	Intel Core i5-4670K AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon HD 7970
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.