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2023PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive14.99 €

A fast 2D roguelike action game where you stack items to become absurdly powerful while the difficulty keeps climbing with time. The remake adds new survivors, abilities and content, and co-op makes the chaos even better.

Co-op or multiplayer
Sci-fi setting
Strong character progression
Challenging difficulty

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The closest matches for Risk of Rain Returns are Roboquest, 20XX and Nuclear Throne. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Risk of Rain Returns special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Roboquest

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2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable95 % positive−32 % ~~24.99 €~~ 16.99 €

Sci-fi setting
Strong character progression
Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, colorful roguelite FPS where you play a rebooted robot Guardian and blast hordes of machines through shifting levels, solo or in co-op. Fluid movement, varied weapons and classes make every run feel different.

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20XX

Challenging difficulty

A Mega Man-inspired action platformer roguelite with procedurally generated levels, new weapons and abilities, and tough bosses, playable solo or in co-op.

Nuclear Throne

Challenging difficulty

A blisteringly fast top-down roguelike shooter where you blast through an irradiated wasteland with random weapons and mutations on your way to the throne. Runs are short, frantic and unforgiving, yet endlessly replayable.

Hive Jump

Action-packed real-time combat

A 2D run-and-gun platformer where you blast through procedurally built alien hives alone or in co-op, gather resources and take down the hive queen. Its Spelunky-like structure and squad flavor make for frantic, chaotic runs.

NeuroVoider

Strong character progression

A fast twin-stick shooter where you play as a brain piloting robot bodies, constantly scavenging weapons and parts from fallen enemies to craft new builds. Features permadeath and co-op for up to four players.

Daemon X Machina

Strong character progression

Fast third-person mech action where you build your own Arsenal from a huge range of weapons and parts, swapping in loot taken from downed enemies mid-fight. A bold, comic-style look and mission-based structure give it its own identity among mech games.

Blazing Chrome

Challenging difficulty

A punishing 16-bit style run-and-gun in the spirit of Contra, where you blast through a robot apocalypse as a human soldier or a rebel robot. Fast reflexes, boss pattern learning and optional co-op define the experience.

Tribes: Ascend

Action-packed real-time combat

A blisteringly fast multiplayer shooter where you ski and jetpack across huge maps. Team coordination and mastery of movement decide matches, especially in capture the flag.

Super Mutant Alien Assault

Action-packed real-time combat

You blast through rapid single-screen arcade levels where each stage shuffles its layout, enemies and vending machines, and lingering too long mutates the aliens into nastier forms. Dodging, platforming and unlocking new gear make it a tense, addictive run, best shared with a friend.

Deep Rock Galactic

Strong character progression

Play as gruff space dwarves carving through fully destructible procedural caves with up to three friends, mining minerals and holding off massive alien swarms. Complementary classes, dry humor and a famously wholesome community make every dive a blast – Rock and Stone!