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.

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.

With the Hidden Realms update players can unlock and assume control of a new Survivor, Acrid, a melee-range hybrid who uses powerful poisons to melt tanky enemies. The Hidden Realms Update also introduces two new hidden realms, alternative layouts, more adversaries, and even more loot along with changes suggested by the community. The update is free for all owners of Risk of Rain 2 on Steam Early Access.

Acrid’s infectious skills focuses melee-range hybrid combat mixed with strong damage over time abilities:

• Passive: POISON - Certain attacks apply poison, dealing damage over time but cannot kill.
• Primary Fire: VICIOUS WOUNDS - Maul an enemy, where every third hit does double damage.
• Secondary Fire: NEUROTOXIN - Spit toxic bile at a range that damages and poisons enemies.
• Utility: CAUSTIC LEAP - Leap into the air, dealing damage, stunning, and poisoning enemies on impact. Leaves a pool of acid that deals damage. 
• Special: EPIDEMIC - Release a deadly poison that deals damage and poisons enemies. The disease continually spreads to up to 20 targets.

New game features:

• New Bosses and Monster – The Scavenger boss, Void Reaver monster, and an additional secret boss join the fight.
• New Hidden Realms -Two new hidden realms can be discovered.
• Alternative Layouts - The new Alternate Layouts system allows for some maps to have entirely new layouts, starting with Titanic Plains and Distant Roost.
• New Items, Equipment, Lunars and more -An arsenal of new items and equipment is now at players’ disposal. This includes two new Lunar items, Adaptive Chests, Overgrown 3D Printer, seven new items, and a new type of equipment called the Jade Elephant.
• Community Suggested Changes - Quality-of-life improvements suggested by the community have been implemented.

Complete patch notes can be found here.

Key Features

• Play four player co-op seamlessly through Steam — no more port forwarding
• Unlock over 75 items over time, keeping each run fresh and full of new challenges
• Play and unlock new and returning survivors, each with their own abilities to master
• Theorycraft and exploit endless item and character combos
• Encounter challenging monsters and enormous bosses
• Explore massive, handcrafted 3D levels
• Discover lore through the collection of Monster, Item, and Environment Logs
• Challenge your friends—and the world—in all-new Prismatic Trials, a unique seeded run where everyone can race up a global leaderboard

Squad up with up to three friends in Risk of Rain 2 on PC (Steam Early Access), Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, with a full launch slated for Spring 2020