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.

Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing today released Skills 2.0 Update forRisk of Rain 2 on Steam Early Access. The Loader returns from the original Risk of Rain with the addition of a new stage, a new boss, the ability to earn new skills, and customize Survivor loadouts.

The Loader fits the role of a bruiser that excels at grappling and up-close combat, including the following skills: 

• Passive: Scrap Barrier - The Loader is immune to fall damage. Striking enemies with the Loader’s gauntlets grants a temporary barrier.
• Primary Fire: Knuckleboom - Swing at nearby enemies for 320% damage.
• Secondary Fire: Grapple Fist - Fire your gauntlet forward, pulling you to the target.
• Utility: Charged Gauntlet - Charge up a massive punch for 600%-2700% damage that sends you flying forward. Deals significantly more damage the faster you are moving.
• Special: M551 Pylon - Throw a floating pylon that zaps up to 6 nearby enemies for 100% damage. Can be grappled.

New game features:

• Skills 2.0 -Each Survivor has a new set of survivor-specific Challenges that, once completed, unlock new individual skills or skins for that respective Survivor. Mix and match skills and fine-tune a Survivor’s kit to perfection! More skills and skins will be added in future updates. 
• Siren’s Call -Dive into the mossy depths of Siren’s Call and challenge its unique boss.
• New Items and Equipment - New dangerous additions made to the Survivors’ ever-growing library of tools of the trade. 

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 today, with a full launch slated for Spring 2020