- 4players
- 30–90 min
- PC
- Switch
A side-scrolling roguelike where survivors stranded on an alien planet stack odd items into powerful builds while the difficulty climbs every minute.
Who can play
- Shared-screen play for up to 4 players on PC and Switch.
- Online for up to 4 players on PC and Switch.
- No crossplay between platform families. Steam and Switch players cannot play together; the Switch version did not get PC update 1.1.0.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Up to four players share one screen or play online, each choosing a survivor with its own abilities.
Items stack in surprising ways, so most runs end with someone wildly overpowered while the timer keeps ramping up the monsters.
A run lasts roughly 30 to 60 minutes and starts over on death, which makes it good for repeat evenings.
On Steam, Remote Play Together lets friends join the couch mode online.
Is it good
89%
Very positive on Steam
- 84Top criticsOpenCritic · Feb 2024 (OpenCritic top critic average, 20 reviews, as of Feb 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 90%RecommendOpenCritic · Feb 2024 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 20 reviews, as of Feb 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
190 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. Shared-screen and online for up to 4 on every platform. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together.
- 4
- 4
Since update 1.1.0 a PC host can raise the lobby limit to 32, but the game warns that more than four is not supported.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Hopoo Games
- Publisher
- Gearbox Publishing
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo Switch
- Series
- Risk of Rain
- Released
- 8 Nov 2023 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 11 languages
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Drug reference, fantasy violence, mild blood
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Risk of Rain Returns on one screen?
- Yes, on a shared screen rather than split-screen. Shared-screen co-op for up to 4 on PC and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- How many players can play Risk of Rain Returns together?
- Shared-screen co-op for up to 4 on PC and Switch. Online co-op for up to 4 on PC and Switch.
- Is Risk of Rain Returns crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Steam and Switch players cannot play together; the Switch version did not get PC update 1.1.0.
- Do you need two copies of Risk of Rain Returns?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the Risk of Rain Returns story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on one screen and online.
- Does Risk of Rain Returns work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Risk of Rain Returns free?
- No, it's a paid game.
