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Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
OpenCritic77IGDB85
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Relentless, demanding, nostalgic and unpretentious.
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GameZoneJake ValentineFeb 20149/10While frustrations will arise, they're quickly subsided by accomplishment, joy, and amazement that you were really able to live for that long against seemingly insurmountable odds.
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PolygonPhilip KollarDec 20138.5/10Risk of Rain is a great blend of difficulty and approachability
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GameSpewApr 20169/10The relatively simple pixel art that makes up Risk of Rain's visuals, while minimalistic, is still able to be consistently appealing and, sometimes, even stunning
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAdam SmithNov 2013[T]he day that I find the final object in the database, I'll most likely be ready to move on for good.
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Kill ScreenChris BreaultJan 201437/100Risk of Rain winds up feeling as insubstantial as its pursuing Wisps and free-floating Jellyfish. It looks small to me not because it takes such a wide view, but because I was given such a minor stake in it. The tiny figure of my Bandit character doesn't stand in for the sum of my decisions, or my engagement with rewarding systems of movement and attack. He doesn't begin to represent anything. He's a piece of the landscape, not part of a game.
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IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 174 ratings.
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