Risk of Rain Returns similar games & best alternatives

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Risk of Rain Returns

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

What works

  • Faithful and polished remake of original risk of rain
  • Improved graphics, sound, and quality of life features
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay with high replay value
  • Functional and balanced multiplayer cooperative mode
  • Rich content with new characters, items, and trials

Things to keep in mind

  • Some players find difficulty spikes and trials frustrating
  • Lack of minimap and slow pacing in exploration
  • Certain mechanics (e.g. aiming, platforming) can feel awkward
  • No ongoing updates or official mod support yet
  • Some content locked behind tedious challenges

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • UnderMine 2

  • 30XX

  • Born Again

  • Ancient Kingdoms

  • Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

More intense

Games that feels like Risk of Rain Returns but with a more intense feel

  • Vagante

  • StarBreak

  • Broforce

  • Voidigo

  • Spelunky 2

  • Roguelands

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Risk of Rain Returns but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Wall World

  • Sephiria

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Hammerwatch

  • UNSIGHTED

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Risk of Rain Returns but with less narrative immersion

  • Portal Dungeon

  • Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn

  • DunHero

  • 20XX

  • NeuroVoider

  • Door Kickers: Action Squad

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Risk of Rain Returns: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026