Out of seemingly nowhere, Hopoo Games' acclaimed action-platformer Risk of Rain has launched on Nintendo Switch.
The announcement comes from the game's official Twitter account (and from the eShop, where it now resides), which has let fans know that you can go ahead and give this one another play on Nintendo's latest console. The game was initially funded through a Kickstarter campaign and launched on Steam back in 2013, going onto receive an awful lot of positive user reviews from players.
With permadeath acting as a primary feature, Risk of Rain tasks players with getting as far as possible through a mysterious planet, where randomly spawning enemies and bosses will put up a challenging fight. This one can be played either alone or with friends in online and local co-op, with over 100 in-game items helping you to find the teleporter back home.
The game is available to purchase right now for $9.99 / £8.99. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can enjoy cloud save support and the aforementioned online play.
Have you played this one before? Are you excited to give it another go on Switch? Let us know your thoughts with a comment below.
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Is the multiplayer only online, or is there couch co-op too? I'm guessing probably not to allow players to split up?
Looks too busy for my old mind to keep up with.
It's a fun game an I hope it does well on Switch. I can see a lot of people having buyers remorse with it though, It's definitely not for everyone. Initially when I picked it up on PS4 I wasn't a huge fan, It definitely grew on me though.
I bought the physical version that Limited Run Games put out, I thought it was decent.
Chessboardman if its anything like the steam version then yes theres local coop. It takes the spelunky approach to cameras I believe in that the camera is focused on player one. Its also worth noting in the steam version you could control how zoomed out the camera is. Honestly, the game can get pretty tricky sometimes and it scales in difficulty for the number of players so you would never want to split up anyway.
This game is a gem, glad it's on the switch.
Never heard of this one.
Sorry if I missed it but is the online coop friends only?
Bought this on Steam - it never 'clicked' for me but I was aware a good game was in there to be discovered by the right person.
i had this on ps vita before the screen went and never got around to replacing it it took a while for me to warm up to it but once it did it ended up as one of my favourite games i ended up buying it on steam but it would be nice to have a portable version again
I hope they don't charge more than $7 for this Atari & NES looking business
Friends and I got the game. It 4 player local and online play. Seem to work out rather well.
I liked this game a lot, though Steam version had netcode issues. It gets tiring after an hour, as basically kiting enemies is all you can do to survive. But it only takes an hour or so to finish anyway.
I couldn't wrap my head around the Sniper.
Wow, very cool. Probably have to pick this up for the 3rd time.
I remember getting four copies of this for $6 around four years ago on Humble Bundle. So yeah, $10 now on Switch seems fair...
Roguelike + platformer = no thanks
I liked this game on Vita
Snatched it up the second i saw it. Very addictive game and yes there is couch co op
My personal favorite roguelite
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