Risk of Rain Returns, a remake of Hopoo Games' seminal roguelite Risk of Rain, is out now on Nintendo Switch, and you can snap it up for $14.99 / £12.79.
Launching just one day after the original game's 10th anniversary (8th November 2013), Risk of Rain Returns isn't just a fancy upgrade with spruced-up visuals and tighter gameplay. The remake adds tons to the table to reinvigorate what many consider a classic in the genre.
The new additions to this remake include three brand new Survivors — Artificer, Drifter, and Pilot — enhancements to existing Survivors, new abilities, items, monsters, and a new game mode. The new mode, Providence Trials adds single-player minigame challenges that require using different Survivors to unlock brand-new abilities.
Four four-player local co-op has also been added, allowing you to team up with friends to run through as many randomly generated levels. Even if you still play the original game, Returns is well worth picking up. Plus, look at this gorgeous new HD pixel art:
Risk of Rain Returns is available to buy now on the Switch eShop. Will you be returning to space? Let us know in the comments.
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Been playing this on PC, will definitely be doubling down for the Switch. I'm so happy this game has finally been modernized, it was hell to play multiplayer before. You had to go deep into computer settings and do stuff with ports and... blah, whatever, it's good now. And a ton of stuff added, including stuff that came from Risk of Rain 2! The sequel doesn't work too great on the Switch, you really need that keyboard and mouse input for most characters. But this? It'll be great. Can't wait to play it on the go.
Such a great franchise. I dove deep into this one over the last couple of days.
The multiplayer is seamless and the additions make the game feel fresh and new.
"Risk of Rain Returns isn't just a fancy upgrade with spruced-up visuals and tighter gameplay. The remake adds tons to the table to reinvigorate what many consider a classic in the genre."
is this a release announcement, or a glowing review?
PS - always appreciate an alliterative announcement! also i accidentally assonanced! 🙂
I loooove the original and 2 is one of the all-time greats so well up for this. The devs are clearly very hard working.
I only ever played a little bit of the original because it was included on the cartridge with Risk of Rain 2 but I'm pretty keen to give the remake a proper go.
Wasn't there a person who kept bringing up Risk of Rain a couple years back? Was it RupeeClock? I hope they see this and I hope they are doing well.
Artistically it's very beautiful, but I don't like the first game because it's 2D. I hope they make a third fully 3D game someday featuring all the playable characters.
There’s four four-player mode modes?!?! (😉)
Typos aside, thanks for the PSA!! Adding it to the wishlist! Is it going to be reviewed by NL?
@Cronodoug unless I am misunderstanding what you're saying, Risk of Rain 2 is fully 3d.
Looks snazzy, but I just got back into Dead Cells thanks to the Return to Castlevania DLC, so this'll have to become heavily acquainted with the rest of my backlog.
It’s about time NintendoLife said something about it! I was completely out of the loop and only bc I checked Nintendo everything this week, was I aware that it released on the 8th, along side the dlc of ror2, survivors of the void. NintendoLife didn’t even report when hopoo announced it on 10/25! Do better, NL!!
Have never played any Risk of Rain, but I've heard so many good things about this series so I might eventually try it myself and regardless this is good news!
@RupeeClock Sorry for intruding in this matter, but I got curious and I'd also like to potentially help by tagging you, is @Chlocean right that it was you?
@JohnnyMind
Ah, no it wasn't me, I've never played any Risk of Rain games or had any input on any of them.
I am however aware of there being a user who kept insisting that Nintendo Life give coverage to Switch updates for Risk of Rain 1 or 2, and got a staff response that NL did not want to cover it because they did not believe it would drive traffic or be of reader's interests.
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