Risk of Rain 2

Risk of Rain
Risk of Rain	2013
Risk of Rain 2	2020
Risk of Rain Returns	2023

Risk of Rain 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, shooter and roguelike game in the Risk of Rain series.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from an executable. ^[2]
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes new items, survivors, monsters and environments.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Survivors of the Void
Seekers of the Storm
Alloyed Collective
Hallowed Concepts	Not released yet.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Risk of Rain 2_Data\Config\^{[Note 2]} HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hopoo Games, LLC\Risk of Rain 2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/632360/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\632360\remote\UserProfiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/632360/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Toggleable using the `Fullscreen` checkbox; for exclusive fullscreen, use the `-window-mode exclusive` command-line argument.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, FXAA or SMAA
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Toggleable; disabled by default.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		By default, the `FPS Limit` is `60`, but you can adjust it to `30`, `60`, `120`, or `unlimited`.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Gameplay settings.
Basic video settings.
Graphics settings (1/2).
Graphics settings (2/2).

Input

Keyboard and mouse settings (1/2).

Keyboard and mouse settings (2/2).

Controller settings (1/2).

Controller settings (2/2).

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity		`0.01` to `1.00`. Can also individually scale X and Y-axis sensitivity from `0.01` to `1.00`.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		The X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		All buttons aside from start and back can be remapped; joystick movements cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity		`1` to `10`. Can also individually scale X and Y-axis sensitivity from `0.01` to `1.00`.
Controller Y-axis inversion		The X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support		^[3]

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		DirectInput controllers Xbox prompts are shown and may work as expected, but the lack of settings for joystick axes, start/back buttons, and prompts may present conflicts and confusion about controls. Nintendo Switch controllers have their joysticks assigned incorrectly.
Additional button prompts		DirectInput devices will have certain buttons presented as specific Xbox prompts with no way to correct them in game menus. Partially recognized devices, such as Nintendo Switch controllers, may cause all button prompts to be displayed as question marks.

Additional information
Button Prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Glyphs flicker between mouse and keyboard/controller sets.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Steam Virtual Gamepad (Legacy mode/Hook input)
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller (1st gen) button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound		7.1. Imaging is accurate.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Select `Mute When Unfocused` option.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation by The_Reaper_CooL (TRC), download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish				Fan translation. Links: Steam Guide GitHub Polish Unofficial localization forum
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian				Fan translation. Links: Thunderstore Steam Guide GitHub

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		P2P traffic is routed through Steamworks Steam Matchmaking and Lobbies backend.^[4]
Dedicated		There is no in-game server browser; servers must be joined via Steam or the in-game console.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	40033, 43305
UDP	24024

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Official Issue FAQ

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	SpeedTree
Audio	Wwise
Input	Rewired
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-6100 AMD FX-8350	Intel Core i5-4670K AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon HD 7970
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.33^[1]
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/632360/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (632360) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Themooskyfish on 2024-08-27
↑ Verified by User:XactactX on 2023-12-27
Tested using the EGS version.
↑ Verified by User:JollyGoodFellow on 2026-1-15
↑ Risk of Rain 2 Discord: #ror2-tech-support - last accessed on 2019-04-07
"[2201 UTC 2019-04-07] its steam server related. Yesterday steam multiplayyer went down for a couple of hours and ypu couldmt play multiplayer"

[2] Unity engine build: 2021.3.33^[1]

[gamedir-4] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/632360/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (632360) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[5] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/632360/.

[6] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[7] The app ID (632360) may differ in some cases.

[8] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[9] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Themooskyfish on 2024-08-27

[3] Verified by User:XactactX on 2023-12-27
Tested using the EGS version.

[6] Verified by User:JollyGoodFellow on 2026-1-15

[7] Risk of Rain 2 Discord: #ror2-tech-support - last accessed on 2019-04-07
"[2201 UTC 2019-04-07] its steam server related. Yesterday steam multiplayyer went down for a couple of hours and ypu couldmt play multiplayer"

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Developers

	Hopoo Games
Publishers
	Gearbox Publishing
Engines
	Unity 2021^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 11, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	85
OpenCritic	86
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Roguelike
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Stylized
Themes	Space, Sci-fi
Series	Risk of Rain