Risk of Rain (2013) Reviews

Classic good many hours inc

Surprisingly it's not the 2013th game in the series

prefer the part 2 a lot more didn't had fun in this game to be honest

my first time writing review, anyway There is something unique about Risk of Rain as rogue-like. Unlike other rogue-like where you are pity against whatever the game throws at you, here you actually can decide how you want to play. you can just rush to the portal and win the game or looping back to enjoy killing everything over and over again. Artifacts as run modifiers is also interesting. but it also has its flaw such as game feels unfair with overwhelming numbers of enemies or too overpowered enemies and bosses as well as underwhelming survivors. some achievement that feels annoying and sisyphean to complete. Other than that I consider it a very decent rogue-like with very fun and interesting gameplay and the fact that this is from 2013. it really pave the way for its successors. Overall 7/10. Do I recommend playing it ? yeah, but go play this game's remake instead: Risk of Rain Return as it is better in every way. it's up to you to decide.

lots of fun, i enjoy it more than the second game. still holds up well

You're likely better off getting RoR Returns, but this is still an amazing game. Lots of optimization issues, and plenty of crashes in multiplayer, but it's the literal definition of '2013 indie game' so I really don't mind. Besides its dirt cheap during steam sales. Aint got nothing to lose I tell u

This game completely surprised me with how much fun it really gets. When I launched it the first couple times I was confused about what it exactly wants from me, or what the appeal is, but then soon I had my first build that "clicked"... and damn is it fun haha!! Things can escalate real hard in this game and I love that.

☔ Time only moves in one direction. In Risk of Rain, it moves against you. And I love every second of it. This is not just a game. It's a lesson in survival. A symphony of chaos. A 2D sidescrolling masterpiece with: Pixel art that slaps. A soundtrack that haunts you (in a good way). And gameplay that’s like hugging a cactus—you’ll bleed, but you’ll keep coming back. What starts as: "Hmm, I’ll just try out Commando and see what this game is about..." Quickly becomes: "Why is the sky red? Why are there 12 bosses? Why am I on fire? What IS THAT THING?!" You’re dropped on an alien planet. You run. You gun. You pray to the gods of RNG. And then you learn the golden rule: 🕒 The longer you survive, the harder it gets. Forever. Every second, the game whispers: “Shouldn’t you have left already?” “One more item won’t hurt…” “You’re not scared, are you?” And suddenly it’s 60 minutes in and you’re fighting for your life against a small army of Lemurians while juggling 48 passive items and three drones you named Steve, Steve 2, and Not Steve. 💀 It’s brutal. 🎮 It’s tight. 🎼 It’s beautiful. ☠️ It doesn’t care about your feelings. But when you finally master it—when you blink through missiles, dodge into a boss, and stack enough damage to vaporize time itself—it feels so earned. This game laid the foundation for Risk of Rain 2, but make no mistake: Risk of Rain (2013) still holds up today. And not just as a classic. As a genre-defining, soul-crushing, dopamine-flooding masterwork. So go on. Crash land. Die a lot. Come back stronger. And when Providence stares you down at the end... smile. Because you earned that pain. And you loved it.

at this point the only reason you should buy this game over rorr is to play with mods on rainfusion. still a goated game tho

Amazing game, very addicting, great soundtrack, great pixel art, you can cook enemies, 11/10