Risk of Rain 2
Released Aug 2020
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Evaluation
Risk of Rain 2 has been in sustained post-launch development since its full release on August 11, 2020, and more content is explicitly on the way.
The game has shipped three major paid DLC expansions: Survivors of the Void (March 1, 2022), Seekers of the Storm (August 27, 2024), and Alloyed Collective (November 18, 2025). A fourth expansion, Hallowed Concepts, was officially announced via trailer on April 9, 2026 and is listed on the Steam store as an unreleased DLC.
The development team has been actively building toward the Hallowed Concepts launch with a series of communications. A December 9, 2025 patch note for Alloyed Collective explicitly stated that "our plans for Risk of Rain 2 are far, far from over." Dev Diary #4 published on September 24, 2026 detailed two new survivors — Enforcer and Acolyte — with full ability breakdowns. On September 14, 2026, the team announced that Hallowed Concepts would appear at the Triple-i Initiative showcase on October 8, 2026, where the release date will be revealed. The most recent news post, dated October 1, 2026, recaps all announced content for Hallowed Concepts and previews a free base-game update including new survivor abilities and a Karma System.
Developer activity is ongoing and the release date announcement for Hallowed Concepts is imminent. There is no ambiguity about more content arriving.
Evidence
Developer recap post details all Hallowed Concepts content coming in the next DLC and previews a free update adding new survivor abilities and the Karma System. Release date to be revealed at the Triple-i Initiative on October 8, 2026.
Dev Diary #4 fully details two new survivors for Hallowed Concepts: Enforcer (a defensive vanguard) and Acolyte (a high-risk glaive-wielder), with complete ability breakdowns.
Content
7 of 7 released · no outstanding content
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Developer
Publisher
Gearbox Publishing
Achievements
205
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
SURVIVE AN ALIEN PLANET
Over a dozen handcrafted locales await, each packed with challenging monsters and enormous bosses that oppose your continued existence. Fight your way to the final boss and escape or continue your run indefinitely to see just how long you can survive. A unique scaling system means both you and your foes limitlessly increase in power over the course of a game.
DISCOVER POWERFUL NEW ITEMS
More than 110 items keep each run fresh and full of new challenge. The more items you collect, the more their effects combine, the more surprising some of those combinations might be. The more items you encounter, the more lore (and strategy) you’ll discover through the logs.
UNLOCK NEW WAYS TO PLAY
Unlock a crew of eleven playable survivors, each with their own unique combat style and alternate skills to master. Learn the secrets of the Artifacts to toggle gameplay modifiers like friendly fire, random survivor spawns, item selection and more. With randomized stages, enemies, and items, no run will ever be the same.
PLAY SOLO OR CO-OP
Tackle the adventure solo or with up to three friends in online co-op, or compete in the rotating challenge of the Prismatic Trials. Brand new survivors like the Captain and MUL-T join classic survivors such as the Engineer, Huntress, and--of course--the Commando.
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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