Hello Everyone!

Today we’re looking at some of the new stages in the upcoming expansion, Seekers of the Storm!

Seekers of the Storm allows players to explore some of the lost regions by bringing six new stages across ancient Lemurian temples to intense showdowns on a [REDACTED] with plenty of secrets to uncover.



Petrichor V is a wild and beautiful world, and we wanted to open up new unexplored areas to players and capture the sheer beauty inherited from the expansive Risk of Rain universe. With new terrain, lush foliage, and crumbling structures, each environment offers a fresh take on the classic Risk of Rain you know and love.



One of the new environments in Seekers of the Storm is the Shattered Abodes. This Tier 1 stage features a sprawling central plain and a crater surrounded by sections of complex architecture to dodge and fight around.



When designing this map we wanted to introduce a unique environment to enhance the gameplay experience. Each potential teleporter location has its own cover and paths for navigating enemies, giving skilled players options to dodge high-damage early boss attacks–like Wandering Vagrant's explosion and Stone Golem's laser–even with slower characters.

Survivors like Railgunner, Huntress, Void Fiend, Acrid, and [REDACTED] can utilize their high vertical mobility to move between the stage’s tier system with ease. At the same time, less mobile characters can speed across the flat central plains to grab items.



Players exploring Seekers of the Storm will cross the occasional new monster that calls these environments home. Survivors must be vigilant and prepared if they expect to weather Petrichor's new challenges."



In Seekers of the Storm, we will introduce new variants allowing players to explore the map differently. These variants add a lot of unique flavors and provide an additional level of difficulty as players try to get their grasp on each version.



In the upcoming Devotion Update players will get to explore a new map, Verdant Falls, which will have a night variant in Seekers of the Storm. This is a free update for anyone who has Risk of Rain 2 and will come out soon. We dive deeper into Update Devotion in the Triple-i Initiative Showcase.



Also in the Devotion Update, a very special Mercenary skin will be arriving in Risk of Rain 2 for all players. We think it will remind you of someone


You can watch a tease for the Devotion Update here.



There is currently a sale on the Risk of Rain 2 x Dead Cells bundle! Get 10% off on the bundle today! Check it out here: Risk of Rain 2 x Dead Cells Bundle

Hey Everyone!

We're just one week away from the Triple-i Initiative!

This brand-new showcase will feature an exclusive Risk of Rain 2 reveal plus tons of other content from 30+ publishers and developers.

It all goes down April 10th at 10AM PDT!

More info: https://iii-initiative.com

See ya there!

The Steam Awards are upon us! It’s that special time of year where we ask our amazing community members to hit the ✨ shiny button ✨ to select Risk of Rain 2 for Labor of Love!



We wanted to thank everyone again for joining us in the Festival of Gup 10-year Anniversary Stream on November 8th, where we announced the next expansion for Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm! We’re looking forward to sharing more with you in the coming months, and in the meantime hope that you’ll vote for us for Labor of Love!



Risk of Rain 2 is available for 50% OFF during the Steam Autumn Sale! This is the perfect time to pick up Risk of Rain 2 for yourself or gift to a friend who needs a nudge that they should play with you!

The Steam Autumn Sale is going on NOW!

Thank you everyone for your nominations, we look forward to seeing you in-game!

Hey Survivors,

As we mark the incredible milestone of ten years of Risk of Rain, all of us here at Gearbox want to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the community that has made this journey extraordinary.

Because of the community's passion, dedication, and enthusiasm, a game made in a college dorm by two friends became an indie darling. Your support, engagement, and shared love for Risk of Rain have motivated our journey and made it truly special.

The development team here at Gearbox has worked endlessly to try to live up to the standards of the Risk of Rain community. We see all of your passion and love, and we are here to match it! We are fans of the franchise first and foremost, and work to continue to bring forward the same level of dedication and love that you all deserve.

While we look back on the last decade, let's also look forward to exciting new adventures. The world of Risk of Rain is continually growing and expanding. New challenges await us, and we cannot wait for you to experience what we have in store!

Thank you once again for an incredible ten years of risking it all! Here's to the adventures and achievements we'll experience in the years to come!

~ Gearbox

Hey everyone!

We’re excited to announce the second expansion for Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm! This reveal took place during the Festival of Gup 10-Year Anniversary Livestream.

Today you'll hear from our loremaster Kayla Larson, Associate Art Lead Claire Bian, and Managing Director of Production James Lopez. They will give you a first look at the mysterious False Son, first revealed in our announced trailer [LINK].

We’re also introducing day and night variants of maps for the first time. These give players a new way to experience a familiar location, introducing new flavor, specific props, and new areas to explore!

Seekers of the Storm will bring a lot of new content to Risk of Rain 2, such as new Survivors, new levels, new monsters, and more! Keep an eye out for future Dev Thoughts for more information!

Until next time, enjoy the video!

Hey,

Yesterday during the Festival of Gup we gave viewers exclusive interviews from behind the scenes of making Risk of Rain for the past 10 years! These interviews were conducted for a larger documentary that the team put together to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Risk of Rain. This documentary offers a unique insight into the franchise's evolution, showcasing the accomplishments that have shaped its success. If you missed the showcase you can watch the documentary here!

Thank you to everyone who has been celebrating this milestone with us! We look forward to more years of both risk and rain!

Cheers

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in today to watch The Festival of Gup and help celebrate the past 10 years of Risk of Rain! We also hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of our future plans for the franchise.

Missed the event? No worries! We have a recap for ya right here so you can see all the awesome things going on for Risk of Rain!





Seekers of the Storm is the second expansion for Risk of Rain 2! This expansion is LOADED with tons of content, new survivors, maps, monsters, and more! It also debuts our first stage with day-and-night versions! Those impact gameplay and grant access to new areas within the stage.



Stay tuned for more details about this expansion, but while you wait you can check out the first Dev Diary where you'll hear from our Loremaster Kayla Larson, Associate Art Lead Claire Bian, and Managing Director of Production James Lopez. They will give you a first look at the mysterious False Son.

You can wishlist that over here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306620/Risk_of_Rain_2_Seekers_of_the_Storm/




Starting TODAY you can challenge yourself by diving into progressively stronger runs! With additional Survivors, stages, items, mechanics, and a remastered soundtrack, Risk of Rain: Returns is loaded with new ways to play, so no two runs will ever be the same.

Act fast because for a short period Risk of Rain: Returns will have a 15% discount to celebrate its launch!

Drop into Risk of Rain Returns today:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337520/Risk_of_Rain_Returns/




Risk of Rain will be making its debut on mobile with Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds!

Developed by Frima Studio, Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds brings the franchise to life for the first time ever on mobile featuring Risk of Rain's signature fast-paced action that merges the excitement of bullet hell roguelikes and action RPGs with hero collecting.

This latest addition to the Risk of Rain canon brings a beloved universe to mobile devices, enabling players to take their favorite franchise on the go.

Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds will be available on iOS and Android. Sign up today for our mailing list and join our social channels to stay informed!

Discord: https://discord.gg/qrT9mhZS5N
Twitter: https://twitter.com/riskofrainhw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riskofrainhw/

Join the mailing list to receive Mercenary at launch!
Mailing List: http://www.riskofrain.com/hostileworlds




Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void, the game’s first expansion, is available now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. This expansion features two Survivors—the skillful markswoman Railgunner, and the eldritch monstrosity Void Fiend—and the endless Simulacrum game mode, as well as new items, stages, and more.

Risk of Rain 2 has also received a free, substantial overhaul of the core game for all players on consoles, future-proofing the title for faster bug fixes, performance improvements, and more content across all platforms.

This update is live NOW on consoles! If you want to take a peek at Survivors of the Void right here on Steam you can head over here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607890/Risk_of_Rain_2_Survivors_of_the_Void/




We’re collaborating with Youtooz to bring you a Risk of Rain drop! Celebrate the Festival of Gup with your very own Gup and Acrid plushies. Pre-orders are coming soon, so stay tuned and follow Youtooz for more exciting updates.


Thank you, everyone, for joining us today, we look forward to the next 10 years of Risk of Rain!

Until next time!

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Hey friends!

Today we want to take some time to celebrate YOU! Yes, you! The Risk of Rain community is a critical reason why this franchise has been able to see 10 years (and counting)! We've enjoyed watching your streams, video content, fan art, game theories, cosplay, and more!

So we wanted to take some time to highlight some of the community creations, but also just give a giant THANK YOU to all of you who have been along on this journey, whether that be from day one or just recently.

We look forward to celebrating the 10-year anniversary with all of you on Nov 8th during the Festival of Gup on the Gearbox Twitch Channel (https://www.twitch.tv/gearboxofficial) at 10:30 am PT!


Now, on to the art!


Notorious BLT


Biggmann3


Kardalak


Loader_RoR2


Goofedwang


Nabrok_tofm


logo.man._


space_salaman


CloudiestSheep


GardenOfKira


Sugarflow


Z3nsiter


Pearltheartist


SouperPie


PkGav


SpaceMagicArt


Thank you again to our amazing community for all the years, and all the art! We look forward to what the future brings for Risk of Rain, and also what amazing content you all will make in years to come!

See ya on Nov 8th!

Hi everyone! No lengthy intros today - let's get straight into it!


The release of Risk of Rain Returns will not be the only way we're celebrating 10 years of the franchise - we will be taking a walk down memory lane and looking back at what got us here - and our friends at Gearbox will also be talking about what’s ahead!



This 10th anniversary Showcase will be a celebration of the Risk of Rain community, and the big lovable orange blob - If you are a fan of Risk of Rain, or blobs, this is not to be missed so make sure you're following Gearbox on Twitch!

http://www.twitch.tv/GearboxOfficial

Risk of Rain 2 fans do not want to miss this showcase...




Risk of Rain Returns will release on Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 8th 2023 - the exact 10 year anniversary of the release of the original Risk of Rain!

The suggested retail price of Risk of Rain Returns will be $14.99 however for a short period at launch there will be a -15% discount down to just $12.75

All of us at Hopoo Games want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for both following along during the development of Risk of Rain Returns and all the support you’ve given us over the last ten years. It’s been a wild ride and we have plenty of plans for the future…

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337520/Risk_of_Rain_Returns/




For today, let's take a look at the final new Survivor joining the roster for Risk of Rain Returns.



Revealed in the intro cinematic, the Pilot of the Contact Light is joining the survivor roster for Risk of Rain Returns - bringing with him a highly mobile and context-sensitive playstyle unlike any other survivor in the game.





The workhorse of Pilot’s kit is his standard attack Clusterfire - a triple burst shot where the third shot pierces enemies.

Great for damaging groups of enemies to set them up for your other abilities or to finish them off once you’ve already rained damage upon them from the skies..





…speaking of which the key to success when playing as Pilot is mastery of his utility ability - Rapid Deployment.





Launch into the air and deploy your parachute to glide while unleashing your full arsenal of weapons on the enemies below.





Your secondary attack Target Acquired is a diagonal blast dependent on your current airborne status. If you’re in the air it will auto target on the enemies diagonally below you. If you’re on the ground it will auto target airborne enemies.





Don’t worry about there not being as many flying enemies in the game - your special ability Airstrike can solve that particular problem.

Dropped below you if airborne - or placed at your feet with a backwards dash if you’re grounded - the Airstrike hits multiple times both damaging enemies and launching them into the air.





This gives you the perfect chance to juggle them with Target Acquired and finish them off with Clusterfire.





As with all the other survivors Pilot has three alternate abilities to unlock and discover when the game is released on November 8th.



Check out the video Dev Thoughts above for an extended gameplay clip of Pilot in action.




As you’re hopefully aware by now not only has Chris Christodoulou returned with some special guests to produce some new music for Risk of Rain Returns, he has also remastered the original tracks to perfection.



Chris will be releasing a 4-Vinyl set including some great bonus content (contained on a Ukulele-shaped USB stick!) early next year but those pre-orders usually sell out quick so make sure if you want one, you grab one ASAP - the pre-order is available right now!

https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/risk-of-rain-returns





One last bit of news - for all you *very patient* console fans out there I am also very happy to announce that the Risk of Rain 2 Expansion: Survivors of the Void will be arriving on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch on… you guessed it…. The 8th of November!



We’re all very excited for you to finally get your hands on Risk of Rain Returns and we really want to know what you think! The best way to give us feedback is by joining the Risk of Rain Discord where we will be opening a Returns-specific feedback channel - and we’ll also have channels for you to find groups for multiplayer along with dozens of voice channels to use.

https://discord.gg/riskofrain2

The whole Hopoo Games team will be there and we’ll be eagerly reading all your feedback, so please join us for the release of Risk of Rain Returns on November 8th!

Cya then!

Jonathan
Hopoo Games
Community Manager