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New Steam roguelike is the best remaster in years, also on sale

Risk of Rain Returns is finally here, turning the decade-old Steam roguelike into an entirely new experience and one any fan of the genre needs to play and experience for themselves as soon as possible. I've been playing a lot of the Hopoo Games remaster, and it completely lifts a game I bounced off of last year. If you're a fan of Hades, Enter the Gungeon, and Dead Cells, this is the game for you.


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Patch Notes Version 1.0.2

Hi!

Firstly, a huge thank you for everyone that has been enjoying Risk of Rain Returns! All of us at Hopoo Games have been watching the streams, videos, tweets (X's??) and messages and have been blown away by the response to our latest game.

Today we have an update on an upcoming control feature, and patch 1.0.2 - mainly focussed on bug/crash fixes. Here's a full list of changes:

  • Fixed Cremator being allowed to spawn in certain locations which it was intended to be blacklisted from.
  • Made HAN-D trial description correctly say 200 pts instead of 125 required.
  • Changes the following stage variants to fix abnormalities: Ancientvalley 2, Desolate Forest 3 & 5, Hivecluster 1 & 3, Riskofrain 2, Temple of the Elders 1
  • Fixed a crash when an unusual gamepad type device is connected.
  • Fixed an obscure crash that can occur when viewing the command menu.
  • Updated some files related to input extension which should better blacklist certain devices that behave poorly when detected as controllers.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur at certain points if the game was closed.
  • The game now appropriately responds to cutscene videos failing to load entirely. the intro will be skipped and ending will just be a black screen with text.
  • Fixed a scenario in which the large healing chest could drop no item.
  • Adjusted Highway Robbery trial to refer to Flashbang correctly.
  • Fixed a frame-perfect crash when an Evolved Lemurian took flight and died at the same time.
  • Introduced a save backup system independent of Steam Cloud.
  • Fixed a possible crash with Miner's alt primary.
  • Fixed skill descriptions being displayed incorrectly depending on your aspect ratio.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when making a server.


Known Issues (to be fixed in a future patch)

  • Bandit, a Sniper challenge, and a HAN-D challenge currently do not unlock if you're a client in an online game.
  • Permanent invincibility bug when losing a temporary Dios Friend.
  • Certain users are experiencing a very loud sound when restarting the game in some scenarios / Providence Trials.
  • If the game was set to fullscreen on a display that was disconnected, it may be unable to launch.
  • Sniper's secondary skill not interacting properly with Backup Magazine.
  • Overloading enemies' electricity has more range than intended.


Another massive thank you to everyone who has reported bugs; it's hugely valuable information and is massively appreciated! We've also heard your feedback on balance issues and will be addressing these in future patches. If you want to share feedback or have any other bug reports you can report them easily on our Discord.

We would like to also give you an update on one of the most popular pieces of feedback we have received over the last couple of days:

We will be implementing independent horizontal (not full 360) aim options in a future patch.

We will be writing this feature and implementing a version of horizontal-exclusive mouse aim that will function as follows:

Mouse Users

The game will have a setting to utilize your cursor position permanently as your horizontal aim direction. This can be disabled.

Controller/Keyboard Exclusive Users
The game will have two more mappable features so that controllers and keyboard users can also determine aiming direction independent of movement. This feature is also going to be optional.
We are developing this feature in direct response to community feedback
- our hope is that it will provide a much smoother experience to players who prefer mouse input, without giving that option an advantage over keyboard/controller players.

As this is a brand new feature and is being developed alongside future bugfix/crash patches we cannot give a time estimate for this update, but we'll keep you informed as best we can!

Thanks again everyone!

- Hopoo Games

p.s. We've also launched an Official Wiki! The community is hard at work filling the pages - https://riskofrainreturns.wiki.gg/wiki/Risk_of_Rain_Returns_Wiki

2D roguelike remaster Risk Of Rain Returns is out now

The original Risk Of Rain was a chaotic, 2D sidescroller about turning a tiny character into a wandering projectile swarm. It's sequel mimicked the systems but switched from pixel art to 3D - and in my eyes lost a little of its readability in the process.


Enter Risk Of Rain Returns, a full remaster of the 2D original with higher resolution artwork, new survivors, and slicker multiplayer. It's out now.


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Risk of Rain Returns - OUT NOW!

Risk of Rain Returns is available to purchase right now!

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A remake of our original game Risk of Rain - released 10 years ago today - Risk of Rain Returns keeps everything that made the roguelike classic great and adds a ton of new content and improvements, including...

  • Revamped Multiplayer
  • Completely reimagined pixel art
  • 3 New Survivors and alternate abilities for all the original crew!
  • Dozens of new stage variants
  • Many new items and equipment
  • New challenge mode "Providence Trials"
  • Loads of new enemies
  • Countless quality of life changes
  • Tons of new lore, logs and secrets to find!


...And much more!



There is loads of new content for new players and Risk of Rain veterans alike - so don't miss out on that -15% launch discount!

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

If you want to find friends for multiplayer, or if you want to let us know what you think of Risk of Rain Returns please join us on the Risk of Rain Discord where the whole Hopoo Games team will be eagerly awaiting your feedback:

https://discord.gg/riskofrain2

Thanks very much!



- Hopoo Games