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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

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Kardalak

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Goofedwang

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space_salaman

CloudiestSheep

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Sugarflow

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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!

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

[h3]Festival of Gup[/h3]

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!

www.twitch.tv/GearboxOfficial

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



[h3]Risk of Rain Returns Release Details[/h3]

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.


[h3]Pilot[/h3]

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.



[h3]Risk of Rain Returns OST Vinyl Pre-Order[/h3]

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




[h3]And That’s Not All[/h3]

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

Hey!

It’s been a long time coming — The Gateway to the Void is opening on console!

Survivors of the Void is landing on consoles on November 8th! Soon you will be able to embrace the void on console and enjoy wielding new items, exploring more stages, facing new horrifying monsters, and playing as new survivors!

The Risk of Rain 2 team deeply appreciates your patience as we diligently worked on getting Survivors of the Void up and running on consoles. We know it took a bit longer than expected, but we were hard at work making sure Survivors of the Void would be a good experience for everyone who plays it on a console.

We look forward to all of you embracing the void on November 8th. Keep your eyes on our social profiles for more upcoming information. We have a few more surprises in the works!

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Hey!

Thanks again for joining us for the Dev Thoughts, today we're going to take a look at a brand new survivor for Risk of Rain Returns and talking to Hopoo Games composer Chris Christodoulou about the soundtrack.

The majority of this content, along with the great new survivor trailer, are contained in the video version of the Dev Thoughts linked above, so make sure you watch it so you don't miss out!

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

For the words-n-gifs fans among us, let's get acquainted with Risk of Rain's newest survivor...



[h3]Drifter[/h3]

The first brand new survivor debuting in Risk of Rain Returns is Drifter. This resourceful brawler got more than she bargained for when she stowed away on the ill-fated Contact Light - luckily she has some unique skills to not only handle the dangerous inhabitants of Petrichor V but she also has some powerful tools to empower herself and her fellow Survivors.



Key to Drifter’s power is her ability to utilise Scrap generated by her primary ability Blunt Force. This may appear as useless rubbish to the other survivors - but to Drifter it’s a valuable resource.



Blunt Force is a 3 hit combo melee attack that hits enemies in a wide area - each successful hit generates lumps of Scrap which litter the floor near Drifter - gather these quickly to fuel your more powerful abilities.

Blunt Force isn't the only way to generate Scrap - Drifter’s Utility ability Suffocate also fills your meter without having to collect Scrap from the environment - This large melee strike stuns and does 200% damage - any enemy below 20% health when attacked with Suffocate is immediately consumed and converted to Scrap.



Once you have gathered Scrap you have everything you need to fuel Drifter’s other two abilities - including her secondary attack Cleanup. This ability tosses out some of your Scrap as piercing projectiles in a short-range burst - imagine a trash powered shotgun that makes mincemeat of even the toughest enemies.



Finally her special ability makes her a true powerhouse on the battlefield - not only to herself but her allies - when your Scrap meter is 75% full you gain access to Salvage.

Salvage allows Drifter to generate 4 temporary items - these can then be collected by any player making her the survivor with the strongest support abilities in Risk of Rain. Have your teammates not been as fortunate as you when rolling the dice at chance shrines? Create some temporary items to share among your team before facing the tough challenges that await you.



Of course there is nothing stopping you from just taking all the items for yourself and becoming the most powerful Survivor on the planet - key to success as Drifter is to keep churning out temporary items as quickly as you can - they only last a short time in your inventory so continuing to replace them as they expire will maintain your strength.



Like all the other survivors, Drifter has a trio of alternate abilities to unlock, but I won't spoil those for you today, you can discover them yourself when Risk of Rain Returns is released later this year!





[h3]Chris Chrisodoulou Interview[/h3]

I interviewed Hopoo Games composer Chris Christodoulou about his approach to the Risk of Rain Returns soundtrack - what changes he has made to the original OST, the approach he has taken to the new tracks coming in the game and much much more! .... You still here? Expecting some more words-n-gifs of a video interview?? Go watch the video Dev Thoughts linked at the top of the page! The interview is there!!



Thanks again everyone for your continued support, all of us at Hopoo Games are very excited for you to play Risk of Rain Returns soon! In the meantime don’t forget to join our Discord and follow us on Twitter, Twitch, Youtube or TikTok to keep up to date with the latest on the game - next time we’ll be taking a look at the final new character dropping into Risk of Rain Returns…



Cya then!

Jonathan
Hopoo Games
Community Manager