22 Adventure games like Risk of Rain 2 that you should try

Shelved next to Risk of Rain 2 for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and PvP competition.

Genre puts it alongside Risk of Rain 2, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as Risk of Rain 2: a sci-fi setting, offline play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: post-apocalyptic world and an isometric view.

With Risk of Rain 2 it shares ranged combat, co-op play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

With Risk of Rain 2 it shares a sci-fi setting, offline play and a third-person camera.

Held in common with Risk of Rain 2: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is precision platforming.

What carries over from Risk of Rain 2 is a sci-fi setting, offline play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression: exploration and discovery.

What carries over from Risk of Rain 2 is a sci-fi setting, offline play and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as Risk of Rain 2 and shares loot and gear systems, single-player focus, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Risk of Rain 2’s, and with it loot and gear systems, single-player focus, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

Same family as Risk of Rain 2: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

What carries over from Risk of Rain 2 is offline play and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Same family as Risk of Rain 2: offline play and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Same family as Risk of Rain 2: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings precision platforming.

Genre puts it alongside Risk of Rain 2, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: magic-based combat.