26 Games like Risk of Rain 2 on PC 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.

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.

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.

It comes from the same genre as Risk of Rain 2 and shares offline play and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and horror setting.

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.

What carries over from Risk of Rain 2 is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode.

The genre is the same as Risk of Rain 2’s, and with it single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus.

It comes from the same genre as Risk of Rain 2 and shares single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus.

It comes from the same genre as Risk of Rain 2 and shares melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is puzzle design.

It shares the essentials of what Risk of Rain 2 does: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

What carries over from Risk of Rain 2 is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.

On paper it is what Risk of Rain 2 is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings an isometric view.