9 Games like Risk of Rain 2 on Xbox that you should try

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.

Shelved next to Risk of Rain 2 for good reason: melee combat, co-op play and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Risk of Rain 2, and so does a sci-fi setting, offline play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

It meets Risk of Rain 2 on melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is tactical combat.

It comes from the same genre as Risk of Rain 2 and shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Shelved next to Risk of Rain 2 for good reason: a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and game mode: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and skill tree progression.

The genre is the same as Risk of Rain 2’s, and with it single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: tactical combat.