Risk of Rain remake titled Risk of Rain Returns announced for 2023 release
Beloved roguelike platformer Risk of Rain is getting a remake next year.
Revealed today, Risk of Rain Returns, which is developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, is slated for a 2023 release on PC and the Nintendo Switch. A new trailer for the remake can be seen below. The game can be wishlisted on Steam and the Nintendo Switch right now.
The remake will come nearly 10 years after the game’s original release in 2013. In 2020, a sequel titled Risk of Rain 2 was released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Last month, Gearbox Entertainment bought the Risk of Rain IP rights from Hopoo Games.
Duncan Drummond, co-founder of Hopoo Games said this about the remake:
“Risk of Rain Returns takes everything we learned making Risk of Rain 2 and applies it to the original we created back in our dorm room. As we chart our future as developers, it was important to us that we look back on our early work. Risk of Rain Returns is a small token of our appreciation to this incredible community. We hope everyone is as excited about the future as we are.”
A synopsis for the remake reads:
Drop pod onto the planet Petrichor V again (or for the very first time) with HD pixel art, original and new music from Chris Christodoulou, tons of balance changes, and more. For players new to Risk of Rain, prepare to fight through hordes of challenging monsters that threaten your continued existence, collect and combine items to enhance your abilities, and scale your power to godlike levels as your enemies increase in number and difficulty.
This modern take on the decade-old game has been carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play. No two runs in the iconic roguelike are the same, and that has never been truer than now with enhanced new and familiar Survivors, customizable Survivor abilities, fresh items, deadly monsters, and a game mode.