Games Like Risk of Rain 2 — 12 Roguelikes With the Same Power Fantasy

By the Choost Games team — indie game developers behind Granny's Rampage and Granny's Gambit. We play what we recommend.

The best games like Risk of Rain 2 are Gunfire Reborn, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and Hades 2 — each delivering the same loop of starting weak, stacking items and upgrades, and becoming absurdly overpowered by the end of a run. Below are 12 games that scratch the same itch, organized by what specifically you loved about RoR2.

Game	What's Similar to RoR2	Platform	Price Range
Gunfire Reborn	FPS + roguelike items + co-op	PC, Console, Mobile	$12-20
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor	Horde survival + item stacking	PC	$5-10
Hades 2	Boon stacking + power curve + boss fights	PC, Console	$25-30
Vampire Survivors	Item stacking to god-mode	PC, Console, Mobile	$5
Brotato	Multi-weapon builds + wave survival	PC, Console	$3-5
Returnal	Third-person roguelike + escalating difficulty	PS5, PC	$40-60
Enter the Gungeon	Bullet hell + item synergies	PC, Console	$10-15
Dead Cells	Melee combat + metaprogression	PC, Console	$15-25
Roboquest	FPS roguelike + co-op + fast pacing	PC, Console	$15-25
Synthetik	Top-down shooter + weapon modding	PC	$10-15
Noita	Physics-based chaos + wand building	PC	$15-20
Void Bastards	FPS + resource management + roguelike	PC, Console	$15-25

If You Love the Power Scaling

Risk of Rain 2's defining feature is going from helpless to godlike in 30 minutes. The games that replicate this best:

Vampire Survivors takes the concept to its logical extreme. You start with one weapon and end every run as an invincible screen-clearing death machine. The power curve is even steeper than RoR2 — by minute 20, you can't see the game underneath all the projectiles. The tradeoff is simpler mechanics. There's no aiming, dodging, or real positioning in VS. It's pure build theory and item optimization.

Brotato gives you six weapon slots and lets you stack modifiers until your character becomes a walking apocalypse. The wave-based structure means power spikes feel more punctuated than RoR2's gradual crescendo, but the end result is the same — you're outputting numbers that shouldn't be legal.

Noita offers the most extreme version of this. Wand-building in Noita can produce effects that crash the game. Literally. If Risk of Rain 2's power fantasy is "I'm strong enough to kill anything," Noita's is "I'm strong enough to break reality."

If You Love the Co-op

Gunfire Reborn is the closest direct comparison. It's a first-person roguelike shooter with item stacking, co-op for up to four players, and the same "one more run" hook. The weapons have unique upgrade trees instead of RoR2's universal item pool, which gives each run a different feel based on what drops. If you played RoR2 primarily in co-op, start here.

Roboquest is Gunfire Reborn with faster movement and tighter shooting. Two-player co-op, procedural levels, and a weapon modification system that rewards experimentation. It's less deep than RoR2 but more immediately fun to pick up.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor takes the beloved DRG universe and turns it into a single-player survivor-like. You won't get the same team dynamics, but the item stacking and horde-clearing escalation will feel familiar.

If You Love the Boss Fights

Hades 2 has the best boss fights of any roguelike released in the last five years. Each boss has multiple phases, learnable patterns, and moments where your build either carries you or falls apart. The boon system creates the same "this run is broken" moments that RoR2's item combos produce.

Returnal combines bullet-hell boss design with third-person roguelike runs. The bosses are spectacles — screen-filling attack patterns that test everything you've learned. It's harder than RoR2, less forgiving, and viscerally satisfying when you finally win.

Enter the Gungeon is the 2D equivalent. Bullet-hell bosses with distinct patterns, item synergies that range from useless to game-breaking, and the same "I need one more run to try that combo" pull.

If You Love the Chaos

Dead Cells isn't as chaotic as RoR2 at its peak, but its combat speed and build diversity create similar moments of flow where everything clicks and enemies evaporate. The Metroidvania exploration between fights adds a layer RoR2 doesn't have.

Synthetik leans into weapon modification with a mechanical depth that RoR2 players will appreciate. Reloading mechanics, weapon jamming, and module systems create a more grounded version of the "build your own broken loadout" loop.

What We're Building

At Choost Games, the power-scaling loop is exactly what we're chasing with Granny's Rampage — a bullet heaven where the build curve goes from "this is fine" to "the screen is entirely projectiles." If you've exhausted this list, keep an eye on it.

More recommendations: Risk of Rain 2 Tier List, best roguelite games, games like Hades, games like Vampire Survivors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there anything exactly like Risk of Rain 2? Gunfire Reborn is the closest match — FPS perspective, roguelike item system, four-player co-op, and escalating difficulty. The main difference is Gunfire Reborn uses hero-specific abilities instead of RoR2's universal survivor kit.

Is Risk of Rain Returns worth playing if I loved RoR2? Returns is a remaster of the original 2D game, not a sequel. It's excellent but plays very differently — 2D side-scrolling with pixel art instead of 3D third-person. Worth playing for the story context and because the item system is the foundation RoR2 built on.

What happened to Risk of Rain 2 development? Hopoo Games handed development to Gearbox after the Survivors of the Void DLC. Gearbox released Seekers of the Storm, which received mixed reception. The game is still updated but at a slower pace than during Hopoo's tenure.