- Reward and addictive gameplay
- Excellent remaster and remake
- Beautiful pixel art
- High difficulty level
- Issues with Providence Trials
- Poor level and control design
Emotions
Archetypes
Snapshot History
Positive
Negative
781
79%
21%
648
79%
21%
318
81%
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 64%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 36%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 81%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 19%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 810
- Negative points
- 316
- Gameplay points
- 464
- Perf. points
- 39
- Rec. points
- 46
- Misc points
- 2
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Rewarding and addictive gameplay
| The gameplay is frequently described as rewarding, fun, and addictive, with satisfying mechanics and a good gameplay loop that keeps players engaged. | 50% |
Excellent remaster and remake
| The game is praised for being a great remaster and remake, retaining everything great from the original and adding enhancements. | 38% |
Beautiful pixel art
| The pixel art graphics are highly praised for being charming, impressive, and beautiful, enhancing the visual appeal of the game. | 35% |
Loved by fans of the series
| Fans of the original Risk of Rain appreciate this game as a great remake and a straight upgrade from the first game, capturing everything good about the original. | 32% |
Enjoyable Providence Trials
| The Providence Trials are highlighted as challenging, enjoyable, and well-designed minigames that add to the fun. | 29% |
Surprisingly fun and entertaining
| Many reviewers find the game to be surprisingly fun, enjoyable, and entertaining, adding to its appeal. | 17% |
Excellent music
| The music in the game is frequently praised as great, awesome, and excellent, enhancing the overall experience. | 17% |
New features and minigames
| The addition of new minigames, gameplay options, features, and items is well-received by players. | 17% |
Top-tier roguelite game
| The game is considered one of the best 2D roguelite games, with high praise from fans of the genre. | 17% |
Variety of characters
| The game offers a variety of characters, including 15 unique characters, adding to its replayability and appeal. | 16% |
Great value for money
| The game is seen as offering excellent value for its price, making it a satisfying purchase. | 16% |
Interesting and attractive game
| The game is described as interesting, beautiful, wonderful, and attractive, with a simple yet appealing design. | 16% |
Feels fresh and new
| The game is praised for feeling fresh, new, and amazing, with refreshing new elements. | 14% |
Lots of unlockable content
| The game offers lots of items to unlock and plenty of secrets, adding to its depth and replayability. | 14% |
Improved UI and graphics
| The game features an improved UI, better graphics, navigation, and tutorials, enhancing the overall user experience. | 14% |
Quality of life improvements
| The game includes various improvements, better equipment, and enhanced quality of life features. | 13% |
Harder than the original
| The game is noted for being noticeably harder than the original Risk of Rain, with more content and improvements. | 13% |
Creative enemy design
| The game features a variety of enemies and creative enemy design, including robot enemies, adding to its richness. | 13% |
Preferred over sequel
| Some reviewers find the game more fun than its sequel and recommend it to fans of the series, noting its similarity to other roguelikes/roguelites. | 13% |