Risk of Rain Returns Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-17
Review summary
  • Major graphical improvements delivered
  • Excellent gameplay remains fun
  • Outstanding soundtrack and music
  • Great remake and remaster
  • Overshadowed by Risk of Rain 2
  • Awkward and clunky controls
Risk of Rain Returns header

Categories

Roguelike2D PlatformerCooperative MultiplayerLocal MultiplayerCharacter ProgressionPixel Art StyleAction PlatformerMultiple Difficulty Settings

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositive

Timed cohorts

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Refund churn

Risk snapshot

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80.0% PrecisionOct 18, 2025 → Oct 11, 2026
Total revenue at risk
$25,393

~$2,130 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Multiplayer Crash

Technical · 11.1% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$25,393
Design
Technical
88.9%$22,572
11.1%$2,821
Issue map

Complaint treemap

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Issue treemap
Design · 92.3% share
Technical · 7.7% share
Issue · Design
Poor Itemization And Kiting
Share of issues
7.7%
Primary region
United States
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Furious
Average sentiment intensity