Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm Review Summary

Despite a terrible buggy launch and uninteresting final boss, this weakest DLC improved with updates, fixing bugs and making False Son awesome.

DLC improved after updates: Following balance updates and bug fixes, the DLC has been widely accepted as a valuable and fun addition. Players now find it enjoyable with only a few remaining flaws.

False Son is awesome: False Son is described as overpowered, tanky, and extremely cool, with a strong aura and heavy attacks. He is a favorite both as a survivor and as a boss.

Bugs have been fixed: Numerous players confirm that the developers resolved the vast majority of bugs, including game-breaking ones. This fix effort has significantly increased satisfaction with the DLC.

New items are fun: The new items are considered fun, interesting, and effective, adding fresh gameplay variety. Players appreciate the creativity and utility of the added equipment.

Seeker is standout survivor: Survivors are mostly fun, with Seeker being a standout for its unique playstyle and support mechanics, great for all player levels. Chef is also fun but divisive.

Weakest DLC overall: Players consistently rate this DLC as the weakest of the three, finding it less impactful and lower in quality compared to the Void DLC and other expansions.

Terrible buggy launch: The DLC launched with severe bugs, instability, and game-breaking issues, which many players considered unacceptable and poorly tested.

Uninteresting final boss: The final boss is considered mechanically uninteresting, overtuned, and a poor copy of the base game's final boss, with little improvement after patches.

Clunky boring survivors: New survivors like False Son and Chef are criticized for clunky controls, sluggish movement, or being boring to play, while some reworked characters are overpowered.

Unbalanced new items: Items in this DLC are seen as mostly underwhelming or unbalanced, with some being overpowered and others detrimental.

New areas with variety: New areas like alternative stage 1 and stage 5, plus green portal routes and night versions, use height, open sightlines, and hidden routes to add variety.

Co-op revive mechanics: New revive mechanics for co-op play, including the Seeker's self-revive and ability to revive teammates, plus the Seed of Life equipment, make the game easier.

New survivors introduced: Multiple new survivors like Seeker, Chef, and False Son are introduced, with False Son being a favorite among players. They feature distinct playstyles and mechanics.

New content and skins: The DLC adds new items, survivors, and enemies, including skins for non-DLC survivors and reworked items that create synergies.

New final boss added: The expansion adds a new final boss that shares similarities with the base game's boss but offers unique challenges, including the ability to continue playing after defeat.

DLC worsens online performance: Players report increased lag and much longer loading times after installing the DLC, indicating performance optimization issues in the game's code.

High-end PC crashes persist: Even high-end systems experience crashes, suggesting the game has fundamental stability problems that need urgent patching.

Framerate-linked bugs multiply: Several bugs are directly tied to framerate, including health bar animation glitches and incorrect gameplay physics, making the game unreliable above standard frame rates.

FPS above 60 causes problems: The game's logic is tied to framerate, so running above 60 FPS introduces unexpected issues, frustrating players with high-refresh-rate monitors.

Framerate corrupts damage math: Damage calculations are erroneously affected by framerate, directly corrupting core combat balance and fairness.

Worth the price: Many players find the DLC to be a good value for its cost. They feel it is a worthwhile purchase.

Buy on sale: Some players advise purchasing the DLC when it is on sale. They suggest waiting for a discount to get better value.

Good as later DLC: The DLC is recommended but not as the first one to get. It is suitable if you already have other DLCs.

Recommended overall: Several players give a general recommendation for the DLC. They express positive sentiment without specific conditions.

Recommendation varies by context: Some recommend the base game before DLC, while others suggest buying other DLCs first. It is not a universal recommendation.

Community fair range: $5.00 - $12.00.

Seekers of the Storm receives mixed feedback: some players enjoy it after patches and in multiplayer, while others find it boring, buggy, or only briefly fun.

Friction: Bugs making multiplayer unplayable; Boring boss fights; Repetitive content; Tedious unlock conditions; Bloated enemy health pools; Short-lived novelty.

Unlock drivers: Game patches fixing initial bugs; Multiplayer revive system.

Co-op Revivalist: Multiplayer-focused, supportive, prioritizes reviving teammates and keeping everyone in the game. Motivation: Enhanced cooperative experience with revive mechanics that reduce downtime and increase fun with friends. Stance: buy.

Veteran Purist: High-skill, tech-oriented, meta-aware, critical of changes that break established mechanics. Motivation: Preserving skillful play and depth; disappointed by design decisions that remove tech or introduce bugs. Stance: sale.

Casual Power Fantasy: Relaxed, item-focused, enjoys overpowered synergies and a sense of invincibility. Motivation: Experiencing a fun, broken power trip with minimal frustration or need for balance. Stance: buy.

Steam Deck: Risk of Rain 2 is effectively broken on the Steam Deck's native screen, failing to load past 3% in both desktop and gaming modes. While it might function with an external monitor via dock, the handheld experience is completely obstructed. No Proton or launcher workarounds are reported; the game simply cannot start on the device's own display.

Monetization: The user reviews for the Seekers of the Storm DLC discuss content quality, bugs, and overall value, but contain no evidence of predatory monetization or microtransactions. All complaints are about the DLC itself as a one-time purchase, not about in-game purchases or pay-to-win mechanics.