Are Risk of Rain Returns and Vastloop similar?

They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.

Do both Risk of Rain Returns and Vastloop have co-op?

Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Risk of Rain Returns ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Vastloop ships Online Co-op, Co-op.

Does Risk of Rain Returns run on Steam Deck?

Yes — Risk of Rain Returns is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Vastloop doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.

Risk of Rain Returns vs Vastloop

Risk of Rain Returns and Vastloop both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Risk of Rain Returns is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Vastloop has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Risk of Rain Returns

Choose Risk of Rain Returns if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Adjustable Text Size side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 16,644 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Vastloop

Choose Vastloop if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer game with Surround Sound.

Both Risk of Rain Returns and Vastloop sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Subtitle Options, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Risk of Rain Returns vs Vastloop — Steam metadata comparison
	Risk of Rain Returns	Vastloop
Released	2023	—
Genres	Action	Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Unrated
Price	14.99 USD	Price unknown
Steam reviews	94.7% positive (16,644 reviews)	—
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
Developers	Hopoo Games	VSA Studio

Side by side

Both are Action games on Steam.
Both support cooperative play.
Risk of Rain Returns is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Vastloop has no Deck rating yet.