Games like Risk of Rain (2013)
If Risk of Rain (2013) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Risk of Rain 2, Koboo: The Tree Spirit and Fury Unleashed — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its co op works perfectly, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Risk of Rain (2013): Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Players who liked Risk of Rain (2013) also play
Steam players who put hours into Risk of Rain (2013) also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Top pick for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Koboo: The Tree Spirit
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
Fury Unleashed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Third-strongest match for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Ranked #4 for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Ranked #5 for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Shadow of the Depth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Ranked #6 for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Ranked #7 for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Risk of Rain Returns
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Ranked #8 for Risk of Rain (2013) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Risk of Rain (2013) at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Risk of Rain (2013) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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More from Hopoo Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Hopoo Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind Risk of Rain (2013). Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Risk of Rain Returns
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind Risk of Rain (2013). Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
DEADBOLT
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind Risk of Rain (2013). Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fury Unleashed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Shadow of the Depth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Risk of Rain (2013).
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Risk of Rain Returns
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Risk of Rain (2013).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Risk of Rain (2013).
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Frequently asked about Risk of Rain (2013)
- Does Risk of Rain (2013) run on Steam Deck?
- Risk of Rain (2013) is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Risk of Rain (2013) cost?
- Risk of Rain (2013) is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Risk of Rain (2013) have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Risk of Rain (2013) supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Risk of Rain (2013)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Risk of Rain (2013) are Risk of Rain 2, Koboo: The Tree Spirit, Fury Unleashed.
- Who developed Risk of Rain (2013)?
- Risk of Rain (2013) was developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Risk of Rain (2013).
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