Choose Risk of Rain 2
Choose Risk of Rain 2 if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP. 160,098 Steam reviews back the pick.
Risk of Rain 2 vs Exterminauts
Risk of Rain 2 and Exterminauts 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 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Exterminauts 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 Exterminauts
Choose Exterminauts if you want an Adventure game with DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support.
Both Risk of Rain 2 and Exterminauts sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Risk of Rain 2 |  Exterminauts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (160,098 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Hopoo Games | Behaviour Interactive Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Risk of Rain 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Exterminauts has no Deck rating yet.
Risk of Rain 2 vs Exterminauts — FAQ
- Are Risk of Rain 2 and Exterminauts 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 2 and Exterminauts have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Risk of Rain 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Exterminauts ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Risk of Rain 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Risk of Rain 2 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Exterminauts doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.