Choose Risk of Rain 2
Choose Risk of Rain 2 if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. 160,098 Steam reviews back the pick.
Risk of Rain 2 vs Roboquest
Risk of Rain 2 and Roboquest both land in Action, Indie 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Risk of Rain 2 (2020) is 3 years older than Roboquest (2023). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Risk of Rain 2: 160,098 reviews, Roboquest: 13,413). 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 Roboquest
Choose Roboquest if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 13,413 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Risk of Rain 2 and Roboquest sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Camera Comfort, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.3% vs 95.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Risk of Rain 2 |  Roboquest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (160,098 reviews) | 95.8% positive (13,413 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Hopoo Games | RyseUp Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Risk of Rain 2 (2020) is 3 years older than Roboquest (2023).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Risk of Rain 2: 160,098 reviews, Roboquest: 13,413).
- Roboquest is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Risk of Rain 2 (24.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Risk of Rain 2 vs Roboquest — FAQ
- Which is better, Risk of Rain 2 or Roboquest?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Risk of Rain 2 sits at 95.3% positive (160,098 reviews), Roboquest at 95.8% (13,413). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Risk of Rain 2 or Roboquest first?
- If you want chronology, Risk of Rain 2 (2020) came out before Roboquest (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Risk of Rain 2 and Roboquest similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Roboquest have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Risk of Rain 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Roboquest ships Online Co-op, Co-op.