Risk of Rain (2013)

by Hopoo Games·published by Gearbox Publishing

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

21,297en

29,786 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Nov 8, 2013

Price

$9.99

Velocity

2.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈1.1M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$40.0M

Based on 29,786 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,015 post-launch reviews

49%594 rev

<2h

72%331 rev

2-10h

87%2,212 rev

10-50h

95%4,322 rev

50-200h

97%2,339 rev

200h+

99%217 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+25pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 109 similar games in the Action genre released in 2013.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 11%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 5%

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