Risk of Rain Returns, Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void release date set for November

Gearbox and Hopoo Games today announced a release date for both Risk of Rain Returns and Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void. Both are due out on November 8, 2023.

Risk of Rain Returns is a complete remake of the original game from the ground up with additional features, enhanced visuals, and new music from composer Chris Christodoulou. Also revealed as Pilot, a highly mobile and context-sensitive Survivor for the game. He’s equipped with a range of utility, direct, and airborne abilities and his signature move, Clusterfire, is a triple burst shot that can damage groups of enemies or finish them off.

Survivors of the Void is the first DLC expansion for Risk of Rain 2 with two Survivors – Railgunner and Void Fiend – plus the Simulacrum game mode, additional environments, items, and more to console players. The core game has also been overhauled to future-proof the title for faster bug fixes, performance improvements, and more content.

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If you can’t get enough of Risk of Rain, you’ll want to tune into the franchise celebration livestream dubbed “The Festival of Gup”. Taking place on November 8, it’ll be home to announcements and community celebrations. The Festival of Gup will be livestreamed on the official Gearbox Twitch channel on Wednesday, November 8 at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM in the UK / 7:30 PM in Europe.