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Interview with Hopoo Games on Risk of Rain 2, Arriving Sept. 29 on Stadia

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Pick from 10 unique Survivors, use more than 110 different items, and adventure across more than a dozen stages in Risk of Rain 2, arriving Sept. 29th on the Stadia store for purchase! This fast-paced, roguelike shooter from Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing has players fighting solo or with up to three other friends against increasingly difficult monsters and bosses in an effort to escape an alien planet. 


An all-new level, Sundered Grove, is arriving First on Stadia, so all Stadia players will be the first to fight within its maze of roots and haunting battleground. We chatted with Paul Morse at Hopoo Games to get more details about the new level and what to expect in Risk of Rain 2.

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Hey! Can you introduce yourself and your team?

Hey! My name is Paul and I am a Co-founder of Hopoo Games here in Seattle. Also on the Risk of Rain 2 team we have Duncan and Jeff and our wonderful partners at Gearbox Publishing. Chris Christodoulou created the Risk of Rain 2 OST and SkewSound handled all the SFX in the game.

What about Stadia as a cloud-gaming platform makes you excited to bring Risk of Rain 2 to players?

We are really excited by the idea of bringing Risk of Rain 2 to the Stadia. The ability to have more players who wouldn’t normally have access to the game and building the community on multiple platforms is something new to us. Working with the Stadia team has been a seamless process and the onboarding to becoming a partnered developer was a great experience for us.

We're all really excited to play Sundered Grove, the new level coming First on Stadia. What can you tell us about the level that stands apart from the rest of the game?

Being the first players to experience Sundered Grove is going to be amazing for everyone on Stadia! This is our newest map and also one of the most mysterious in design. Mazes of roots and overgrown fungus have twisted the landscape, leaving only ruins. Battle all the way from the lofty canopy to the deep underground!

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How does the new level play into the overall story of Risk of Rain 2, or the series overall?

This level will accompany Abyssal Depths and Siren’s Call as an alternate fourth level where survivors will have to search the entangled area for the legendary chest. While expensive, these chests have a chance of giving players some of the most powerful items in the game that can make a huge difference in damage output, movement, and more.

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The game recently fully released from early access. Can you tell us about Risk of Rain 2’s journey through early access and what content will be available Day 1 on Stadia?

Early Access was an amazing way for us to get player feedback, test new game mechanics, and really build the game with the community involved. Risk of Rain 2 on Stadia will include all of the major content updates we have done during Early Access as well as the most recent 1.0 launch on PC + the new Sundered Grove level. Players will be able to experience 10 characters, over 100 unique items, more than 10 playable levels and the final boss encounter all on day 1 with Stadia.

Does the team have any future plans for Risk of Rain 2 that they can share?

With the community we have grown during our time in Early Access as well as the recent 1.0 launch this is a very common question for us. We want to support Risk of Rain 2 into the future with new content and continue to support the platforms we are already on. We've teased a little bit about future expansions in our recent devblog entry, but we will have more details on this as we decide exactly what we have in-store for players!

What tips or tricks can you share with players that haven't ever played Risk of Rain 2?

Don’t waste time! As the time in game increases, so does the difficulty scaling. With that in mind, always be on the lookout for the teleporter and don’t get discouraged if you die - it happens to the best of us. Last but certainly not least, we hope all the first-time players on Stadia enjoy the game. Thank you all so much for the support, and we’ll see you online in just a few days!

14 Comments
lordkensal
Founder
Founder

Awesome ... and great arriving by the end of this month. Stadia September is the month that keeps on giving....

Phybr_Optik
Founder
Founder

Very excited about this one. Day 1 purchase for me.

Volpe_Mugellana
Founder
Founder

@Phybr_Optik Yes, day 1 purchase also for me. I had saved the 10 € voucher for baldur's gate, but i think i will use it for this.

Chufu
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Sounds like a beautiful game indeed! I'll have a look into this one as well. :smiling_face_with_heart_eyes:

FoolyCooly
Founder
Founder

Debit card at the ready!!

Pengu
Founder
Founder

Welcome to the Stadia!

TheAntonio
Founder
Founder

Really cool concept of increased difficulty over time! 

Kaideh
Founder
Founder

This looks super fun! :slightly_smiling_face:

SephirothRising
Founder
Founder

Great interview. Can't wait to play this game.

Monkey666cash
Founder
Founder

Definitely not the type of game I’m looking for get call of duty already

Chiram
Founder
Founder

I see this as a smart move for them to add to the library. Risk of rain series is popular and it's a welcome addition. 

This also is (popular) with youtube. Once the integration and save state demos start to fly, that interconnectivity we need will be seamless. Just have some patience guys and gals. 

Monkey666cash
Founder
Founder

Did it get canceled 29th and still no game

Volpe_Mugellana
Founder
Founder

:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

VitaminJ
Founder
Founder

Risk of Rain 2 is so much fun!  I really like rogulike games and RoR2 has delivered big time.

Thank you to all the developers and community feedback that made this into one seriously awesome game.

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