History VideoGame / RiskOfRain

** Taken UpToEleven in the sequel where it's been upgraded to an endlessly repeating "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...".

The game plays as a 2D roguelike platformer in which you play as one of ten different character classes, each with varying strengths and weaknesses. You must defeat enemies to level up and gain gold, whilst the difficulty steadily increases as time goes on. The main goal of the game is to find the teleporter and use it to summon the level's boss; after slaying the boss (and an accompanying horde of enemies) you may advance to the next level. Your ultimate goal is to make your way back to the [=UES=] ''Contact Light'' so you can take off and escape the planet.

The game plays as a 2D platformer in which you play as one of ten different character classes, each with varying strengths and weaknesses. You must defeat enemies to level up and gain gold, whilst the difficulty steadily increases as time goes on. The main goal of the game is to find the teleporter and use it to summon the level's boss; after slaying the boss (and an accompanying horde of enemies) you may advance to the next level. Your ultimate goal is to make your way back to the [=UES=] ''Contact Light'' so you can take off and escape the planet.

* Cap: Some items have a hard cap such as Lens-Maker's Glasses once you achieve 100% Critical Strike Chance or 10 Stacks. PlayedWith for other items which can stack indefinitely but have significantly diminished returns to the point where collecting more than 10 sees very little stat increases.

* VideoGame3dLeap: A modern example. As a result, Huntress' previous niche, being able to move and shoot, is now a universal mechanic for all survivors. To compensate, she's the only ranged survivor that can sprint and shoot, and her Blink ability can be used in all directions, preserving her trademark mobility from the first game.

* {{Jetpack}}: The Rusty Jetpack only increases jump height. The Photon Jetpack, on the other hand, gives limited flight.

A sequel, ''Risk of Rain 2'', was released on Steam Early Access on March 28th, 2019. While mechanically very similar to the original game, it sets itself apart by being [[Videogame3DLeap in 3D]].

A sequel, simply titled ''Risk of Rain 2'', was released on Steam Early Access on March 28th, 2019. While mechanically very similar to the original game, it sets itself apart by being [[Videogame3DLeap in 3D]].

One of the game's unique selling points is that the whole thing is a very loose TimedMission via DynamicDifficulty. Difficulty ramps up as time elapses as well as when you advance levels, and if you take too long you will be swarmed with powerful enemies and even multiple bosses per level. The focus of early levels is thus finding the teleporter as quickly as possible and killing the resulting enemies quickly while still collecting powerups.

A sequel, simply titled ''Risk of Rain 2'', was released on Steam Early Access on March 28th, 2019. While mechanically very similar to the original game, it sets itself apart by being entirely 3D.

* EyeScream: One of the powerups involves tearing out your own eye and replacing it with a Magma Worm's. It's entirely possible to get it more than once, too. Twice doubles down. Any more and you might just be AndIMustScream inverting the trope..

* EyeScream: One of the powerups involves tearing out your own eye and replacing it with a Magma Worm's.

* OutsideContextVillain: It's heavily implied, at various points, that the Black Imps you meet along your battles have absolutely nothing to do with the planetary wildlife, came from elsewhere, and are opposing you for different reasons to that of the wildlife's own, even if you don't know ''either''. [[spoiler:Furthermore, they'll even help you a little, while others still attack you, if you have an Imp Overlord's tentacle, and just holding the thing in your hand tells you they have an elaborate society where the tentacle's size determines your status, and losing it is tantamount to shameful demotion. You don't know ''why'' you know this; [[NothingIsScarier you simply do]].]]

* AdultFear: Those small little multi-colored spirits? They're children. The giants trying to kill you? Their parents driven mad with rage and grief.

* BittersweetEnding: The survivors manage to leave the planet... [[spoiler:but a part of the player character remains irrevocably changed. Some for the better--CHEF gains sentience, the Loader gains a new sense of purpose in life, the Miner had the time of his life, and Han-D becomes half-robotic, half-organic--and some for the far worse--the Commando loses his pragmatic nature, the Enforcer is turned into a horrific mutant, the Bandit gains his treasure but [[PyrrhicVictory loses his mind in the process]], the Huntress feels dead inside, the Engineer is a horrific hybrid of man and machine, the Mercenary realizes he will never be human again, Acrid has lost its aggressive nature and now seeks solitude, and the Sniper [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has gone deaf.]] ]]

* DeathWorld: For a planet that was supposedly peaceful before you came here, every single creature on it is remarkably good at killing things dead quick.

[[caption-width-right:350:...and so he left, with everything but his humanity.]]

* CastFromMoney: The Golden Gun gives a damage boost depending on the amount of money held. The Gold-plated Bomb uses half the current gold to make an explosion dealing damage equal to the amount of gold used. Neither actually uses up gold, however.

** Green: Grants a healing effect to nearby enemies.
** Orange: Their attacks have an additional explosive effect.

** Reddish-orange: Shoots missiles occasionally.
** Yellow: Teleports to your location, similar to the imps though not as often.

* CrosshairAware: The attacks from the Wandering Vagrant and Creamator bosses are telegraphed with circles showing where they're aiming, though the shots can hit you on the way there and are fired in groups.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Beating the game as a Chef notes that the humble food maker has completely forgotten its purpose.

* ShipShapeShipwreck: The ''Contact Light'' is still somehow spaceworthy after its crash.

* WhamLine: Easy to miss, being in the very last boss' monster log, but it's there:

One of the game's unique selling points is that the whole thing is a very loose TimedMission. Difficulty ramps up as time elapses as well as when you advance levels, and if you take too long you will be swarmed with powerful enemies and even multiple bosses per level. The focus of early levels is thus finding the teleporter as quickly as possible and killing the resulting enemies quickly while still collecting powerups.

* BittersweetEnding: The survivors manage to leave the planet... [[spoiler:but a part of the player character remains irrevocably changed. Some for the better--CHEF gains sentience, the Loader gains a new sense of purpose in life, the Miner had the time of his life, and Han-D becomes half-robotic, half-organic--and some for the far worse--the Commando loses his pragmatic nature, the Enforcer is turned into a horrific mutant, the Bandit gains his treasure but [[PyrrhicVictory loses his mind in the process]], the Huntress feels dead inside, the Engineer is a horrific hybrid of man and machine, the Mercenary realizes he will never be human again, Acrid has lost his aggressive nature and now seeks solitude, and the Sniper [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has gone deaf.]] ]]

* HitAndRunTactics: Acrid's designed around guerilla tactics, since he deals lots of damage over time but can't kill much quickly. The Miner approaches it from the opposite direction, with strong abilities that all provide great mobility but long cooldowns and a pathetic main attack. The Mercenary is also something of a hit-and-run combatant, though his abilities focus on providing invulnerability to attacks and mobility.

'''''Risk of Rain''''' is a SciFi Action {{Roguelike}} for PC which was released on Steam on November 8, 2013.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: The teleporter on the fifth level either takes you to the final level, or sends you back to the first if you want to farm more items to fight the final boss with. However, the "send me back to the first level" button is the same as the "advance to the next level button" in the previous four teleporters. If you jump the gun and press the button, thinking it will take you to the next level, you may find yourself having to fight through all five levels again.