Risk of Rain 2 is a near-perfect 3D translation of the 2D side-scroller it's based on, and it's a fun and exciting third-person shooter besides. As we said earlier, even in Early Access, it's well worth your time, especially if you can play it with friends. It also gets exponentially more fun as you earn new characters to play with. But earning all of them isn't a simple task, so I've put together a guide to all of Risk of Rain 2's character unlocks.
The best runs in games like Risk of Rain 2 happen when you know not only your character well, but also the characters that other people play. Learning the strengths and weakness of enemies.
Here's an overview of how each character plays and what you need to do to unlock them.
How many characters are there in Risk of Rain 2, and how do I unlock them?
And what characters are going to be added in Early Access?
At launch, Risk of Rain 2 has six playable characters: Commando, MUL-T, Huntress, Engineer, Artificer, and Mercenary.
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Four more character icons are listed as 'under construction.' Risk of Rain 2 is in Early Access, so those four characters will be added over the course of development.
Each character has a unique method of unlocking explained in the character guide below.