Risk of Rain 2

Risk of Rain 2 is an exceptional co-op roguelike shooter built on immediacy, flow, and fearless power scaling, with no loading screens and ten strikingly distinct classes. Its attention to detail, layered item synergies, hypnotic soundtrack, and rewarding secrets make every run feel fresh, and it ran flawlessly with no bugs or crashes. Easy to recommend to anyone with even passing interest in the genre.

An addictive multiplayer roguelike looter-shooter and the standout pick of the year. The stacking passive-item system makes you grow absurdly powerful, the five distinct characters (especially the engineer) are great fun, and the escalating difficulty timer keeps tension high. Ugly visuals and RNG-driven loot are minor gripes, and four-player loot scarcity can hurt, but solo or duo it shines. Definitely worth buying.