The roguelike genre is all about controlled chaos. Each time you start a run, you have no idea what’s about to be thrown at you. The key is to get the randomly generated items and perks you acquire to fuse in a way that lets you beat the challenges ahead. At least, that’s the case for most of them. But in one foundational roguelike now on PlayStation Plus, it’s all about rolling with the regular, uncontrolled kind of chaos and hanging on for dear life.
Risk of Rain is a fantastic 2D roguelike released in 2013. Its flexible upgrade system and a huge variety of characters and upgrades made it a hit, but rather than just trying to repeat its success in a sequel, developer Hopoo Games took a huge, unexpected swing, bringing it into 3D.
