The Best Co-op Games Like Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 turned a simple loop โ fight, loot, get stronger, fight harder โ into one of co-op's best comfort foods. Every run stacks items into a build nobody can fully explain by the end, the difficulty ramps whether you're ready or not, and the best RoR2 sessions always end with someone yelling about a boss they didn't see coming.
This list ranks the closest matches first โ run-based, build-your-power, escalating-chaos co-op games โ before easing into straight horde shooters and melee brawls that trade the roguelite loop for pure moment-to-moment mayhem. Top picks scratch the same "one more run" itch; picks toward the bottom lean harder into raw chaos over progression.
Pick a squad, commit to a run, and let the difficulty curve do what it does best.
Gear up your squad
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