Risk of Rain 2’s Survivors of the Void Expansion Now Available

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 01, 2022

News: A brand new expansion is now available that packs a good amount of content that should keep fans busy for a little while.

Risk of Rain 2’s first expansion, Survivors of the Void, is available now on Steam. Escape Petrichor V—if you can. Survivors of the Void is packed with a wealth of content including two Survivors, an alternative endgame boss, five new stages, an endless mode battling against progressively tougher monsters, and more.

The expansion is available now on Steam for a special launch-week price of $9.75 USD. Additionally, Risk of Rain 2 is now available at a 50% discount, meaning that new players can grab the base game and expansion for less than the previous SRP of just the base game. After launch week, Survivors of the Void will be available on Steam for $15 USD SRP.

“One of our key design pillars on Risk of Rain 2 was to ensure that no two runs of Risk of Rain 2 are the same, and that’s never been more true than in Survivors of the Void. This expansion crams more content than we’ve ever included into Risk of Rain 2,” said Duncan Drummond, co-founder of Hopoo Games. “I can’t wait for players to get their Corrupted-Void Fiend-hands on Survivors of the Void and to see how our community combines all these new items, abilities, and Survivors to shake up the game!”

Survivors of the Void Features:

Two Survivors, the powerhouse sniper Railgunner and the corrupt combatant Void Fiend, join Risk of Rain 2, each with unique mechanics and playstyles.

Five new stages give players more to explore and enjoy. The all-new Aphelian Sanctuary, Sulfur Pools, Siphoned Forest, a Void stage, and an endgame stage offer new terrain to traverse and secrets to discover.

A wave-based horde mode, the Simulacrum is set within the Void simulation and only ends once players have been defeated. Team up in multiplayer and take on enemies of progressively increasing difficulty levels. As long as one person in the party survives by the end of the wave, the whole group revives to face the next challenge.

40 new items add more variety to Risk of Rain 2’s nearly limitless combinations. Eighteen items are “normal,” with fourteen of these items also having a corrupted Void version.

A twist on existing items, Void Items corrupt all items in the same item class and change up their effects in the game. Typically, they become a more powerful version of the standard item, but make sure to read carefully as some of them have unique effects.

Additionally, three new interactables create a dynamic experience by affecting the items you can use and encounter.

With nine new monsters, two new bosses, and two new Elite types, Survivors of the Void presents many unfamiliar threats to players. Whether you’re facing the fearsome (but adorable) blob Gup or a mysterious, crustaceous foe, learn their behavior to find the best strategy to take them down.

An alternative endgame boss that completes the Risk of Rain 2 experience by expanding on the story and lore.

New music from Risk of Rain 2’s composer Chris Christodoulou brings the deadly-but-incredible world of Petrichor V to life (or death).

Check out the launch trailer below and then tell us what you think. Will you be playing this new expansion?