Visit Alien Planets. Be a badass. Die.

All but for the middle step, the above is guaranteed in this game. You'll start off feeling like the difficulty curve is way too high, and then after spending enough time with the game to learn the items and monster patterns, you'll soon be cranking out kills at the highest difficulty level like the badass this title promises.

- I'm getting bored with the creature spawns. - There are artifacts to collect that radically change up the play.
- There's too much of the same type of combat! - Multiple characters with vastly differing combat styles will make you wonder if you're even playing the same game.
- I want a game that I'll be able to play through multiple times! - Randomly selected levels and enemy spawns mean that no two play sessions will be the same.

The music is fantastic, the gameplay is unique, and the art, though simple, is pure retro fun. You can't go wrong with Risk of Rain, because hey, it's fun to romp around in the downpour sometimes.