<s>
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Hopoo	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
before	O
fully	O
releasing	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
coming	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
2	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
must	O
progress	O
several	O
levels	O
while	O
killing	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
adds	O
new	O
survivors	O
and	O
most	O
notably	O
transitions	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Hopoo	O
had	O
to	O
learn	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
3D	O
levels	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
,	O
Hopoo	O
signed	O
with	O
Gearbox	O
Publishing	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
Entertainment	O
acquired	O
the	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
with	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
received	O
the	O
1.0	O
update	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
launch	O
into	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
Hopoo	O
Games	O
offered	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
buy	O
one	O
,	O
get	O
one	O
free	O
"	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
awards	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
