Risk of Rain 2’s upcoming expansion, Seekers of the Storm, is due to launch on PC (Steam and Epic), PS4/5, Switch, and all the Xboxes.
But wait, Dear Reader, there’s more good news. If you’re rocking a PS5 and/or an Xbox Series S/X, but you’re slumming it with the old PS4/Xbone version of the game, you’re about to get a free update to the current-gen version.
“And that upgrade isn’t just a sprinkling of performance optimization—oh no—it brings split-screen couch co-op and a handful of fun, platform-specific features,” the developer wrote. Here are the deets:
- Both Platforms: – Split-Screen Local Multiplayer – 4k Resolution – 60 FPS
- PS5: – Activities – Progressive Trophies – DualSense Light Bar color mapping – DualSense Controller Sounds
- Xbox Series X/S: – Progressive Achievements
Chef is ready to cook up a storm
Alongside all the good stuff above, we also got to take a proper look at Chef, the second character arriving in the expansion.
There are a couple of trailers below along with the official spiel about this returning fan-fave and their special abilities (there’s more detail in the Steam listing if you want to dig even deeper).
Dice – Hurl your cleavers at faraway enemies and call them back to slice and dice with twice the pain. Monsters hit on the return journey will take an additional chunk of damage;
Sear – brings the burn. Chef cooks monsters for big damage while inflicting burn on all enemies in range;
Roll – The longer you spin up the more damage done as it speeds ahead on its Roller knocking back and stunning enemies in its path;
Glaze – roll along a wave of oil while slowing all enemies in your path. Any enemies impacted will be stunned and take increased damage.
Chef’s Kiss (passive) – If you hit two or more skills before finishing them off, they’ll turn into a delightful treat. The healing from these can really help you out in a pinch.
