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Risk of Rain Returns How to Unlock All Characters
By JIN


Risk of Rain has returned in a brand-new, beautifully remastered package with all the content from the original release and many new things to discover. Here’s how to unlock all 16 characters in Risk of Rain Returns.
How to Unlock All Survivors in Risk of Rain Returns

Risk of Rain Returns has a total of 16 survivors to play as, including the 12 original characters from the initial release and three additional characters added with the remaster. Check out the list below to find out how to unlock each survivor.

How to Unlock All Survivors in Risk of Rain Returns

Risk of Rain Returns has a total of 16 survivors to play as, including the 12 original characters from the initial release and three additional characters added with the remaster. Check out the list below to find out how to unlock each survivor.
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How to Unlock All Characters
Survivor Name
Picture
How to Unlock
Commando
This character is unlocked by default.
Huntress
This character is unlocked by default.
Enforcer
Defeat the three initial bosses: Wandering Vagrant, Colossus, Magma Worm.
Can be achieved through multiple runs.
Bandit
Complete the third stage of a run.
Note: If playing co-op, you must be alive when the stage is complete to unlock Bandit.
HAN-D
Find the robot janitor.
Found in the final level, UES Contact Light, look for the “Cargo 2” area with multicolored storage boxes. Find the grey door and interact with it.
Engineer
Purchase 40 drones total.
Note: Drones that are destroyed and repaired (purchased again) count towards the total.
Miner
Clear a path for the survivor. Found in the fourth level, Magma Barracks, look for a tunnel around the bottom-right section of the map. Follow the tunnel and slay the Elder Lemurian “Direseeker” to unlock Miner. The tunnel may not always be present.
Sniper
Beat the game.
Complete the final stage, UES Contact Light, on any difficulty.
Acrid
Free the chained creature.
Found in either the third level (Sunken Tombs) or the Underwater level, search for a metal box near the top-right section. Interacting with it will release Acrid who must be defeated to unlock.
Mercenary
Beat the game five times.
Complete the final stage and defeat the final boss, Providence, five times total on any difficulty.
Loader
Obtain 30 different items in one playthrough.
Find and acquire 30 unique items in a single playthrough. A single-player run is recommended to complete this challenge.
Chef
Obtain Meat Nugget, Bustling Fungus, Sprouting Egg, Bitter Root, and Foreign Fruit in one run.
Note: Foreign Fruit counts as an equipment item, while the rest are normal items.
Pilot
Collect 15 Monster Logs.
Monsters have a chance to drop logs on defeat. Can be achieved through multiple playthroughs.
Artificer
Visit 10 unique stages.
Will naturally be completed as you play through the game multiple times.
Drifter
Recycle 6 drones in one playthrough.
Collect six drops and take them to a drone recycler in a single playthrough. The recycle machines are found randomly.
Robomando (Secret)
In drizzle difficulty locate an item inside a clay pot containing a battery, situated either on the far left or right side of the Temple of the Elders. Subsequently, go to the final stage and get to the dancing golems that are below the map (you can get from the broken part of the ship in the bottom right room that you unlock with a card before Providence fight), there is a hole behind the golems, go there and put the battery in the equipment chest. Begin a fresh run in Rainstorm or Monsoon, acquiring another battery from the equipment chest on stage 2, go to stage 3 and activate the teleport, wait until 22 minutes before teleport to stage 4. Proceed to stage 4 and search robomando (most of the time he spawn in a secret area) and interact with him. Don't forget that you are supposed to die against him, you will unlock him following your death
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riverry 24 May @ 6:51am 
WHERE IS ROBOMANDO IN THE ART?!
NvMe 令 2 Apr, 2024 @ 9:10am 
just an advice, make sure to not confuse stage 2 with stage 3! i did that and wasted 2 hours lol
NvMe 令 2 Apr, 2024 @ 9:08am 
nevermind, its easier to just beat the boss on drizzle again just to be sure, i did that and it spawned
NvMe 令 2 Apr, 2024 @ 8:21am 
Are you sure Ender? Im on stage 2 and ive done the first part about putting the battery into the equipment item. I died while carrying the battery on my next run and now i cant seem to find the battery equipment box anywhere on stage 2
JinxedEcho 16 Jan, 2024 @ 3:09am 
Yee, as long as the battery is in the chest before you complete or die
your fine

as the chest will still show up, just as long as you put the battery in the chest before you die/beat the boss

then bam you can continue to step 2 of unlocking robomando/lil man :)
HeartStone44 17 Nov, 2023 @ 7:33am 
Actually you don't have to, if you just restart the current run you can still get the equipment chest with the battery on the second stage. I have just checked it for myself (cause I forgot to grab the battery)
SeñorMedusa 16 Nov, 2023 @ 11:49am 
Awww bugger. Well okay :'D this is harder than I expected but its worth it
JIN  [author] 16 Nov, 2023 @ 11:48am 
Yes you need to start over. :cat_and_thoughts:
SeñorMedusa 16 Nov, 2023 @ 11:38am 
If I fail to after I got the battery on stage 2, do I have to start over again? Like get the battery on drizzle and so on
JIN  [author] 16 Nov, 2023 @ 2:22am 
No.. except if you want to change the game files, there is a guide for this