Hey everyone!!
I wanted to share something that's been growing out of my love for the original Risk of Rain, the one that made me fall in love with scaling difficulty, chaotic builds, and that desperate "just survive a little longer" feeling.

Me and a few friends started building a mobile roguelike shooter called Plagun, and Risk of Rain 1 was one of the many-huge-influences.
We’re not trying to copy it of course, but if you look closely, you’ll see the DNA:

The longer the run goes, the harder enemies hit and spawn

Random power-ups that totally change how you shoot or move

Characters (we call them "masks") with unique stats and active abilities

A fast, aggressive pacing with short runs (10–20 minutes), built for mobile


It’s all wrapped in a weird post-apocalyptic world where a cure for death turned into a plague, and you fight using infected weapons (Plagun Models) while mutating your body mid-run.

We just opened pre-registration on Android here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talkinguns.plagun

I know this isn’t Risk, but if you loved the original and miss that brutal simplicity + insane power growth, I think you might get a kick out of this.
Would love to hear what you think, especially from folks who played RoR1 back in the day.

Thanks for reading!


Plagun – A plague-fueled mobile roguelike inspired by Risk of Rain 1