The excellent 2013 roguelike action-platformer Threat of Rain (opens in new tab) is coming again in a “superbly remastered” kind referred to as Threat of Rain Returns (opens in new tab), which is about to reach someday in 2023 with new survivors, secrets and techniques, artifacts, expanded multiplayer companies, and all types of different additions and enhancements.
“Do not consider this as only a lick of paint on an previous traditional,” Hopoo group supervisor Jonathan Cheetham stated in at present’s announcement video. “Threat of Rain Returns utterly overhauls the unique and introduces a ton of latest content material. It has an upgraded code base so we can proceed to replace and add to the sport with options that weren’t beforehand attainable.”
Cheetham confirmed that every one the content material from the unique Threat of Rain will return “with wonderful new HD pixel artwork,” and the audio results and music have additionally been up to date and expanded. New survivors have been added, whereas current survivors have been given model new skills to unlock; there are additionally new enemies, stage variants, and gadgets, some introduced from Threat of Rain 2 and others brand-new for the remaster. There’s additionally an all-new recreation mode, “revamped multiplayer so there is no extra messing with router settings like in Threat of Rain 1,” and “numerous rebalancing and gameplay tweaks.”
“Threat of Rain Returns is an entire new recreation and an upgraded expertise from the unique Threat of Rain,” Cheetham stated.
Cheetham additionally addressed the elephant that is been within the room for the previous month: Gearbox’s possession of Threat of Rain. The Borderlands studio bought the sport in November (opens in new tab), which led to rapid predictions of doom and gloom from followers. However Cheetham stated the collection is in good arms.
“Gearbox has been the trusted writer of Threat of Rain 2 for a few years now,” he stated. “They’ve a love for Threat of Rain that matches our personal and are one of the best match for taking the franchise into the longer term.”
Hopoo Video games can have full inventive management over Threat of Rain Returns, which Gearbox is publishing; after that, it turns into a full-time Gearbox present.
“We all know the IP is in glorious arms and we won’t wait to see what the longer term brings for Threat of Rain with Gearbox on the helm,” Cheetham stated.
Threat of Rain Return is about to come back out someday in 2023. It does not have a selected launch date but, however as a whole shot at nighttime, I’ve to assume that November 8—the tenth anniversary of the unique Threat of Rain—is perhaps a fairly good wager.
