21 survivors · updated Oct 19, 2026
Risk of Rain 2 characters
Risk of Rain 2 has 20 survivors to pick from, plus the hidden Heretic: 11 in the base game, 2 from Survivors of the Void, 3 from Seekers of the Storm, 2 from Alloyed Collective, 2 from Hallowed Concepts. Commando and Huntress are available from the start and Railgunner, Seeker, Operator and Enforcer come free with their expansion; the rest unlock through challenges, listed below with how many Steam players have done each.
Base game · 12
Survivors of the Void · 2
Seekers of the Storm · 3
Alloyed Collective · 2
Hallowed Concepts · 2
How to unlock characters in Risk of Rain 2
| Survivor | How to unlock | Needs | Players who have it |
|---|---|---|---|
 Commando | Available from the start | Base game | – |
 Huntress | Available from the start | Base game | – |
 Bandit | Warrior: Reach and complete the 3rd Teleporter event without dying. | Base game | 77.7% |
 MUL-T | Verified: Complete the first Teleporter event 5 times. | Base game | 66.3% |
 Engineer | Engineering Perfection: Complete 30 stages. | Base game | 56.9% |
 Artificer | Pause.: Free the survivor suspended in time. | Base game | 53.3% |
 Mercenary | True Respite: Obliterate yourself at the Obelisk.. | Base game | 45.8% |
 REX | Power Plant: Repair the broken robot with an Escape Pod's Fuel Array. | Base game | 28.2% |
 Loader | Guidance Offline: Defeat the unique guardian of Siren's Call. | Base game | 54.0% |
 Acrid | ...To Be Left Alone: Stabilize the Cell in the Void Fields. | Base game | 40.6% |
 Captain | Washed Away: Beat the game. | Base game | 52.1% |
 Railgunner | Available from the start with the expansion | Survivors of the Void | – |
 Void Fiend | Dragged Below: Escape the Planetarium or complete wave 50 in Simulacrum. | Survivors of the Void | 22.4% |
 Seeker | Available from the start with the expansion | Seekers of the Storm | – |
 False Son | Purified Freedom: Purify the Heart of the False Son using the Halcyon Seed. | Seekers of the Storm | 9.9% |
 CHEF | Order Up!: Complete the Wok's recipe in Reformed Altar. | Seekers of the Storm | 10.6% |
 Operator | Available from the start with the expansion | Alloyed Collective | – |
 Drifter | Lost in Transit: Free the survivor from the vault in Solutional Haunt. | Alloyed Collective | 7.0% |
 Enforcer | Available from the start with the expansion | Hallowed Concepts | – |
 Acolyte | A Broken Ritual: Revive the survivor within Soulbound Threshold. | Hallowed Concepts | 1.7% |
 Heretic | Not on the character select screen: you become the Heretic by holding all four Heresy lunar items (Visions, Hooks, Strides and Essence of Heresy) at once | Base game | – |
"Players who have it": share of all Risk of Rain 2 owners on Steam who have the unlock achievement, from Steam's global achievement stats. DLC survivors need the expansion. The game calls its characters survivors, so ror2 characters and ror2 survivors are the same list.
Base stats
| Survivor | Health | Damage | Regen | Speed | Armor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commando | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Huntress | 90 +27 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Bandit | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| MUL-T | 200 +60 | 11 +2.2 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 12 |
| Engineer | 130 +39 | 14 +2.8 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Artificer | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Mercenary | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| REX | 130 +39 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| Loader | 160 +48 | 12 +2.4 | 2.5/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| Acrid | 160 +48 | 15 +3 | 2.5/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| Captain | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Railgunner | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Void Fiend | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Seeker | 115 +34 | 12 +2.4 | 0.75/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| False Son | 180 +54 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| CHEF | 110 +33 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Operator | 90 +27 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Drifter | 170 +52 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 20 |
| Enforcer | 130 +39 | 12 +2.4 | 1/s | 7 m/s | 30 |
| Acolyte | 130 +39 | 12 +2.4 | 0/s | 7 m/s | 0 |
| Heretic | 440 +132 | 18 +3.6 | -6/s | 8 m/s | 0 |
At level 1; the small number is the gain per level.
FAQ
How many characters are in Risk of Rain 2?
21 Risk of Rain 2 survivors as of Oct 19, 2026: 12 base game, 2 Survivors of the Void, 3 Seekers of the Storm, 2 Alloyed Collective, 2 Hallowed Concepts. That count includes Heretic, who has no character-select unlock.
How do you unlock all characters in Risk of Rain 2?
Each survivor has its own challenge: Bandit: Reach and complete the 3rd Teleporter event without dying. MUL-T: Complete the first Teleporter event 5 times. Engineer: Complete 30 stages. Artificer: Free the survivor suspended in time. The full list is in the table above, and each survivor page explains it.
Which Risk of Rain 2 character is the best?
By the combined Risk of Rain 2 tier list, Loader and Railgunner are S tier right now.