Hopoo Games has revealed a new game mode for Risk of Rain Returns. Called the “Providence Trials,” this Risk of Rain Returns new game mode pits players against various challenges in order to unlock alternate abilities for Survivors. 

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Gameplay footage of the Providence Trials mode was also published via Hopoo Games’ official YouTube channel.

The Providence Trials begin with a single challenge, and upon completing it, you unlock all of the adjacent challenges in the Providence Trials menu. This allows players to choose which challenges to go for next. Providence Trials will test all skill-based elements of Risk of Rain, including combat effectiveness and mobility. The trials will involve the use of different Survivors on custom maps, so you’ll need to be proficient on more than just your go-to Survivor if you want to clear all of them. Aside from the new mode, Hopoo Games also released gameplay footage for a Survivor that’s coming from Risk of Rain 2, the Artificer. The gameplay footage was included in the Dev Thoughts video and gives players a general idea of what a single run of Artificer would look like.

Risk of Rain Returns launches on Nintendo Switch and PC in 2023.