When comparing Dungeon Souls vs Risk of Rain, the Slant community recommends Risk of Rain for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes/roguelites on PC?” Risk of Rain is ranked 12th while Dungeon Souls is ranked 86th. The most important reason people chose Risk of Rain is:
Imagine a small set of DOTA or LOL. These 10 characters can be tankers, DPS, supporters, rangers, carriers, etc depending on your skill and level of use. And they're hard to unlock which makes the challenging to get them even more.
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Pros
Pro Good pacing
For the most part it is known when you will be surrounded by enemies (when stepping on a rune, which is needed to progress) which allows the player to prepare. Enemies throughout the rest are scattered giving time to react, but the deeper on gets into the game the more difficult it will become, but does happen at a pace that the player feels prepared for it.
Pro 10 unique characters
Imagine a small set of DOTA or LOL. These 10 characters can be tankers, DPS, supporters, rangers, carriers, etc depending on your skill and level of use. And they're hard to unlock which makes the challenging to get them even more.
Pro Replayability is high
The levels are generated very randomly making for a unique experience every time the game is played which in turn makes for a ton of replayability.
Pro Time equals difficulty
It gets tougher as time passes by. That means by minute 40, you are playing at hardcore difficulty. This makes for an experience that is good for learning the mechanics as once you can not advance due to the difficulty you will die which means the game has to be repeated which help learn the ins and outs more and more each time it is done.
Pro Fun local and online co-op modes
No need to compete as the multiplayer is all cooperative where each player has to help the other survive the harsh world which is a fun setting for friends as it leaves out any competitiveness.
Cons
Con Enemies can spawn right next to you and one hit kill
This issue can be infuriating due to how random it is, an enemy can spawn right next to your character and one hit kill them, depending on how far you have gotten in the game this can be quite annoying.
Con Classes are unbalanced
This may change in the future as this is an Early Access game, which mean things will change and get updated. Currently though the ranged classes have an easier time in the game making for unbalanced gameplay depending on what class is chosen.
Con Unlocks unclear
The game explanation of how unlocks unlock is not very clear or intuitive making for wasted time trying to figure them out.