River Runners
River Runners is a cooperative multiplayer adventure where you and your friends navigate a dangerous, unpredictable river. Clear communication and teamwork are essential to steer the raft, overcome hidden challenges, and survive the journey to the end.
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16 itemsAbout the Game
River Runners is a cooperative multiplayer adventure where you and up to 3 friends must work together to survive a dangerous, ever-changing river. Players can each take their own raft, split into groups or work together in a single raft.
The river grows more dangerous as daylight fades. Time is a limited resource, and as the sun sets, visibility drops, making it harder to spot threats ahead. Along the journey, collect resources to purchase useful items and upgrades that improve your chances of survival. But beware—colliding with obstacles can damage the raft, tearing holes that must be patched quickly before it loses air. Strong teamwork, quick decisions, and clear communication are the key to making it to the end.
Work Together
Maneuvering the raft is not a one person job, everyone in the raft needs to coordinate to avoid obstacles and collect loot. Clear communication and quick decisions are essential.
Avoid Crashing
Bumping into terrain and other obstacles floating in the river can puncture holes in the raft.
Patch Holes
Holes in the raft drain its air, too many holes for too long will sink your crew.
Collect Money
Collect chests floating in the river to turn in for money once you reach base camp.
Purchase Items
Purchase different items with the money you've collected at the start of each day to aid your team in their next day on the river, each one is harder than the last.
Have Fun
Explore the different twists, turns, and challenges that each leg of the river throws at you and your crew.
Features
Up to 4 players
Multiple legs of each river that build on your progress from the last
2 maps with varying difficulty
Online co-op
Cosmetics to customize your character
Randomized obstacles, each run presents different challenges
Multiple items to customize your approach to each run
Proximity voice chat
