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Risk of Rain 2 Stages & Maps — Every Environment in Order

All 40+ Risk of Rain 2 stages and maps: the five-stage loop, every base-game and DLC environment, special levels and the hardest stages ranked.

By RogueWiki Editors · Last Updated: August 12, 2026

ROR 2 Stages & Maps Guide — Every Environment in Order (2026)

The short version: Risk of Rain 2 has 40+ environments by 2026 (base game + 3 DLCs + special/hidden/loop variants). The route isn't pure random — it climbs a "five stages per loop" ladder: Stages 1-4 draw randomly from their stage pools, and after Stage 5 you choose between Commencement (final boss) and looping back to Stage 1 to keep growing. This guide covers the full structure, the environment list, special-stage entry conditions, and the two stages veterans ask about most: the Planetarium and Siren's Call.

Risk of Rain 2 stage gameplay (Steam store page screenshot).
Risk of Rain 2 stage gameplay (Steam store page screenshot).

Official resources: Steam store page · IGN Wiki: Environments · Official Wiki: The Planetarium · IGN game page

Stage Structure: Five Stages Per Loop

Risk of Rain 2's map progression rules (not pure RNG):

  1. Stages 1-4: each draws a random pick from its stage pool (full list below)
  2. Stage 5: draws the last regular stage; its teleporter event is noticeably harder
  3. The endgame fork: after Stage 5, enter Commencement (the final stage — fight Mithrix) or loop — skip the ending and you're back at Stage 1 with the global difficulty continuing to rise
  4. Deep loops: after your first loop, Stage 3's teleporter gains a Celestial Portal → A Moment, Fractured (the Obelisk annihilation ending); keep looping until death, victory or annihilation
About "Stage 3's Celestial Portal"

Guides say "a portal shows up on stage 3" — precise wording: after the first loop (from loop two on), every Stage 3 spawns the sky-blue portal to A Moment, Fractured. Beginners can ignore it entirely; loop details live in the beginner's guide.

Risk of Rain 2 stage — one of the maps in the run
Risk of Rain 2 stage — one of the maps in the run

Base-Game Environments

Stage Options
Stage 1 Distant Roost, Titanic Plains
Stage 2 Abandoned Aqueduct, Aphelian Sanctuary (added later)
Stage 3 Wetland Aspect, Scorched Acres, Siphoned Forest (later)
Stage 4 Rallypoint Delta, Abyssal Depths
Stage 5 Sky Meadow, Sundered Grove
Final Commencement (the moon)
Abyssal Depths and Sundered Grove

Abyssal Depths (Stage 4) is where the REX unlock happens; Sundered Grove (Stage 5) is the forest-zone stage before the endgame. Both punish bad positioning with heavy environmental damage.

DLC Environments: SOTS and Alloyed Collective

Seekers of the Storm (2024) adds 5 stages

  • Siren's Call: the DLC's signature stage — a desert wasteland with a giant mechanical siren, and the stage where destroying Alloy Worship Unit unlocks Loader (see the characters guide)
  • The rest of the SOTS stages (the Aphelian Sanctuary rework + 3 loop variants) slot randomly into the pools

Alloyed Collective (2025) adds 7 stages + loop variants

  • Pretender's Precipice, Iron Alluvium, Repurposed Crater, Conduit Canyon, Solutional Haunt, Computational Exchange, Neural Sanctum
  • Loop-only variant: Iron Auroras
  • The DLC also brings the Solus enemy family and the twin final bosses (Solus Wing / Solus Heart) — full rundown in the DLC guide

Special and Hidden Stages

  • Bazaar Between Time: the shop stage. Enter via Newt Altar + lunar coins after a teleporter event; buy lunar gear, drink cocktails, and take the passage down to Void Fields

  • Void Fields (SotV): challenge stage. Enter through the blue portal's underground (Null Portal) from the Bazaar; survive 9 waves of void events for item rewards

  • A Moment, Fractured: home of the Obelisk annihilation ending (enter via Celestial Portal)

  • The Planetarium (SotV): the alternate final stage, hiding the Voidling boss. Two ways in:

    1. Clear every Deep Void Signal in Void Locus, then take the Deep Void Portal
    2. Beat Mithrix in Commencement, then touch the glass frog 10 times

    Killing the Voidling completes the Dragged Below challenge → unlocks Railgunner. Boss details and strats in the items and bosses guide.

The Planetarium is high-risk, high-reward

Hidden-boss Voidling is one of the hardest encounters in the game — go in with a finished build (at least one main damage engine plus movement options). Your first trip will probably be a tourist trip.

Stage Notes (The Ones Worth Knowing)

  • Distant Roost / Titanic Plains (Stage 1): open terrain; Bighorns and Lemurians are the main threats; teleporter bosses are usually Beetle Queen or Wandering Vagrant
  • Abandoned Aqueduct (Stage 2): sulfur pools and caves — mind the fire floors; there's a hidden golden chest that costs a fortune
  • Rallypoint Delta / Abyssal Depths (Stage 4): the teleporter event jumps in difficulty — make sure you have 1-2 finished damage items before activating
  • Sky Meadow (Stage 5): the last regular stage; the event boss is close to Mithrix-level. Grab the lunar portal (Newt Altar) while you're here
  • Commencement (final): four-phase Mithrix; phase 4 confiscates every item you own — win with positioning and patience (see the items page)

Hardest Stages Ranked (Community Consensus)

  1. Commencement (Mithrix phase 4)
  2. The Planetarium (Voidling)
  3. Sundered Grove / Abyssal Depths (terrain deaths + high-damage mobs)
  4. Void Fields (attrition warfare)

Survival advice for new players: Stage 4 is the wall — if your build isn't ready, stop looting and activate the teleporter.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many stages are in Risk of Rain 2?

40+: base-game regular stages + 3 DLCs' environments + special stages (Bazaar/Void Fields/Planetarium, etc.) + loop variants, growing with updates.

What order do Risk of Rain 2 stages go in?

Stages 1-4 draw randomly from their pools → Stage 5 → then choose Commencement (final stage) or loop back to Stage 1. From loop two on, Stage 3 spawns a Celestial Portal.

How do I get to the Planetarium?

Two ways: clear every Deep Void Signal in Void Locus and take the Deep Void Portal; or beat Mithrix in Commencement and touch the glass frog 10 times.

What is Siren's Call?

Seekers of the Storm's signature DLC stage: a desert wasteland with a mechanical siren — destroy 6 bird nests to summon Alloy Worship Unit (the boss that unlocks Loader).

Which stage is the hardest?

Commencement (Mithrix) and the Planetarium (Voidling) tie for hardest; among regular stages, Stage 4 is the highest new-player death wall.

Last updated: August 12, 2026.