Update: Gearbox Software announced that it had partnered with Risk of Rain developer Hopoo Games to publish Risk of Rain 2 during its PAX East show today.

Original story follows:

The sequel to the excellent 2013 roguelike Risk of Rain surprise launched in Early Access on Steam this morning.

Risk of Rain 2 is still an action roguelike with online co-op for up to four players, but it’s now entirely in 3D. While the plan was always for Risk of Rain 2 to arrive in Q1 2019, no hard date was ever given – though developer Hopoo Games began teasing something yesterday.

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According to the Steam page, Risk of Rain 2 will be in Early Access for around a year. It states that “the core game loop and multiplayer suite is fully implemented” right now, but that polish and lots more content will be added over time, and that community feedback is important.

Both the Steam description for Risk of Rain 2 as well as some of its early (and universally positive) Steam reviews indicate that the sequel is trying to capture the gameplay of the original as close as possible, just in a 3D space.

While Risk of Rain 2 is currently $20, if you buy a copy before March 30 you will get an additional one for free, allowing you to gift it to a friend for co-op.

Tom Marks is IGN’s Deputy Reviews Editor and resident pie maker, and he is avoiding an umbrella this time. You can follow him on Twitter.