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Newt Industries, LLC · Published by Newt Industries, LLC · Official site ↗
Positive — 95% positive (41 reviews) · 19 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
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Action, Indie · 2019 · More £5 - £15 games
Navigate through chaotic combat scenarios in Risk System, an intense indie action game. Developed by Newt Industries, LLC, this 2019 title challenges players to use danger as their primary weapon in fast-paced battles.
About this game
Digital Deluxe Edition
The Deluxe Edition includes a digital concept art book and original soundtrack.
About the Game
In the distant future, humanity has discovered a method to replicate matter through the use of a Dimensional Gate. Industry is revolutionized overnight and a short period of chaos gives way to all warring factions uniting under a common banner.A few years pass and the peace brought about by Gate Technology crumbles once a new threat appears; a race of energy parasites that have crossed through the Dimensional Gate by mimicking the very materials humanity had believed they were replicating. Mankind is quickly overtaken as their technology is turned against them and the energy emitted by the parasites begins to take control of those exposed.
In an act of desperation, the experimental RSK9 is constructed, a ship made of Pre-Gate materials and technology with the ability to absorb parasite energy and use it to power its incredible arsenal. Piloting the RSK9 is Alys, an ace pilot previously missing in action that has returned seemingly immune to parasite control. Her skill and resistance to the parasite energies influence make her the only pilot capable of preventing the extinction of mankind.
NOTE FOR LINUX USERS - Due to game engine limitations we are only able to guarantee compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS 64bit or newer. It is likely it will function on many other Linux distributions but it is impossible currently to be 100% sure. We very much want to support the Linux community and are happy to entertain suggestions on how we may improve compatibility in the future.
GAME PLAY:
-Increase your B-Meter & firepower quickly by flying as close to enemy fire as possible and absorbing their energy. The closer you fly, the more energy you net!
-Fire your weapon while flying close to enemy fire and absorbing to perform powerful "Risk Shots". Enemies destroyed by these powered up shots will turn into energy to power your shield. The best defense is a risky offense!
-Fly like an ace pilot and utilize Barrel Rolls to quickly cover vertical space & modify your attack!
-Unleash the Barrier Breaker once the B-Meter is full to inflict huge damage on everything in sight!
-Playing for points is fun again as higher scores are awarded for explosive bursts of destruction and taking risks! Destroy multiple enemies at once and utilize "Risk Shots" to string together combos and increase your score multiplier!
-Experience different facets and paths to the story based on your performance and actions taken during missions!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 or above
- Processor: Dual core or better
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 8 or above
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Any dedicated
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.1.3 - General Bug Fixes
This update solves some crash bugs that were introduced in recent updates that may be related to engine updates. We'd like to thank the community for detailed error messages and hope this resolves all remaining issues.Read full article on Community Announcements (Newt Industries)Patch NotesOfficial
Version 1.1.2 - Windows Bug Fixes
A bizarre condition existed on certain machines causing a crash at the beginning of Mission 4. This should be resolved with this patch. This should only effect Windows.Read full article on Community Announcements (Newt Industries)Patch NotesOfficial
Version 1.1.1
Release Notes: 1.) Re-adjusted ranking system by reducing penalties for taking damage & missed enemies making A-Ranks more attainable. 2.) Raised the point ceiling for D-Rank 3.) Adjusted/Rebalanced Boss behaviors, most notably the Mission 4 Boss (Shess) 4.) Fixed an error when setting the Cutscene Skip setting in Game Settings which caused the changes to only take effect on the next play session.Read full article on Community Announcements (Newt Industries)Patch NotesOfficial
Version 1.1.0 - Sky's End Update | Free DLC Now Live
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34920378/a7009b321123e6da08e8f25d289dcc71027a617f.jpg1.1.0 SKY'S END UPDATE (RELEASE DATE 2019-07-23) EXPANSION - Beating the game (any ending) now unlocks Trophaeum Mode, an endless test of skill where you can truly show off your ace pilot skills. FEATURE - A new game setting that allows you to skip cut scenes for more rapid restarts while you're chasing a high score. FEATURE - Tons of new leaderboards where you can compete to have the best scores and fastest boss kills for each mission. ENHANCEMENT - Boss Difficulty has been softened. Physically colliding with the boss no longer results in instant kills. This was done to make completing missions more accessible to novice players without changing the score economy at the highest levels of play (it still kills your multiplier so truly high scores/ranks are not possible using that strategy). BUG - Updated engine version to fix v-sync/framerate issues on LinuxRead full article on Community Announcements (Newt Industries)AnnouncementsOfficial
Linux Compatibility Expansion
After a lot of effort and some excellent insight from Sylvain Bertrand (thank you) we are now able to support a broader range of linux distributions with a few simple modifications/launch profiles. We will be integrating these into the code/steam store as time allows but here is a summary of what we found: It is highly recommended that you set your monitor's refresh rate to 60hz. We are working on a code fix for this and our engine vendor has a ticket open that should resolve it shortly but in the meantime, this change will make the game speed playable. The game's main directory needs to be added to the linux loader lookup paths. This can be accomplished thusly: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH %command% A startup script containing the following will make this automatic: #!/bin/sh LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH exec ./risksystem This would be added as a file named something like risksystem.sh and executed. This launch option will be added to the next production release if not sooner. It was discovered that one of the major points of failure was an attempt to send anonymous data to the game engine provider. The curl implementation was not in the location expected leading to a hard crash. This is no longer present. We are very excited to have broadened the Linux support for the game and hope the community can try it out and let us know if these solutions work. We know there is more to do and as long as people are trying to play Risk System, we'll do what we can to allow that to happen. Enjoy!Read full article on Community Announcements (Newt Industries)
