R.I.P. Reincarnation Insurance Program FAQ R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program Game Walkthrough Wiki

1 What kind of game is it

The store describes it in terms of two other games: the bullet heaven barrage of Vampire Survivors combined with the gear driven progression of Diablo. That is an unusually precise pitch, and it tells you most of what you need.

You play an employee of the Reincarnation Insurance Program in a world overrun by corrosion viruses and zombies. Waves arrive constantly, from shambling walkers to fast mutants, and the stated answer is overwhelming firepower rather than cover or positioning.

2 It is in Early Access

Early Access appears in the genre list next to Action, Adventure and Casual. The store text refers repeatedly to the current version, which is an honest way of saying the content list is not final.

Buy it for what is in the build today. The classic survivor style rogue mode and the Void Spire mode both exist now, and those are what the current price covers.

3 The loot layer

This is where it separates itself from most games in the horde survivor genre. Rather than only picking upgrades during a run, you collect equipment that persists as inventory.

If you have played an action role playing game with affixes and set bonuses, that vocabulary maps directly. The difference is that the combat around it is a horde shooter rather than a dungeon crawl.

4 Void Spire and what happens after a run

Two things carry between runs, and they answer the usual question about whether failure wastes your time.

The Spire exists for the point at which your equipment is finished and the campaign no longer challenges it. Every floor is described as offering better loot and unlimited upgrades, so it is a deliberate endgame grind rather than a side mode.

5 Is there multiplayer

No. The category list is single player only. There is no cooperative mode, no online play and no shared progression with other players.

Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud saves, Family Sharing and partial controller support are all listed. Partial rather than full controller support is worth checking early if you intend to play on a pad.

6 Violence and content rating

The store carries a content note, and it is specific enough to quote rather than summarise loosely. It states that players take the role of a survivor fighting infected zombies, and that the game depicts gun violence, explosions, and blood and dismemberment upon enemy death.

There is no sexual content descriptor and the required age field is zero. If graphic violence against zombie enemies is a problem for you or for someone sharing the machine, that note is the thing to read before buying.

7 Price, languages and achievements

8 The requirements are high for the genre

Nothing here is a typing error, but the numbers are worth pointing out because they are heavier than most top down shooters ask for.

A minimum specification asking for 16 GB of memory and a GTX 1070 is a real signal rather than a formality. Screen filling hordes with elemental effects layered over them is a genuinely heavy thing to draw, so treat the minimum as a minimum.