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Army of Ruin

Milkstone Studios · 2023-06-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 27, 2022 (Mac), Jun 15, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jun 16, 2023 (Xbox One), Jun 16, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

Army of Ruin is an Action, Casual, Indie game released in 2023, priced at $7.99, with Very Positive reviews (88% of 2809 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

16
playing now
88%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4.70★
PlayStation Store rating (925 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 95 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (415 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 27,817 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 56k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,809 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-50%
Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.87 at GreenManGaming (2023-01-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 53 of 115 observed days · $1.12 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36536520222026Week of 2022-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

56142026-09-15 14:00 — 36 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 27 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 50 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 37 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 25 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 29 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 36 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 39 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 14 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 23 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 43 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 36 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 37 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 30 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 26 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 39 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 20 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
32521Nov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 325 · peak 1,001Jan 2023 — avg 174 · peak 449Mar 2023 — avg 101 · peak 236May 2023 — avg 99 · peak 190Jul 2023 — avg 252 · peak 728Sep 2023 — avg 115 · peak 220Nov 2023 — avg 89 · peak 191Jan 2024 — avg 76 · peak 143Mar 2024 — avg 63 · peak 150May 2024 — avg 46 · peak 109Jul 2024 — avg 59 · peak 118Sep 2024 — avg 40 · peak 81Nov 2024 — avg 41 · peak 108Jan 2025 — avg 87 · peak 208Mar 2025 — avg 41 · peak 79May 2025 — avg 42 · peak 86Jul 2025 — avg 51 · peak 105Sep 2025 — avg 31 · peak 67Nov 2025 — avg 38 · peak 95Jan 2026 — avg 29 · peak 56Mar 2026 — avg 24 · peak 52May 2026 — avg 32 · peak 66Jul 2026 — avg 26 · peak 52Aug 2026 — avg 29 · peak 63
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$3.592022-10-272026-10-152022-10-27 — best price $3.592023-02-02 — best price $5.992023-05-05 — best price $5.392023-07-03 — best price $7.192023-08-19 — best price $7.992023-10-07 — best price $7.992023-11-28 — best price $7.992024-01-06 — best price $7.992024-02-12 — best price $7.992024-04-01 — best price $6.282024-06-27 — best price $6.392024-08-07 — best price $7.192024-09-30 — best price $5.112024-10-28 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $5.992025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-02-13 — best price $7.992025-03-20 — best price $7.992025-05-21 — best price $6.392025-07-11 — best price $6.282025-08-25 — best price $7.992025-10-10 — best price $4.792025-11-13 — best price $4.792025-12-03 — best price $6.392026-01-13 — best price $6.282026-03-03 — best price $4.792026-04-02 — best price $6.282026-05-22 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-08-17 — best price $3.992026-09-02 — best price $7.992026-09-10 — best price $3.992026-09-18 — best price $3.992026-09-26 — best price $7.992026-10-04 — best price $7.992026-10-12 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
78.4%
earned "Throwing Axe"
58.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-06-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,5019%221
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,05117%98
PS5 (PlayStation)1,43549%55
PS4 (PlayStation)17460%55
Switch (Nintendo)230%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DShooterSurvivalTop-DownAction RPGRogue-likeRogue-liteBullet HellExplorationShoot 'Em Up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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