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LONE RUIN

Cuddle Monster Games · Super Rare Originals · 2023-01-12

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 12, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 12, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.

0
playing now
65%
positive of 199 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

An ancient city enveloped by magic. What once was a buzzy civilisation and people living in harmony with the magic surrounding them has long since been driven mad and twisted beyond recognition by the very magic that used to help sustain them. What could have corrupted this city? Having heard the legends, you, a gifted spellcasting explorer, arrive at these hostile ruins a millenia later with the goal of seeking this ancient power and finally cleansing the city of the corruption it was consumed by all those years ago. The answer probably lies in the center of Lone Ruin… if you can make it ther(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 59% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.0k–9.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 199 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.28-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.38-77%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.85 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 74 of 104 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.502023-01-122026-08-252023-01-12 — best price $13.492023-04-10 — best price $10.492023-06-29 — best price $7.492023-09-18 — best price $5.092023-11-24 — best price $14.992023-12-20 — best price $14.992024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-02-08 — best price $4.632024-02-26 — best price $13.482024-03-25 — best price $4.492024-05-13 — best price $3.742024-06-28 — best price $3.592024-07-22 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992024-10-14 — best price $14.992024-12-09 — best price $3.742025-01-20 — best price $3.742025-03-28 — best price $14.992025-06-05 — best price $3.452025-06-27 — best price $14.992025-07-13 — best price $10.252025-08-24 — best price $3.672025-09-29 — best price $2.552025-10-09 — best price $10.252025-11-21 — best price $2.552025-12-16 — best price $3.742026-01-10 — best price $3.752026-01-24 — best price $12.592026-03-04 — best price $10.252026-03-19 — best price $2.542026-04-17 — best price $12.592026-05-07 — best price $3.742026-05-19 — best price $12.632026-06-11 — best price $13.492026-06-26 — best price $3.162026-07-22 — best price $14.992026-07-31 — best price $3.152026-08-10 — best price $3.002026-08-17 — best price $3.382026-08-25 — best price $3.38
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2.5DMagicActionArcadeShooterIsometricRogue-likeBullet HellPsychedelicArena Shooter

Census log

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

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