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Lost Ruins

ALTARI GAMES · DANGEN Entertainment · 2021-05-13

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 06, 2022 (Xbox One), Jun 06, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 06, 2022 (PlayStation 4), May 13, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation 5), May 13, 2021 (Linux)

Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

16
playing now
85%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Lost Ruins is a 2021 action survival metroidvania video game developed by Altari Games and published by DANGEN Entertainment.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 155 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (728 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 116k–261k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,793 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.77 at GameBillet (2026-06-25) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 79 of 128 observed days · $15.22 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69369320212026Week of 2021-05-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2042026-08-11 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$5.282021-05-132026-08-292021-05-13 — best price $19.992021-11-22 — best price $19.992022-03-07 — best price $19.992022-05-05 — best price $17.882022-07-04 — best price $19.992022-08-23 — best price $9.192022-10-31 — best price $11.992022-12-12 — best price $8.952023-01-18 — best price $19.992023-03-14 — best price $19.992023-05-03 — best price $15.322023-06-13 — best price $15.322023-07-25 — best price $17.772023-09-21 — best price $6.992023-11-13 — best price $19.992023-12-15 — best price $14.692024-01-31 — best price $17.972024-02-23 — best price $9.992024-03-19 — best price $11.792024-04-23 — best price $16.992024-06-01 — best price $18.992024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-08-30 — best price $14.992024-10-08 — best price $9.992024-11-09 — best price $14.992025-01-05 — best price $17.882025-02-25 — best price $9.992025-03-27 — best price $9.992025-05-11 — best price $19.992025-06-20 — best price $15.322025-08-26 — best price $7.992025-11-05 — best price $19.992025-12-13 — best price $14.992026-01-15 — best price $17.882026-02-16 — best price $9.992026-04-07 — best price $9.992026-06-04 — best price $5.992026-07-15 — best price $7.992026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1922026-06-01 — 8 pageviews2026-06-04 — 3 pageviews2026-06-07 — 8 pageviews2026-06-10 — 2 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-16 — 7 pageviews2026-06-19 — 16 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 12 pageviews2026-06-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-01 — 5 pageviews2026-07-04 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 5 pageviews2026-07-10 — 5 pageviews2026-07-13 — 8 pageviews2026-07-16 — 14 pageviews2026-07-19 — 13 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 4 pageviews2026-07-28 — 10 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-03 — 6 pageviews2026-08-06 — 7 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-12 — 11 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-18 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 12 pageviews2026-08-24 — 6 pageviews2026-08-27 — 6 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
47.6%
earned "Inquisitor"
14.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,4069%40
PS4 (PlayStation)52831%41
Xbox One (Xbox)2579%40
PS5 (PlayStation)8248%41
Switch (Nintendo)270%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteDarkAnimeActionHorrorSci-fiSurvivalAdventurePlatformer

Census log

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

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