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Ring of Pain

Simon Boxer · Balor Games · 2020-10-15

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 14, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 15, 2020 (Mac), Oct 14, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 15, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.

Ring of Pain is an Indie and Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 5090 reviews).

34
playing now
91%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Ring of Pain trailer thumbnail

Ring of Pain - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 34 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (599 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 102k–229k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,090 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.75 at GameBillet (2025-04-17) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 76 of 125 observed days · $15.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
52952920202026Week of 2020-10-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

50172026-09-16 06:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 50 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 29 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 42 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 29 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 44 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 24 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 26 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 33 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 45 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 23 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 24 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 37 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 33 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 38 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 21 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 34 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
55422Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 554 · peak 1,233Dec 2020 — avg 203 · peak 352Feb 2021 — avg 90 · peak 211Apr 2021 — avg 44 · peak 133Jun 2021 — avg 73 · peak 141Aug 2021 — avg 43 · peak 75Oct 2021 — avg 165 · peak 309Dec 2021 — avg 137 · peak 261Feb 2022 — avg 133 · peak 453Apr 2022 — avg 175 · peak 364Jun 2022 — avg 92 · peak 156Aug 2022 — avg 141 · peak 285Oct 2022 — avg 99 · peak 215Dec 2022 — avg 74 · peak 124Feb 2023 — avg 59 · peak 94Apr 2023 — avg 64 · peak 128Jun 2023 — avg 68 · peak 130Aug 2023 — avg 57 · peak 115Oct 2023 — avg 165 · peak 351Dec 2023 — avg 92 · peak 149Feb 2024 — avg 58 · peak 101Apr 2024 — avg 66 · peak 168Jun 2024 — avg 52 · peak 100Aug 2024 — avg 61 · peak 131Oct 2024 — avg 49 · peak 108Dec 2024 — avg 48 · peak 83Feb 2025 — avg 42 · peak 67Apr 2025 — avg 39 · peak 67Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 76Aug 2025 — avg 54 · peak 150Oct 2025 — avg 38 · peak 74Dec 2025 — avg 40 · peak 65Feb 2026 — avg 37 · peak 81Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 51Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 42Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 40
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.59$0.002020-10-152026-10-152020-10-15 — best price $15.632020-11-28 — best price $15.992021-04-16 — best price $13.382021-06-24 — best price $13.992021-09-28 — best price $17.212021-11-19 — best price $11.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-04-21 — best price $20.592022-06-02 — best price $17.992022-07-27 — best price $17.212022-09-23 — best price $9.992022-11-02 — best price $8.382022-12-14 — best price $17.212023-01-14 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $7.992023-05-10 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-08-29 — best price $7.992023-10-25 — best price $7.992023-11-29 — best price $19.992024-02-05 — best price $5.192024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-05-05 — best price $16.992024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-10-25 — best price $6.002024-12-20 — best price $4.792025-02-13 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $5.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-01-19 — best price $5.392026-03-18 — best price $5.102026-05-17 — best price $15.742026-08-03 — best price $5.192026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89.1%
earned "First Steps"
47.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,8221%138
Xbox One (Xbox)4,3571%138
Switch (Nintendo)150%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

RPGDarkHorrorStrategyStylizedCard GameDifficultLore-RichRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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