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Ring of Pain cover art

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.

32
playing now
91%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

32 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 32 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 9% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 102k–229k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,081 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.89-21%
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 55 of 85 observed days · $5.24 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

37132026-08-07 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 30 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 28 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 32 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.92$0.002020-10-152026-08-302020-10-15 — best price $15.632020-11-27 — best price $15.992021-04-09 — best price $19.992021-06-11 — best price $12.982021-08-27 — best price $17.192021-10-25 — best price $19.992021-12-09 — best price $11.992022-01-31 — best price $19.992022-03-12 — best price $19.192022-05-16 — best price $9.992022-06-16 — best price $8.592022-08-13 — best price $17.882022-09-29 — best price $9.992022-11-08 — best price $17.882022-12-19 — best price $7.992023-01-19 — best price $17.212023-03-16 — best price $7.992023-05-05 — best price $8.002023-06-15 — best price $19.992023-08-06 — best price $19.992023-10-10 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $5.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-19 — best price $4.642024-04-08 — best price $16.992024-05-23 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $4.562024-08-14 — best price $5.782024-11-05 — best price $16.992025-01-01 — best price $19.992025-02-28 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-01-10 — best price $19.992026-03-04 — best price $19.992026-05-11 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
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

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.

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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