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RUINER

Reikon Games · Devolver Digital · 2017-09-26

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 18, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2017 (Mac), Sep 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Sep 26, 2017 (Linux), Sep 26, 2017 (Xbox One)

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

10
playing now
89%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (123 ratings)
9.2h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Ruiner is a twin-stick shooter video game developed by Polish studio Reikon Games and published by Devolver Digital. It was released for Linux, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 26 September 2017 and for Nintendo Switch on 18 June 2020. It is the first game to be developed by Reikon Games.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 626 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 117% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 312k–749k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,477 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.35-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Gamesplanet$3.99-80%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-08-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 79 of 115 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39239220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6942026-08-06 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 54 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 52 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 25 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 20 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 20 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.66$0.002017-09-132026-08-302017-09-13 — best price $19.992017-12-24 — best price $13.392018-04-30 — best price $19.992018-09-06 — best price $9.992018-12-08 — best price $19.992019-06-26 — best price $7.992019-11-18 — best price $19.382020-01-14 — best price $9.992020-03-09 — best price $19.992020-06-09 — best price $7.992020-10-22 — best price $4.992021-02-10 — best price $4.992021-06-16 — best price $19.992021-10-15 — best price $4.992022-01-14 — best price $4.992022-03-25 — best price $3.992022-05-30 — best price $3.992022-08-19 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $3.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-04-14 — best price $19.992023-06-24 — best price $19.992023-08-20 — best price $4.202023-11-06 — best price $3.992024-01-19 — best price $3.992024-04-01 — best price $3.992024-06-14 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $3.992024-11-15 — best price $19.992025-02-01 — best price $19.992025-04-15 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $3.992025-10-07 — best price $3.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $3.352026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

294222026-05-31 — 38 pageviews2026-06-03 — 45 pageviews2026-06-06 — 52 pageviews2026-06-09 — 62 pageviews2026-06-12 — 45 pageviews2026-06-15 — 37 pageviews2026-06-18 — 56 pageviews2026-06-21 — 46 pageviews2026-06-24 — 67 pageviews2026-06-27 — 41 pageviews2026-06-30 — 55 pageviews2026-07-03 — 57 pageviews2026-07-06 — 52 pageviews2026-07-09 — 42 pageviews2026-07-12 — 38 pageviews2026-07-15 — 33 pageviews2026-07-18 — 36 pageviews2026-07-21 — 38 pageviews2026-07-24 — 57 pageviews2026-07-27 — 76 pageviews2026-07-30 — 49 pageviews2026-08-02 — 38 pageviews2026-08-05 — 53 pageviews2026-08-08 — 58 pageviews2026-08-11 — 34 pageviews2026-08-14 — 50 pageviews2026-08-17 — 39 pageviews2026-08-20 — 49 pageviews2026-08-23 — 33 pageviews2026-08-26 — 42 pageviews2026-08-28 — 37 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
73.8%
earned "Don't even get me started"
3.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)20,3601%33
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)11,2031%33
PS4 (PlayStation)6,2408%31
Switch (Nintendo)980%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

GoreIndieActionSci-fiShooterViolentTop-DownCyberpunkDifficultIsometric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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