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RUINER

Reikon Games · Devolver Digital · 2017-09-26

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

RUINER is an Action, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 12504 reviews).

10
playing now
89%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (123 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (116 downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (3,461 ratings)
9.2h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

RUINER trailer thumbnail

RUINER - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈422,483 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

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 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 313k–750k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,504 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
Fanatical$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Gamesplanet$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 114 of 146 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

4862026-09-15 12:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 27 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 27 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 25 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 30 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 16 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 10 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 26 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 20 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 26 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1490Aug 2016Aug 2026Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 18Dec 2017 — avg 127 · peak 354Apr 2018 — avg 100 · peak 336Aug 2018 — avg 46 · peak 148Dec 2018 — avg 59 · peak 373Apr 2019 — avg 21 · peak 49Aug 2019 — avg 25 · peak 157Dec 2019 — avg 22 · peak 56Apr 2020 — avg 54 · peak 259Aug 2020 — avg 16 · peak 36Dec 2020 — avg 24 · peak 61Apr 2021 — avg 13 · peak 33Aug 2021 — avg 27 · peak 91Dec 2021 — avg 16 · peak 44Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2022 — avg 13 · peak 31Dec 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Apr 2023 — avg 13 · peak 66Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Dec 2023 — avg 12 · peak 27Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 16 · peak 63Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 41Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 13 · peak 48Dec 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2026 — avg 24 · peak 82Aug 2026 — avg 28 · peak 76
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.66$0.002017-09-132026-10-142017-09-13 — 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 $3.352026-09-19 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

82252026-05-31 — 38 pageviews2026-06-04 — 29 pageviews2026-06-08 — 49 pageviews2026-06-12 — 45 pageviews2026-06-16 — 33 pageviews2026-06-20 — 43 pageviews2026-06-24 — 67 pageviews2026-06-28 — 42 pageviews2026-07-02 — 64 pageviews2026-07-06 — 52 pageviews2026-07-10 — 38 pageviews2026-07-14 — 33 pageviews2026-07-18 — 36 pageviews2026-07-22 — 26 pageviews2026-07-26 — 62 pageviews2026-07-30 — 49 pageviews2026-08-03 — 45 pageviews2026-08-07 — 82 pageviews2026-08-11 — 34 pageviews2026-08-15 — 39 pageviews2026-08-19 — 36 pageviews2026-08-23 — 33 pageviews2026-08-27 — 58 pageviews2026-08-31 — 29 pageviews2026-09-04 — 41 pageviews2026-09-08 — 35 pageviews2026-09-12 — 75 pageviews2026-09-16 — 58 pageviews2026-09-20 — 46 pageviews2026-09-24 — 25 pageviews2026-09-28 — 51 pageviews2026-10-02 — 57 pageviews2026-10-06 — 50 pageviews2026-10-10 — 40 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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-09-26 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreIndieActionSci-fiShooterViolentTop-DownCyberpunkDifficultIsometric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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