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Army of Ruin

Army of Ruin

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

Released Jun 8, 2023 Developer Milkstone Studios Platforms Windows · Mac Action RoguelikeBullet HellExplorationShoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.8%positive2,411 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Great meta progress & long term motivation, doesn't get boring. Runs well on the steam deck.”

— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Starts slow but there is a lot to do. Yes... lot's of repetition but honestly that's just how it goes with these games. I wouldn't rate it the absolute best of the genre but it's towards the top. I did really enjoy the variety of characters and builds. The only real issue there…”

— a player, Steam review · 116 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Feels too safe, like a kids game of something. Cute graphics, cute music. Fine game mechanics. Overall, I just felt underwhelmed and bored. Nothing to hook me in.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

26playing at last check
3824-hour peak
1,001all-time peak
0 250 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 325 avg · Nov 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

221achievements
23.5%median completion
5.6%rarest: Pearl of Pain
78.3% of players 75.4% of players 73.1% of players 70.6% of players 69.7% of players 66.6% of players 64.2% of players 62.6% of players 61.4% of players 59.2% of players 58.7% of players 57.2% of players 56.8% of players 55.9% of players 55.2% of players 53.1% of players 51.4% of players 48.5% of players 47.3% of players 43.8% of players 42.7% of players 41.4% of players 40.3% of players 39.5% of players 38.3% of players 36.4% of players 35.5% of players 34.0% of players 33.6% of players 33.1% of players 31.7% of players 29.8% of players 27.9% of players 27.5% of players 26.0% of players 24.4% of players 24.1% of players 23.0% of players 22.3% of players 22.0% of players 21.6% of players 21.4% of players 20.9% of players 20.2% of players 19.3% of players 17.6% of players 17.1% of players 16.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.9% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 12.7% of players 12.3% of players 11.9% of players 11.7% of players 78.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.3%Throwing Axe — Graveyard I - Complete the Stage
78.1%Exploration Prize — Earn 5,000 Coins through all stages
78.0%Magic Staff — Reach Experience Level 15 with Saul
Rarest badges of honor
5.6%Pearl of Pain — Glacier III - Complete the Stage with no Capacity Upgrades
6.0%Burning Baton — Upgrade Command Baton to Level 5
6.2%Command Baton — Shrine III - Complete the Stage with 28:00 minutes or more on the clock

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US7.99 USD
EU7.99 EUR
UK6.69 GBP
Australia11.79 AUD
Canada10.49 CAD
Japan920 JPY
Brazil26.49 BRL
China33.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$9.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 01, 2026
Update #6 - Small update

This update just changes the Twich OAuth Token generation page (previous one was no longer working).

May 30, 2025
Farm Together 2 - Full release available now!

Today we're releasing Farm Together 2, the farming experience that anyone can play! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/6860297/d1125bb8df0734a02d6bcd99c9466df705f8edae.jpg We've made a huge ef

Feb 20, 2025
Update #5 - Small improvements

Hi! This update fixes a couple annoyances related to mouse control, and removes the Game Telemetry feature, as we're no longer monitoring it. Improvements: When mouse movement is set to toggle mode, i

May 07, 2024
Farm Together 2 - Early Access now available!

Today marks the start of the Farm Together 2 Early Access! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6860297/6868b4789085d2e19bfbe0862d1f79aebe214ccc.jpg We hope you have fun playing the game, and do

Feb 13, 2024
Farm Together 2 - Coming soon!

Today we're announcing our next game, Farm Together 2! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/6860297/6868b4789085d2e19bfbe0862d1f79aebe214ccc.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/2418520/Fa

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Exploration · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Hack and Slash · Rogue-lite · Shooter · Rogue-like · Action RPG · 3D · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Hungarian, Turkish
ControllerFull support
Achievements221
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista or newer Processor: Quad core processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 capable hardware DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space