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Ring of Pain

Ring of Pain

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.

Released Oct 15, 2020 Developer Simon Boxer, Twice Different Publisher Balor Games Platforms Windows · Mac Dungeon CrawlerCard GameRogue-liteTurn-BasedDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

91.5%positive4,805 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“🎮 [u]Gameplay[/u] 🔲 Excellent ✅ Good 🔲 Average 🔲 Poor 🔲 Staring at Walls is better Ring of Pain distills dungeon crawling into its purest form: a circular nightmare where every step forward is a decision with consequences. Enemies, loot, and exits exist in the same ring, forcing…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Wonderful game Can be BS on occasion, which makes it all the better when you win.”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A pretty unique and challenging card game, where the cards are actually the maze to navigate in a circle. RNG has a critical influence in this game, as bad builds will get you nowhere. Still, lots of fun and much to experiment and discover.”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

28playing at last check
3124-hour peak
1,233all-time peak
0 500 1k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 554 avg · Oct 2020

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.

138achievements
15.0%median completion
1.1%rarest: Multiclass
89.1% of players 79.9% of players 73.8% of players 71.0% of players 69.2% of players 66.3% of players 63.7% of players 62.6% of players 61.4% of players 58.7% of players 56.8% of players 56.2% of players 54.5% of players 48.7% of players 48.3% of players 47.8% of players 46.7% of players 44.4% of players 40.1% of players 38.6% of players 37.5% of players 36.8% of players 35.1% of players 33.9% of players 30.4% of players 26.9% of players 25.8% of players 24.4% of players 20.7% of players 18.9% of players 18.7% of players 17.7% of players 17.1% of players 16.6% of players 15.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.1% of players 12.9% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 12.0% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.6% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 7.7% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 89.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.1%First Steps — Complete the Tutorial
86.8%Uncharted Territory — Discover a new path
79.9%Getting A Glimpse — Reach a depth of 6
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Multiclass — Complete a run where you only ever equip Multiclass items
1.3%Dominant Twin — Kill a creature with exactly the same stats as you
1.5%All Natural — Complete a run without gaining any stats from Stat Boosts

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Oct 06, 2025
Build notes 1.6.02f2

Bug FixesFixed a security vulnerability in the Unity EngineMinor language fixes

Oct 02, 2024
Our next roguelite... Demo out now!

Hello everyone! At a certain point after releasing a game, every developer needs to decide what to do next with the resources they have available... and when thinking about making another game, someth

Nov 01, 2023
Build notes 1.6.01f2

Bug Fixes Scrounger Appreciation achievement fixes Option to play the tutorial is back Soul Raiser fixes Multiclass Gambit fixes Other Multiclass achievement description update to specify you can only

Oct 12, 2023
Multiclass Update

This update is themed around Item Set synergies and includes a new Light item to unlock which will give you more influence over each run! It includes new content adapted from community suggestions and

Oct 12, 2023
Build notes 1.6.00 - Multiclass Update

Features - Added a new light item Selective Stone! This allows you to select the Item Sets you want to spawn throughout the game. - Added 10+ new items - Added 15+ new achievements Bug fix - Fixed bug

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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.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsDungeon Crawler · Card Game · Rogue-lite · Turn-Based · Difficult · Rogue-like · Dark · Strategy · RPG · Stylized · Lore-Rich · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements138
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://ringofpain.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8/10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Some graphics issues on Windows 7. Compatible drivers for most graphics cards are only available on more recent OS.