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Rise to Ruins

Rise to Ruins

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Released Oct 14, 2019 Developer Raymond Doerr Publisher SixtyGig Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Tower DefenseColony SimCity BuilderStrategySurvival
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

88.0%positive7,652 reviews
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“Don't listen to "game is abandoned" bull-crap reviews. It's a complete, released game, amazing city builder / tower defense. You pay for this, a "finished product" not "free updates forever product".”

— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Definitely challenging, and definitely takes time to learn. Enjoyable experience if you don't mind the learning curve and grind. Charming enough.”

— a player, Steam review · 271 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Some recent reviews claim it's "abandoned" when it is actually complete.”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

30playing at last check
3324-hour peak
1,440all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 417 avg · Feb 2019

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.

113achievements
1.7%median completion
0.3%rarest: Was I a Good Boy?
16.1% of players 11.7% of players 10.4% of players 9.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 16.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
16.1%You Already Lost — Build your first Camp.
11.7%Deforestation — Harvest 256 wood from trees.
10.4%Build All The Things! — Build 16 of buildings, except walls.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Was I a Good Boy? — Resurrect 4 Doggos.
0.4%Catjeetastrophic — Have 6 Catjeet die for any reason.
0.4%Bad Aim — Accidentally hit a villager with a meteor or comet.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU13.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China57.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$6.5 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Sep 19, 2023
Update 2d - Even More Minor Fixes and Balance Update - Released!

This is a small patch addressing a few bugs, as well as a few minor balance tweaks. Enjoy! :) If you want to read more about the enormous Update 2 patch, click here. Check out the change log for all t

Aug 29, 2023
Update 2c - Minor Fixes and Balance Update - Released!

This is a small patch addressing a few bugs, as well as a few minor balance tweaks. Enjoy! :) If you want to read more about the enormous patch that was just released on Saturday, click here. Check ou

Aug 26, 2023
Update 2 - The Achievement Update - Released!

https://media.tenor.com/AO9kGgay3RUAAAAd/its-about-time-starcraft.gif Introducing the largest update patch ever in Rise to Ruins history. Update 2, the Achievement Update. This patch adds a massive am

Aug 23, 2023
Build Update 2 Unstable 4 Released

Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! *Brushes dust off podium* Hello? *tap tap* Is this thing on? Hello? *clears throat* Ahem.. anyway.. Rise to Ruins Update 2 Unstable 4 has finally

Jun 11, 2022
Build Update 2 Unstable 3c Released

Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! Update 2 Unstable 3c is a minor release addressing a few bugs and balance issues that creeped up. Check out the changelogs and enjoy! If you find

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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, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · Colony Sim · City Builder · Strategy · Survival · Pixel Graphics · Base-Building · God Game · Simulation · Indie · Sandbox · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements113
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://risetoruins.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP (64 Bit) Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher. Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Java 8 or Higher Required (Bundled with product)