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Ruin
Ruin is a free to play survival sci-fi sandbox MMORPG indie game where you try to survive on mankinds attempt to colonize a distant planet. Chances are stacked against you, but don't give up. You are most likely the last human alive. It is up to you and you alone to do what you must to stay alive.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Downloaded a free early access game. Dropped into a barebones world full of half-dressed bald men. Smacked a wolf. Got a mace. Server died and took all client functionality with it. 10/10 Will early access again.”
— a player, Steam review · 223 hrs played“Game is extremely rough, everyone can see that, and the dev is working on making the game more accessible. Could have probably spent some more time in the oven, but I'm a sucker for MMOs, especially ones that are made with love and passion in mind. Maybe wait for now, but come…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“For a game that has been in development for 15 years, I am shocked with the lack of any customization and the abysmal performance issues. I barely got over 30fps in a game that looks like this... Best of luck to the dev, but this ain't it chief.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Gameplay Changelog - Sep 26-27
Auction House Bids now update the auction row with the new bid price, bidder and time remaining without resetting the current search results. Carts Carts now move better over bridges, slopes and uneve
Gameplay Changelog - Sep 25-26
Auction House Fixed expired bid auctions so winners get the item, sellers get the gold, and losing bidders get their money back through mail. Cancelling an auction with an active bid now refunds the b
Gameplay Changelog - Sep 24-25
Classes & Unlocks Added Tome of Necromancy, which unlocks the Necromancer class account-wide. Locked classes now show at the end of character creation with a faded lock. Skeleton Archer Grimoire is no
Gameplay Changelog — Last 2 Days
New Class — Necromancer • Added the new Necromancer playable class. • Necromancer is a Shadow based caster that commands permanent and temporary undead guardians. • Necromancer can be unlocked account
Ruin Update — 20–21 September
Combat & Guardians Fixed pets in Passive mode not using abilities set to Auto after being ordered to attack. Ranged guardians now only retreat from melee range once every 5 seconds instead of constant
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Adventure · RPG · MMORPG · Sandbox · Base Building · Crafting · Exploration · Open World · Fantasy · 3D · Stylized (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud · Steam Turn Notifications |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | https://playruin.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: intel i5 6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space