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RUINER
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“If Doom 2016 had a glory kill fueled love child with hotline miami all set in a cyberpunk top down shooter that has a terrible story. Has more depth and complexity than most 3D person shooters. Excited for the sequel!”
“This is a very special game, fast paced combat, great art direction, memorable character (HER) and god-tier music. Native Linux version is missing cut scenes and some art during conversations and gameplay ( like the…”
“Another great Polish cyberpunk themed game, fun fast arcade gameplay with great atmosphere both visually and audibly. ps 2 small minuses is WASD - tilted control and very tight time limit for speedrun achievement (under…”
46 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Played it 9 yrs ago, didn't like it- decided to try this once again but I still don't like it. Truly a shame, cause the game just oozes style and the music is absolutely great....but man the game is just not well…”
“This is a very special game, fast paced combat, great art direction, memorable character (HER) and god-tier music. Native Linux version is missing cut scenes and some art during conversations and gameplay ( like the…”
“Very short but nice. - The visuals hold up very good, music is hype. - Story is basic and barely existing. - Gameplay is basic for a top down shooter, some boss and move are annoying. Get it at a low price.”
32 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Played it 9 yrs ago, didn't like it- decided to try this once again but I still don't like it. Truly a shame, cause the game just oozes style and the music is absolutely great....but man the game is just not well…”
“This is a very special game, fast paced combat, great art direction, memorable character (HER) and god-tier music. Native Linux version is missing cut scenes and some art during conversations and gameplay ( like the…”
“Very short but nice. - The visuals hold up very good, music is hype. - Story is basic and barely existing. - Gameplay is basic for a top down shooter, some boss and move are annoying. Get it at a low price.”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This is a very special game, fast paced combat, great art direction, memorable character (HER) and god-tier music. Native Linux version is missing cut scenes and some art during conversations and gameplay ( like the…”
“Great visuals, banging soundtrack, probably even a good story. But combat and controls are a hot steaming pile of S.”
“Comparisons to Hotline Miami aren’t too off the mark in terms of movement and combat flow, but Ruiner should be seen as a more reactive effort, whereas Hotline Miami allowed for more room-to-room planning on the players…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“First thing yeah, the graphics are good. The whole cyberpunk vibe, neon lights, dark city it looks clean and stylish. This is easily one of the strongest parts of the game. Gameplay is smooth. Movement feels good,…”
“Easy control scheme on claw or any other handheld. A little more world building and fleshing out the characters would have been great. Game gets more fun as you upgrade.”
“People complain about this game's controls with a controller. Shrug, I like it with a controller. It's like a twin stick shooter. It also plays well on the Steam Deck. It saves at all checkpoints, so it's a good game to…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“For a game that is trying to be fast paced and intense, they made some really odd choices. The game is CONSTANTLY going into slow mo which is really distracting and totally prevents you from getting any kind of rhythm…”
“Played it 9 yrs ago, didn't like it- decided to try this once again but I still don't like it. Truly a shame, cause the game just oozes style and the music is absolutely great....but man the game is just not well…”
“Very short but nice. - The visuals hold up very good, music is hype. - Story is basic and barely existing. - Gameplay is basic for a top down shooter, some boss and move are annoying. Get it at a low price.”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“If Doom 2016 had a glory kill fueled love child with hotline miami all set in a cyberpunk top down shooter that has a terrible story. Has more depth and complexity than most 3D person shooters. Excited for the sequel!”
“Very short but nice. - The visuals hold up very good, music is hype. - Story is basic and barely existing. - Gameplay is basic for a top down shooter, some boss and move are annoying. Get it at a low price.”
“I suddenly decided to finish the game after getting frustrated playing it the first time a few years ago. It's short and if you don't care about gameplay, play this on easy mode. It'll save you hours of stress. Visuals…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Very short but nice. - The visuals hold up very good, music is hype. - Story is basic and barely existing. - Gameplay is basic for a top down shooter, some boss and move are annoying. Get it at a low price.”
“I suddenly decided to finish the game after getting frustrated playing it the first time a few years ago. It's short and if you don't care about gameplay, play this on easy mode. It'll save you hours of stress. Visuals…”
“Good, but not great. I really enjoyed the aesthetic and the soundtrack was absolutely amazing. The mid game felt very repetetive and hollow to me, and the story was mediocre at best. For 2€ on sale, definitely worth…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Played it 9 yrs ago, didn't like it- decided to try this once again but I still don't like it. Truly a shame, cause the game just oozes style and the music is absolutely great....but man the game is just not well…”
“Great visuals and art but horrible ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ keyboard controls. Dash does not work the majority of time. Looking online confirms I am not the only one.”
“Great visuals, banging soundtrack, probably even a good story. But combat and controls are a hot steaming pile of S.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Another great Polish cyberpunk themed game, fun fast arcade gameplay with great atmosphere both visually and audibly. ps 2 small minuses is WASD - tilted control and very tight time limit for speedrun achievement (under…”
“I suddenly decided to finish the game after getting frustrated playing it the first time a few years ago. It's short and if you don't care about gameplay, play this on easy mode. It'll save you hours of stress. Visuals…”
“I really loved RUİNER whether it’s the fast-paced combat mechanics, the cyberpunk atmosphere filled with neon lights, or the game’s soundtrack, everything is perfect. When I first started playing, I wasn’t familiar with…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I still do not think i can recomend this game. Visually its perfect, good graphics, cool vibes, unmatched atmosphere of dystopian cyberpunk, good immersive soundtrack. The artstyle is incredibly on point, this game has a style. But gameplay wise its bad, sometimes horrible.…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“RUINER 2 when? Good game look good sound good feel good story is whatever never really found a use for the dash chain thing i may or may not update this to be filled with actual Edit: Hey alright”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“RUINER gets a very good 7,5 of 10 from me. And I claim that - for only 2 Euro/Dollar right now - Ruiner even is a "must buy" right now: Ruiner has nice looking graphics while being not too demanding, it is a 2017 game. The art design and style are really well done, it really…”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Cyberpunk · Action · Top-Down Shooter · Great Soundtrack · Violent · Indie · Twin Stick Shooter · Gore · Isometric · Atmospheric · Difficult · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Ukrainian, Italian, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.ruinergame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) Storage: 10 GB available space