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Runic Survivor

Runic Survivor

Combine Runes to craft unique spells! Survive the endless hordes of monsters as you work to break the four Runic seals! Runic is a casual horde shooter with rogue-lite elements and a charming retro aesthetic.

Released Dec 31, 2023 Developer STEELDUCK Studios Platforms Windows ActionCasualStrategyAction RoguelikeAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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.

65.4%positive231 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Incomplete, abandoned. Man, haven't played this in just under 4 years. I came back to check up on things and find the dev made the decision to abandon the game in 2023 due to financial issues. I get it. At the end of the day it's a $3 game. I had fun and enjoyed an earlier…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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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.

12achievements
25.6%median completion
9.1%rarest: Master of Eden
74.9% of players 64.4% of players 58.9% of players 56.2% of players 35.9% of players 28.9% of players 25.6% of players 16.2% of players 15.1% of players 12.1% of players 9.8% of players 9.1% of players 74.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.9%Damage Dealer — Deal a total of 100.000 Damage to enemies
64.4%Apprentice of the Plains — Complete Endless Plains on Apprentice difficulty
58.9%Savage — Kill 5000 enemies
Rarest badges of honor
9.1%Master of Eden — Complete the Garden of Eden on Master difficulty
9.8%Master of Shadows — Complete the Shadow Lands on Master difficulty
12.1%Adept of Eden — Complete the Garden of Eden on Adept difficulty

Latest official news

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

Jan 01, 2024
An update on the status of Runic Survivor

Hi, As many of you probably know, Runic Survivor has been in early access since it's release about a year ago. When I released the game I had plans to expand on it, but shortly after it's release, I s

Nov 02, 2022
Update 0.16

Hello again! This update is yet another small bug-fixing and optimization update. I had originally intended for this update to include new runes, as well as an endless mode, but those inclusions have

Oct 16, 2022
Update 0.15 - Bugfixes

Thanks for the feedback on the last update! On top of the fixes listed below, I implemented a small change in how the code handles the Torch trinket. Hopefully it helps with some of the issues people

Oct 15, 2022
Update 0.14 - Varius bugfixes, new spell colour & accessibility!

Not in my wildest dreams had I imagined that this many people would be playing Runic after just two weeks. The game has gotten to the point where most of the bugs people are experiencing are very situ

Oct 07, 2022
2nd Hotfix for Update 0.13

Fixed the issue with spells breaking after the first run. Also put summons back to there original size. Hopefully the game is back to a playable state again.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Casual · Strategy · Action Roguelike · Action RPG · Arcade · Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelite · Shoot 'Em Up · 2D · Pixel Graphics (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 250 MB available space