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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.

RUINER is a cyberpunk, action and top-down shooter game developed by Reikon Games and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on September 26th 2017 is available on Windows and Linux in 15 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Ukrainian, Italian and Turkish.

It has received 11,519 reviews of which 10,324 were positive and 1,195 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.82€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified RUINER into these genres:

Cyberpunk Action Top-Down Shooter Great Soundtrack Violent Indie Twin Stick Shooter Gore Isometric Atmospheric Difficult Singleplayer Sci-fi Shooter Top-Down Dystopian Hack and Slash Third Person Fast-Paced Open World

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System requirements

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Windows

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

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18.3, Debian 9, Fedora 27

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March 2025

Incredibly cool cyberpunk action game. Really nails the aesthetic and themes of the genre. I generally enjoyed the combat, although it was frustrating at times.

Jan. 2025

RUINER is a stylish and brutally fast-paced cyberpunk action game that excels in atmosphere and combat but falls short in storytelling and variety. It’s a game that delivers intense, adrenaline-fueled action wrapped in a visually striking world, but it sometimes struggles to maintain depth beyond its aesthetic. The biggest strength of RUINER is its presentation. The neon-drenched cyberpunk cityscapes, glitchy UI effects, and pounding synthwave soundtrack create an incredible sense of style and immersion. Every frame of the game feels like a cyberpunk fever dream, with sharp, angular designs and a haunting, dystopian atmosphere that pulls you in immediately. The combat is another highlight. It’s fast, brutal, and satisfying, rewarding quick reflexes and tactical thinking. The mix of melee and ranged weapons, along with abilities like dashes and shields, keeps encounters exciting and fluid. The game makes you feel powerful, but never invincible, as enemies hit hard and require careful positioning and strategy to defeat. Boss fights, in particular, are intense and well-designed, pushing you to master the game’s mechanics. However, RUINER has its drawbacks. The story is minimalistic and doesn’t feel as engaging as the world it’s set in. While the themes of corporate oppression and cybernetic augmentation are intriguing, the narrative doesn’t develop enough to make you truly invested in your silent protagonist’s journey. The game also leans heavily on its cyberpunk aesthetic without offering much depth in world-building. Another issue is the repetition. While combat is fun, the enemy encounters start to blend together after a while, and mission objectives don’t offer much variety beyond “kill everything in the room.” The game’s length is fairly short, which helps prevent fatigue, but it still could have used more diversity in gameplay. Overall, RUINER is a visually stunning and mechanically satisfying game that thrives on its cyberpunk atmosphere and intense action but falls short in narrative depth and variety. If you’re looking for a fast-paced, stylish action game with an amazing soundtrack, it’s worth playing—but don’t expect it to redefine the genre. Rating: 7/10 – A sleek, cyberpunk power trip with repetitive gameplay and a forgettable story.

Jan. 2025

This is genuinely a fun game if you know what you're getting into, overall a B+ for sure, mayyybe A-, so like a 7/10, but a good 7/10, mayyybe even 8/10, but its obviously not a large budget massive game, but not buggy or boring or anything, I could give it an 8/10 I suppose Gameplay-wise its played like an isometric hack and slash, where reaction and speed is important, its important to react to and dodge enemy attacks, you must act fast but also mindfully, there is a dodge that doesn’t give you immunity so you must avoid attacks, you also get a v effective shield and the ability to see everything slower, and ofc a bunch of other skills, I WOULD QUALIFY THIS AS A DIFFICULT GAME, and I’m writing this in all caps as a warning to someone who wants something more fun and chill, much like you must account for every attack in soulslikes, this is way different but you must act very fast to both avoid many strong attacks, even from weaker mobs, and attack the enemies Story-wise its a decent cyberpunk dystopian story, dark enough, original, interesting enough + great world building + good art style and decent graphics + good sound design with a great soundtrack for this sort of a game + a fun experience, completable in a day, doesn’t take forever doing things, and even the more repetitive bits don’t get boring + quick, action packed and speed-based combat - dialog options that dont matter - flawed story, overall decent, but at some point loses any symbolism and is just fascinating things happening for the sake of a fun story, but that’s not a horrible thing, its alright, but i feel it could be even better given the world building - sometimes gets button-mashy and hard to follow through even though the controls start to feel clunky - to reiterate the previous point, YOUR CHARACTER DOES NOT MELEE IN THE DIRECTION YOURE RUNNING, YOU STILL NEED TO TURN THE RIGHT STICK, which gets really annoying on a controller - sometimes gets a bit annoying in combat, but that’s a minor drawback, as I have seen FAR, FAR more annoying parts in great games

Sept. 2024

aight heres a quick review: Gameplay its pretty solid fun and stylish, if you played games like Hotline Miami then you will enjoy this game too. The story is fast paced but good enough. The soundtrack is pretty good. Also the ambiance of this game plus the art style is a superb, if you love cyberpunk themes then you are going to love this game The only con i see in this game is that its WAAAAAY too overpriced for a REALLY short game, you can finish the game in literally one afternoon (4.4 h) so i highly suggest to buy this when its for sale. 7.8/10, game is good but just wait for it to be in sale.

July 2024

Every visual and auditory aspect of this game is incredible. Based on vibes alone, this is the best cyberpunk game I've played. The combat on the other hand isn't great. It's slow, unresponsive, and none of the abilities you unlock are particularly interesting. Attempts to try out different combos or abilities usually lead to less effective results than just spamming dash and melee. At first I wasn't a fan of constantly switching guns every time you run out of ammo, but looking back this decision was probably for the best otherwise I would optimize even more fun out of the game by just using a shotgun at all times. The combat isn't bad enough to justify not playing the game though, and I can still recommend it just because of how good everything else is.

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