Outstanding story and characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“they are all deep, complex, dreaming characters; I feel no matter who you are there will be a character in this game whom you relate to.”
Steam review · 177 h played ↗
Library Of Ruina
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%ProjectMoon2021Card Game · Deckbuilding · Strategy
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A very long, brutally difficult deck-builder with a standout story, characters and music. Skip it if you dislike grinding, RNG, heavy reading or a confusing UI.
Great for
Story-focused players who enjoy heavy reading, deep deck-building and hard, punishing boss fights
Main risk
Grindy, RNG-heavy gameplay with spiky difficulty and a poor tutorial and UI can become exhausting
What players love
Deep, rewarding deck-building and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's satisfying building and then adjusting your decks to fit the boss you are currently fighting.”
Steam review · 47.5 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The music is also phenomenal, Mili and Studio EIM are amazing.”
Steam review · 182.6 h played ↗
Challenging, rewarding difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“If you're looking for a game to challenge you and test your skills. you're not gonna find a better game than Library of Ruina”
Steam review · 155.7 h played ↗
Huge amount of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“It's one hell of a ride throughout the 150-200 hours your first playthrough will take.”
Steam review · 352.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor tutorial and confusing UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The core issue is the interface. It’s cluttered, inconsistent, and often works against the player.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Unbalanced late-game and gimmick fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the puzzle fights, abnormality floor realizations, whatever.”
Steam review · 153.4 h played ↗
Dice-roll RNG decides fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I just beat one of the later-game librarian's entry level anomaly without changing my strategy after 7-8 consecutive tries. Sheer RNG.”
Steam review · 149.1 h played ↗
Grinding and book-burning RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“this game is truly unplayable without mods, despite its amazing art, story, characters and music. my biggest gripe is how when you fail a level you lose books, which artificially prolongs the game by forcing you to grind.”
Steam review · 95 h played ↗
Fights are long, tedious and disrespect your time
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game has 0 respect for your time.”
Steam review · 118.1 h played ↗
No English voice acting; Korean only
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“The game has no english audio, and the subtitles are extremely frustrating to read.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560+
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560+
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560+
Storage10 GB available space
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