Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$14.99
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A punishing, quirky mix of colony sim, god game and tower defense with deep systems and a rewarding loop. Skip it if you want an endgame, a win state, clear tutorials or smart villager AI.
Great for
Patient players who like Rimworld-style failure, learning from losses and chill-but-tense village building
Main risk
You can never truly win, enemies outscale you, and villager AI plus a bare tutorial can make it frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Rise of Ruins mixes in elements of god games, especially in the way you can cast spells or pick up items and colonists to put them somewhere else.”
Steam review · 219.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The struggle to survive and build up a colony feels rewarding.”
Steam review · 485.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Cute minimalist graphics and some delightful gameplay concepts.”
Steam review · 184.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It's a pretty chill experience and great for listening to podcasts at the same time”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's a complete, released game, amazing city builder / tower defense.”
Steam review · 66.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“What makes it really fun is that every failure counts towards something.”
Steam review · 96.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The AI, such as it is, seems to have two different settings: pretend to work, and gleefully do jack.”
Steam review · 948.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Three years and counting without any news. Consider this abandonware.”
Steam review · 159.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Once you've established one settlement, there seems to be no point on building another as you will just do the same thing over again”
Steam review · 92.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“On my 22-inch 1080p monitor, the text is too small.”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the mobs scale to infinity and your villagers and defenses don't.”
Steam review · 111.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Throws you into the game with a "figure it out yourself" attitude.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
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+ Nostalgia and a top entry in the series
− Weaker and less innovative than earlier games
analyzed 56 min ago
+ Beautiful minimalist art and sound
− Repetitive and shallow, little replayability
analyzed 3 h ago
+ Gacha feel without spending money
− Content runs out after a few hours
analyzed 5 h ago
+ Great rock soundtrack
− Unbalanced levels and random losses
analyzed 1 d ago
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