LONE RUIN

Platforms

• PC

  Jan 12, 2023

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  7.0

  playscore

  7.0

  8 Critics

  6.2

  123 Players
• Nintendo Switch

  Jan 12, 2023

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  NA

  playscore

  7.0

  18 Critics

  NA

  0 Players

25 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Pure Nintendo

  8.0

  Overall, Lone Ruin is a tough twin-stick shooter that hits the spot. The runs are quick and satisfying, with leaderboards and multiple weapons to encourage replay. It looks great and plays smoothly; just don’t get too comfortable because it will all be over soon. Until you play again.

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  COGconnected

  6.5

  The bosses require practice and experimentation to master. Your success is determined by repetition and fortuitous reward drops at the end of every stage. Honestly, the short runtime might be an upside, depending on what you’re looking for. Roguelite players may find Lone Ruin rather disappointing. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a short, arcade-style experience, maybe give this game a shot.

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  Way Too Many Games

  6.5

  Lone Ruin is the type of isometric dungeon crawler I have been looking for, and if I ignore the flaws and choose to make the game harder for myself by not picking what is so clearly overpowered, it’s quite fun.

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  TechRaptor

  7.0

  The visual style is extremely appealing whether you’re on the go on Switch and loading up the game on the biggest screen in the house. The gameplay is fast-paced and appropriately tight, and the weapons are fun to master.

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  GameSpew

  8.0

  It’s a frenetic, fun and highly replayable outing that’ll have you coming back for more. But if you do find a strange meteor in your backyard, do the sensible thing and toss it in next door’s wheelie bin

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  Gaming Bolt

  8.0

  Lone Ruin is a hardcore, action-packed roguelike game to its core, and it absolutely shines on the Switch.

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  Noisy Pixel

  5.0

  Lone Ruin’s brevity and simplicity might make it worth a look; if the price is right for you, that is. Unfortunately, its issues with variety and a lackluster arsenal of spells, items, and upgrades hamper the experience.

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  NintendoLife

  7.0

  Tight controls, dark aesthetics, tough-but-fair gameplay, and a diverse collection of weapons and upgrades all come together to make this one a worthwhile purchase, with the caveat that it's also about as basic as a twin-stick shooter can get, which limits its staying power somewhat.

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  Shacknews

  9.0

  Lone Ruin will test your patience, but let’s all be grateful the arcade action comes without the arcade cost. The “just one more try” gameplay benefits greatly from the snappy load screens and menus, even on the Nintendo Switch version, making it easier to recommend this brutally difficult and magical indie hit from Super Rare Games.

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  Cultured Vultures

  7.0

  While Lone Ruin is currently sparse on content, there’s some solid gameplay foundations here that could be built upon in the future.

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