Ruiner
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Ruiner is an adventure developed by Reikon Games, released 26 September 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. It currently starts at $3.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 9.2 hrs to finish.
What Ruiner is
Ruiner is an adventure game developed by Reikon Games and released in 2017. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
WELCOME TO RENGKOK A city where dreams come true. Where you can be whoever you want to be, flickering in its flame for five seconds of fame. Then disappear into the darkness. Welcome to the future. Not much has changed. This is Rengkok, purgatory. Dominion of HEAVEN, the leading Virtuality company.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 33 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ruiner holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 138 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9.2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 14.1 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $3.99, that works out to about $0.43 per hour of the main story, or $0.28 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $3.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Ruiner launched on 26 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Middle-earth: Shadow of War. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ruiner yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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