How many people are playing RUINER right now?

9 people are playing RUINER on Steam right now, making it the 7591st most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 19 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is RUINER's all-time peak player count?

RUINER's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 917, reached in September 2017.

Is RUINER good? What do Steam reviews say?

89% of 10,412 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does RUINER cost on Steam?

RUINER costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does RUINER work on Steam Deck?

RUINER is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

RUINER

by Reikon Games · published by Devolver Digital · Released Sep 26, 2017

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Gold

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#7,591

▼ 43.8%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

89% positive

Very Positive10,412 reviews

Owners (est.)500K–1M

24h peak

Highest seen917

Sep 20179.2 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Nov 2026

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Players -43.8% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 16:49 UTC · tracking since 2016-08-01

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Ruiner + The Hong Kong MassacreBundle
−40% $35.98 $21.58
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Ruiner x GhostrunnerBundle
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RUINER: Soundtrack EditionBundle
$24.28
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Reviews

89% positive of 10,412 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

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✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

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Patches & builds

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Sep 26, 2019, 5:01 PM UTC
Build 4232504the current build when we started tracking10.9 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Oct 9, 2018
PatchCHEATER UPDATE is here!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24311777/d33c67e7d76fc2af638f4fcd14981c86b6ea5780.png How many times have you lost to TrafficKing? How many times were you running too low on energy to escape death? How many times have you mis…
Jul 6, 2018
Patch2nd language update is live now!
Ciao! Merhaba! The second language update for RUINER has just arrived! This time it’s the long-awaited Italian and Turkish. Both localisations are complete and polished, locked and loaded. In the name of the whole Ruiner Team and the Turkish and Italian player…

Other news (18)

Jun 16, 2026
Devolver Digital 2026 Publisher Sale | Wishlist RUINER 2 Now!
Puppy, it's time to wake up. The Devolver Digital 2026 Publisher Sale is officially live, Snag all the games you've been eyeing now at new discounts whether your wallet is ready or not!Devolver's Steam pageWhile you browse the sale, we have an even bigger reve…
May 8, 2026
RUINER 2 Closed Pre-Alpha Playtest Wrap-Up
Join Discord to be the first to sign up for future playtests. RUINER 2 Discord The dust has settled on our very first Closed Pre-Alpha Playtest, and we want to send a massive thank you to everyone who signed up, shared their feedback, and showed interest in ju…
Apr 21, 2026
RUINER 2 Gameplay Trailer
New Gameplay Trailer for RUINER 2Reikon Games reveals a deeper look at RUINER 2 with the first official gameplay trailer. The sequel transforms the franchise from a top-down shooter into a Cyberpunk Action RPG set in Rengkok, a megacity where corporate power a…
Mar 12, 2026
RUINER 2
Be a good puppy for HER - Wishlist RUINER 2 now on steam.
Mar 5, 2026
Almost 10 years on from the first one, Ruiner is getting a sequel, and this time with co-op
Not all that long off the heels of releasing parkour boomer shooter Metal Eden, developer Reikon Games have now announced that they'll be returning to their cyberpunk world Ruiner in the form of… well, it's just called Ruiner 2. And it's a sequel that sure, lo…
Mar 5, 2026
RUINER 2 | Coming Soon!
Reikon Games is proud to announce the global reveal and trailer for RUINER 2, a sequel to the cult-classic top-down shooter that evolves the franchise into a ruthless Cyberpunk ARPG. In RUINER 2, players will return to the city-scape & concrete hunting grounds…
Jan 26, 2024
Ruiner devs reportedly lay off over half of studio behind cyberpunk shooter
Reikon Games, the developers behind cyberpunky top-down shooter Ruiner , have reportedly become the latest studio to lay off dozens of staff, with over half of the Polish indie said to have lost their jobs earlier this week. Read more
Aug 4, 2023
One of the best but most underrated games ever is now less than $4
It's not often you get a game like Ruiner . Its influences are clear, with heavy dashes of Cyberpunk 2077, Hotline Miami, Deus Ex, and beloved anime movie Akira. But Ruiner is more than the sum of its parts. One of the best indie games of all time, it blends a…
Feb 18, 2022
Amazon sign first-look deal with the company planning Disco Elysium and Life Is Strange shows
Amazon Studios are considering making Prime shows and films based on video games, signing a first-look deal with the production company currently planning adaptations of games including Disco Elysium and Life Is Strange. This will give Amazon the first opportu…
Feb 29, 2020
RUINER OST is now separate from the game!
Hello Puppies, We are back with one of the most frequently requested adjustments to our official soundtrack on Steam! From now on, you can purchase the RUINER OST on Steam independently of the game. It means that our soundtrack is purchasable and downloadable …
Nov 8, 2019
Nuclear Throne and Ruiner are this week's free Epic Store games
If you're looking to expand that insurmountable gaming backlog still further, then perhaps you might like to glance in the direction of the Epic Games Store, where once again a bony finger beckons through the crack in the curtain with the promise of more free …
Nov 7, 2019
Nuclear Throne and Ruiner are free on the Epic Games Store
I hope you remembered to pick up Costume Quest and SOMA for free from the Epic Games Store, because if you didn't, you missed your chance. The good news, as the old saying goes, is that when one window closes, somebody throws a big rock through another on…
Nov 7, 2019
Top-down blasters Ruiner and Nuclear Throne are this week's Epic Games Store freebies
If you like your violence from the perspective of a duck, or of a child who held onto their kite during a gale, then the two free games on Epic Games Store this week are very much for you. Both Ruiner and Nuclear Throne are top-down shooters, given freely as l…
Nov 1, 2019
Costume Quest and Soma are this week's Epic Games Store freebies
The Epic Games Store has a little Halloween treat for you, with both dress ’em up RPG Costume Quest and grim depths survival game Soma free for the next week. If you’re going to grab a freebie for your kiddy-winks, I urge you to be very careful wit…
Sep 26, 2019
Happy birthday Puppy! You're two years old now!
Hello Puppies, Wow, time goes by fast! But, in a cyberpunk future, time can be very relative. It’s pretty hard to believe that Puppy started his journey through the streets of Rengkok over two years ago. That’s right! Today marks exactly two years since we rel…
Jul 29, 2018
The cyberpunk art of Benedykt Szneider gave Ruiner a brutal beauty
Ruiner managed something few cyberpunk games do. It took some of the most cliched imagery the genre has and made it feel fresh. This was a game with Akira-style motorbikes, sushi stands, neon signs, katanas, ladies in leather, Japanese and Korean text everywhe…
Apr 17, 2018
The final version of RUINER for Linux is here! *[EDIT]*
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24311777/fb1c3d0441a5e70188b41547e3ae57e878117d0c.png Hello Penguins and Puppies, Tux Update is now complete and official. No need to switch to the Linux beta anymore! - get it directly from th…
Apr 6, 2018
The May Humble Monthly kicks off with Kerbal Space Program, Dead Rising 4, and Ruiner
The Humble Bundlers have unveiled the new Humble Monthly for May , which features Kerbal Space Program, Dead Rising 4, and Ruiner, plus more games to be revealed later, for $12.  The Humble Monthly is a subscription-based program that offers up a differen…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 88% on 2026-11-01 → 89% today (10,412 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$19.99

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DLC

1 item on Steam, newest first.

RUINER Official Soundtrack
$6.9984% positive

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RUINER player count and quick facts

How many people are playing RUINER right now?: 9 people are playing RUINER on Steam right now, making it the 7591st most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 19 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is RUINER's all-time peak player count?: RUINER's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 917, reached in September 2017.
Is RUINER good? What do Steam reviews say?: 89% of 10,412 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does RUINER cost on Steam?: RUINER costs $19.99 on Steam (US).
Does RUINER work on Steam Deck?: RUINER is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.

Store info

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.

Developer: Reikon Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Release date: Sep 26, 2017
Install size: 10 GB minimum
Platforms: Linux · Windows
Genres: Action, Indie · All
Steam app ID: 464060

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