Recursive Ruin

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 327 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Bit Rot · Puzzle Platformer · May 18, 2022

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Recursive Ruin?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 126 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 327 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 224 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise224 helpful reviews20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 224 sampled reviews raised it
On one hand, the gameplay is incredibly unique, and the game provides an interesting take on non-Euclidean geometry.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
59 of 224 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is strangely fitting for an infinitely recursive world and enhances the experience of wandering around these areas.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 224 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack reinforces this feeling of suspended reality, blending ambient textures, subtle melodies, and occasional unsettling audio cues that underline both the beauty and alienness of the Realms.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 224 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles are generally fun, and their difficulty level is pretty reasonable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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