Recursive Ruin

Recursive Ruin

Steam Deck Playable

Bit Rot · Puzzle Platformer · May 18, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
322 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 223 sampled reviews

Based on 322 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 223 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
63 of 223 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
On one hand, the gameplay is incredibly unique, and the game provides an interesting take on non-Euclidean geometry.
26 of 223 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise 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.
23 of 223 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics63 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters144 reviews
68%
Difficulty15 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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