Into the Restless Ruins

Buy86%

Very Positive · 132 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Ant Workshop Ltd · Action Roguelike · May 15, 2025

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$7.49−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Into the Restless Ruins?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 132 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 106 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
Released in 2025, the game distinguishes itself through its unique mechanic that allows players to shape the dungeon layout itself using a deck of cards, rather than simply battling through a pre-designed environment.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
It also deserves a shoutout for having a difficulty curve that lets players strategize.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
The retro graphics style is possibly a factor in that, but I personally like this style.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
This is going to be a great steam deck game, which is very cool because most of the pixel roguelikes I have don't take as well to gamepad.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
Also the soundtrack and audio absolutely slaps.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay32 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
73% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$14.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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