Rise to Ruins

Rise to Ruins

Steam Deck Playable

Raymond Doerr · Tower Defense · Oct 14, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

88%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Just don't expect the same amount of depth and replayability as many other city builders.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics have so much pixely goodness that you just cannot fault it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The villagers look so determined, like they're on a quest to build the world's most epic sandcastle.
17 of 300 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
Gameplay46 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Story and characters17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat12 reviews
67%
Crashes7 reviews
29%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
113
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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