Lone Ruin

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  1. royalguy07
    Jan 14, 2023
    5
    Lone Ruin is a very bare bones new roguelike from Cuddle Monster Games that features 1 repeatable track of levels and bosses. I would say this is one of the most under developed games I can remember, not from a polish or quality standpoint but just from a content perspective. There is only 1 level that features about 15 rooms and 3 bosses, once you beat it you get the end credits, there isLone Ruin is a very bare bones new roguelike from Cuddle Monster Games that features 1 repeatable track of levels and bosses. I would say this is one of the most under developed games I can remember, not from a polish or quality standpoint but just from a content perspective. There is only 1 level that features about 15 rooms and 3 bosses, once you beat it you get the end credits, there is no story at all, there are only about 8 different enemy types, and the rooms and animations are similar and static throughout.

    The moment to moment gameplay is pretty fun if not at all innovative or inspiring. You start with 1 weapon and a dash and upgrade as you go through the rooms, picking up new spells and passives, we've all done this before ad nauseum at this point in gaming. The aesthetics though for this game are very good, the animations, art-style, and visuals all pop on the screen which is so strange because the actual game is so thin. It seriously feels almost like a demo or early access launch.

    I played this exclusively on Steam Deck with no issues, it took me under 2 hours (Seriously) to complete a full playthrough. Because there is no difficulty spike built in and no permanent upgrades there is really no reason you couldn't just beat it on your first run if you got some good spells and upgrades. Overall, for $15 there is just not enough there, am hoping for some free updates and new modes, because the bones here are good.    … Expand

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
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  1. GameGrin
    Jan 31, 2023
    75
    Lone Ruin is a beautiful and addictive game where you can choose your path and power-ups as you progress through these abandoned ruins fighting off numerous enemies. Unfortunately, the game is quite short, especially if you aren’t interested in getting a high score on the Leaderboard.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Jan 26, 2023
    50
    Broadly speaking, Lone Ruin's stern challenge feels broadly well-pitched, but it's unfair just often enough to gradually sap your will to continue - and when a bug leaves us outside a room's boundaries with no hope of return, our patience evaporates with it. [Issue#381, p.107]
  3. INVEN
    Jan 19, 2023
    70
    A Rogue-like game that gives the sensation of shooting powerful bullets. The fast-paced gameplay provides a great experience when played on handheld consoles, but the overall playtime is unfortunately short.
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