Lost Ruins

 PC
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. GameMAG
    Jun 21, 2021
    70
    Lost Ruins is a very simple, but still exciting game, which offers a complex magic system and exciting opponents. Probably, by the release on new consoles, it will become even more polished, and some animation flaws and sections with jumps on platforms will be corrected. But even now, Lost Ruins delivers a lot of nice emotions and fun.
  2. Hey Poor Player
    May 23, 2021
    70
    I wouldn’t immediately recommend Lost Ruins in the way that I might with other Metroidvanias, but it’s still a fun time overall. If you’re looking for a different kind of Metroidvania and don’t mind intentionally awkward controls, then give Lost Ruins a try. It’s honestly a nice feeling when you get all the way through it.
  3. Noisy Pixel
    May 19, 2021
    65
    Lost Ruins manages to stand out from others in the genre and establish itself as a unique experience. The masterclass of pixel artwork alongside the conceptually engaging gameplay ideas more than shows that much effort and care went into this adventure. Still, implementation is everything, and sadly, Lost Ruins doesn’t seem to have a clear idea of what it wants to be. Opting instead to throw everything at a wall and see what sticks.
  5. KeenGamer
    May 17, 2021
    65
    It's easy to say "Dark Souls with cute girls." It's hard to commit to it. What will likely forever be the point of contention with Lost Ruins is the implementation of its extreme difficulty. How much suspension of disbelief can players afford when it comes to teenage girls with heavy weaponry, and will it be enough to justify the slow combat? Despite great fidelity in pixel artistry/animation and concrete battle conditions, it will always be the difficulty at center stage. That will likely be the deciding factor on whether or not it's worth playing.
  6. PC Invasion
    May 13, 2021
    60
    The visuals are strong and most of the elements are competent, but this is a middle-of-the-road game that squanders its potential with some baffling decisions.
  7. Everyeye.it
    Jun 30, 2021
    50
    Lost Ruins is nothing more than a cumbersome, unnecessarily frustrating and unbalanced video game. In short, it is a jumble of excellent ideas thrown to the wind, but which at least is a feast for the eyes.
  8. Checkpoint Gaming
    May 28, 2021
    50
    Lost Ruins is a retro-inspired cautionary tale. For every Metroid or Double Dragon back in the day, there were a hundred clones that just did not get it perfectly right. Even 30 years later, developers can’t always figure out the secret sauce or how to make it all work. In some ways Lost Ruins is a proper testament to the classics, they were just so much more nuanced than their visuals let on. This game has some great ideas and a concept that works on paper, and from time to time it works in the game too. But all too often it stumbles when it should have soared.
  9. Cubed3
    Jan 28, 2022
    40
    Can cute/sexy anime girls be mixed with the dark fantasy world of Dark Souls and the like? Sure… but that's no promise of a fine product. Now, there are many indies out there that try to sell through fanservice alone, but Lost Ruins is actually not one of those. Yes, it has waifu bosses with big bouncy assets, and they drop swimsuits as the reward, but to be perfectly honest this isn't the main thing here. Actual effort has been made during this title's creation, with the fanservice (or whatever you want to call it) being just the cherry on top of it all. It's just that the end result isn't really a good, or finely polished game, with the slow, cumbersome combat definitely taking the biscuit.

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. MaDKoT
    Aug 4, 2022
    2
    Левел дизайн некоторых уровней максимально ущербный. В игре отвратительно реализована система прыжков. Простая механика, но тут сделана простоЛевел дизайн некоторых уровней максимально ущербный. В игре отвратительно реализована система прыжков. Простая механика, но тут сделана просто ужасно, из-за чего уровни с платформами проходить просто невозможно. Тратишь на простецкое действие огромную кучу времени.… Full Review »
  2. last_of_us
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    as a old gamer ( from atari ) i say
    The Excellent game only bad part abou this game is if u dont play it on easy? funcation ( checkpoints )    as a old gamer ( from atari ) i say
    The Excellent game only bad part abou this game is if u dont play it on easy? funcation ( checkpoints ) wont heal u so only thing heal u is potions items    … Full Review »
  3. holliburd
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    SUMMARY: If you're a fan of cute and sexy, anime-inspired pixel art with decent-to-good souls-esque metroidvania gameplay, you should probablySUMMARY: If you're a fan of cute and sexy, anime-inspired pixel art with decent-to-good souls-esque metroidvania gameplay, you should probably just play it, because the game is at the very least an enjoyable time with lots of visual flare that'll last you about 5-7 hours depending on your playstyle.

    Decently fun metroidvania with a lot of charming (however, not particularly deep) characters as well as well designed, cute bosses! There're a lot of skills and upgrades to find, however, they are not particularly well balanced and some combinations are blatantly stronger than others. This leads to a pretty challenging and really fun early game, though the lategame suffers if you are a min-maxer, since you will inevitably fall into an overpowered build and steamroll the second half of the game.

    The game gets some flak for being oversexualized, though I never felt like this sexualization was a detriment to the personalities or designs of the female characters as their other qualities usually outshined their overtly sexual visuals. Some of the characters are parodies of pop culture tropes and cultural phenomenons and it never feels excessively derogatory or detracts from the overall vibe of the game, so you just end up having a good laugh here and there. In short, the characters are definitely sexualized and appeal to the horny weeb crowd, but it never feels silly or like it's the main focus of the game. Basically, if you'd shy away because of the sexual themes, I wouldn¨t worry about it.

    The game looked beautiful and you could really tell that the developer(s) put a lot of time and effort into making the game look polished. The spritework is great, the designs are fun/cute and it all flows together really well.

    The story was decently enjoyable. It had some fun ideas and it was pretty well executed, but it was not fleshed out nor was it deep, I have no real complaints about the story but I'm bound to forget most of it within weeks of finishing it. Basically, it was okay.

    Music was fine. I can't recall any of the songs as I finished the game a few weeks ago, but I never felt like it was lacking. Unremarkable, but by no means an issue.

    If you enjoy cute girls and are not bothered by sexual tones and some mild degeneracy, this game will definitely scratch that metroidvania itch if only for a little while.    … Full Review »
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