Underplayed Gems

Army of Ruin (2023)

Army of Ruin cover
Developer
Milkstone Studios
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 2,768 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a frantic auto-shooter where you mow down endless cartoonish enemies using evolving weapons and hero skills.

auto-shooteraction roguelikefast-pacedsurvivalcartoonydark fantasyhack and slashpunishing

What players say

Players call this a well-designed Vampire Survivors clone with strong quality-of-life features, but split on the grind. Some say later runs feel unbalanced, with an oversized map and anti-climactic bosses. A minority finds it too repetitive after a few hours.

Trailer

Screenshots

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