Games like Ruins Seeker
If Ruins Seeker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magical Swordmaiden, Explorer of Yggdrasil and Mira and the Mysteries of Alchemy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its controller support improves immersion, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Ruins Seeker: An adventurer named Quem is the first person to step foot inside "Heaven's Ladder" in 500 years. But not long after, she's cursed by a strange, shadowy monster. Now she must reach the top of Heaven's Ladder, and hopefully, break the spell.
Players who liked Ruins Seeker also play
Steam players who put hours into Ruins Seeker also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Magical Swordmaiden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Top pick for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
After receiving a letter from her brother about strange events happening in his town, Tanya, along with her apprentice Riru, travel to Cain village to investigate.
Explorer of Yggdrasil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Second-strongest match for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
After rescuing an armless mage during a chance encounter, the explorer Mei embarks on a journey to reach the top of Yggdrasil, and to uncover the mystery of her forgotten past.
Mira and the Mysteries of Alchemy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Third-strongest match for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
After making a big mistake while trying to craft a potion at the alchemy university, the apprentice alchemist Mira finds that she has exposed herself to an elixir that made fundamental changes to her body. Now she must go in search of the ingredients in order to craft the antidote.
Crimson Colosseum
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ruins Seeker.
Ranked #4 for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
Captured by a group on her way back home, the swordswoman Sachi is brought to a mysterious colosseum to serve as its latest cursed fighter. To escape from her predicament, she must defeat 7 other fighters to get back home...
Kunoichi Botan
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Ranked #5 for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
Botan, an apprentice kunoichi, is summoned by the village chief. Her master had been captured. So she is tasked with the mission to rescue her. However, Botan still lacks experience. Will she really be able to save her master?
Sylphy and the Sleepless Island
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Ruins Seeker.
Ranked #6 for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
One day, professional thief Sylphy learns of the mystical and valuable artifact of the Kingdom of Diezel, but the mission goes sideways and she ends up robbing the island of its night! She has one week to right her wrongs in this action-filled RPG!
Seed of Evil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Ranked #7 for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
Seed of Evil is an epic adventure to uncover the secrets of the Water City, Somonden. Follow Anna as she explores the upper and lower parts of the city to uncover the truth of the defilement plaguing its inhabitants. You won't soon forget this amazing story filled with mystery, drama, and intrigue.
Shera and the Three Treasures
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ruins Seeker.
Ranked #8 for Ruins Seeker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
After the rise of a new Demon Lord, it falls on the chosen hero from an ancient bloodline to stop them. However, due to a curse cast upon him, he must pass the task to his sister, Shera. Now she must gather the Three Treasures, and defeat the Demon Lord.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ruins Seeker at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Ruins Seeker.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Ruins Seeker.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ruins Seeker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ruins Seeker.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Ruins Seeker
- Does Ruins Seeker run on Steam Deck?
- Ruins Seeker is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Ruins Seeker cost?
- Ruins Seeker is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ruins Seeker?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ruins Seeker are Magical Swordmaiden, Explorer of Yggdrasil, Mira and the Mysteries of Alchemy.
- Who developed Ruins Seeker?
- Ruins Seeker was developed by Nupuryu no sato and published by Kagura Games.
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