Rank 01Why this
Shares backtracking and skill tree progression with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- $49.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
- 22 games
- Updated Aug 21, 2026
Players who liked Winds Of Arcana: Ruination also play
The closest matches to Winds Of Arcana: Ruination: WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Silver Pines, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, and MIO: Memories in Orbit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares backtracking and weapon upgrades with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- $22.49 (Price checked Oct 20)
- 2026
Rank 04 
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
Rank 05 
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Shares combat with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
Rank 06 
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Hack and Slash, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
Rank 07 
Blasphemous 2
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
Rank 08 
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and boss fights with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Shares backtracking and skill tree progression with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 73% of 5,116 reviews
- 2Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 85% of 2,779 reviews
- 3Silver Pines
Shares backtracking and weapon upgrades with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 96% of 3,685 reviews
- 4Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 85% of 625 reviews
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- 6SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Also Metroidvania and Hack and Slash, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 92% of 1,343 reviews
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- 8Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Shares weapon upgrades and boss fights with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 91% of 27,120 reviews
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- 10Chronicles of the Wolf
Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 86% of 207 reviews
- 11Anomaly Agent
Shares boss fights and character progression with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 94% of 1,031 reviews
- 12ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Shares metroidvania exploration and boss fights with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 95% of 11,002 reviews
- 13Salt and Sanctuary
Shares metroidvania exploration with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 88% of 7,119 reviews
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- 21BLADECHIMERA
Shares metroidvania exploration and weapon upgrades with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
- 92% of 694 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Brewed Games
- Price: $12.99checked Oct 17
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 81% of 79 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Challenging boss encounters
- Fully voiced dark fantasy narrative with named companions
- Interconnected biomes rewarding exploration
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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Why this: Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
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Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and skill tree progression with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
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Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Shares combat with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Why this: Shares backtracking and skill tree progression with Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
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Why this: Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Winds Of Arcana: Ruination.
About Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
The closest matches to Winds Of Arcana: Ruination: WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Silver Pines, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, and MIO: Memories in Orbit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Winds Of Arcana: Ruination is your kind of game, the closest matches are WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and Silver Pines — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its backtracking and boss fights. 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.
About Winds Of Arcana: Ruination: Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
Is Winds Of Arcana: Ruination worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 79 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Challenging boss encounters
- Fully voiced dark fantasy narrative with named companions
- Interconnected biomes rewarding exploration
- Multiple weapon types with distinct combat rhythms
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“update: Yeah I tried playing more. This is quite literally Temu PoP TLC. It also has the worst healing I've ever seen. I refuse to deal with this anymore. This has been an enormous dissapointment, I expected so much more from this…”
“Gave this a fair shake (4 hours-ish) - but the moment you get to a point where you have 2 more movement abilities (double jump and world switch) the game devolves into absolutely absurd platforming segments that want you to switch…”
People who play it also play: WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Silver Pines
Frequently asked about Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Can I run it?
Does Winds Of Arcana: Ruination run on Steam Deck?
Winds Of Arcana: Ruination 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 Winds Of Arcana: Ruination cost?
Winds Of Arcana: Ruination is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Winds Of Arcana: Ruination?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Winds Of Arcana: Ruination are WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Silver Pines.
Who developed Winds Of Arcana: Ruination?
Winds Of Arcana: Ruination was developed by Brewed Games and published by 1312 Interactive.