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- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2018
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Maccima Games LLC
- Price: $24.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 60% of 1,025 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Evil archetype progression
- Reverse rimworld style gameplay
- Spell combination systems
- Bleak
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Ruinarch
The closest matches to Ruinarch: MachiaVillain, War for the Overworld, WorldBox - God Simulator, Dungeons 3, and Evil Genius. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Ruinarch is your kind of game, the closest matches are MachiaVillain, War for the Overworld and WorldBox - God Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, challenging and contemplative, and single out its cultist management and god game control. 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.
Ruinarch is a god game and village-destruction sandbox developed by Maccima Games LLC, released in 2023 at $12.49. Players manage cultists, manipulate village economies, and combine spells to unleash custom plagues and curses. Reviewers highlight the spell-combination systems and sandbox progression as primary draws, while players describe the tone as bleak and dark when assuming the role of a malevolent deity. The game runs at playable status on Steam Deck. Critical reception on Steam sits at 60% positive from 1025 reviews, with players noting the experience leans toward normal difficulty and short session play. The simulation and strategy blend offers medium-length sessions in a sandbox focused on villain protagonist scenarios with resource management at its core.
About Ruinarch: Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
Is Ruinarch worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 60% of 1,025 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Evil archetype progression
- Reverse rimworld style gameplay
- Spell combination systems
- Village ruin sandbox
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I haven't played this in a while. I didn't even realize until I went to see if it had received anymore updates that it had been abandoned. And that hurts. This game had so much potential. It was really good. Now I find that the game has…”
“It's funny how two similarily themed games - this an Shadow of Forbidden Gods were released almost at the same time and in heavily undercooked state. [h1]This one is in much worse state than the other - almost unplayable[/h1]”
People who play it also play: MachiaVillain, War for the Overworld, WorldBox - God Simulator
Frequently asked about Ruinarch
Can I run it?
Does Ruinarch run on Steam Deck?
Ruinarch 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 Ruinarch cost?
Ruinarch is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ruinarch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ruinarch are MachiaVillain, War for the Overworld, WorldBox - God Simulator.
Who developed Ruinarch?
Ruinarch was developed by Maccima Games LLC and published by Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc.