Lost Ruins similar games & best alternatives

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Lost Ruins

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Beautiful pixel art and animations
  • Wide variety of weapons, spells, and equipment
  • Multiple game modes and replayability
  • Immersive dark fantasy atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can feel slow and clunky initially
  • Short main story length
  • Some bosses can be cheesed
  • Inventory management can be cumbersome
  • Story is minimal and nonsensical

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dark Devotion

  • Deepening Fire

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Minoria

  • Rogue Legacy

  • Dark Light

More relaxing

Games that feels like Lost Ruins but with a more relaxing feel

  • Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

  • Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • Afterimage

  • Blasphemous 2

  • Rogue Legacy 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like Lost Ruins but with less self-expression and customization

  • MO:Astray

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • 3000th Duel

  • MindSeize

  • WarriOrb: Prologue

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Lost Ruins: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026