Regions Of Ruin similar games & best alternatives

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Regions Of Ruin

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Regions of Ruin is a 2D pixel side-scrolling RPG with town-building, where you explore, fight and build into an open world that progressively challenges you and your settlement, and threatens the extinction of the dwarven race.

What works

  • Addictive gameplay loop
  • Engaging exploration and combat
  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Active developer support
  • Meaningful town building and progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Balance issues with difficulty and gear
  • Repetitive late-game content
  • Limited companion ai and social features
  • Some ui and quest tracking problems
  • Platforming controls can be clunky

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 9th Dawn III

  • Regions of Ruin: Runegate

  • Pixel Privateers

  • Aground

  • Kingdoms of the Dump

  • Planet Centauri

Less social

Games that feels like Regions Of Ruin but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Catmaze

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

  • Cally's Caves 3

  • FOUNTAINS

  • Realms of Magic

More intimate

Games that feels like Regions Of Ruin but with more focus on close relationships

  • Primal Planet

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

  • Beast Saga

  • UNSIGHTED

  • Starbound

  • Guardians of the Sanctree

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Regions Of Ruin but with less leadership over others

  • Guidus Zero

  • It Lurks Below

  • Dungreed

  • waxweaver

  • Serin Fate

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

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Regions Of Ruin: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026