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Rise to Ruins on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Rise to Ruins is a tower defense, colony sim and city builder game developed by Raymond Doerr and published by SixtyGig Games.
Released on October 14th 2019 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 7,652 reviews of which 6,737 were positive and 915 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows XP (64 Bit)
  • Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Java 8 or Higher Required (Bundled with product)
MacOS
  • OS: Os X 10.7 or later
  • Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Java 8 or Higher Required (Bundled with product)
Linux
  • OS: Most 64 Bit Linux Distros (Must support Java)
  • Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: OracleJDK or OpenJDK 8 Required (OpenJDK bundled with product)

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255 hours played
June 2026
Great city building game. its a punishing game but fair. and it takes time and trying a lot to get a city going. let alone more than 1. the game still needs updating. currently the dificulty of the game hides the the small amount of content and the game loop get pretty clear after that. but until you get there you"ll spend about 100 hours. i think really fun and pretty game. try to play with particles turned on the max btw. seeing a cloud of particles flying around never gets boring
67 hours played
April 2026
Don't listen to "game is abandoned" bull-crap reviews. It's a complete, released game, amazing city builder / tower defense. You pay for this, a "finished product" not "free updates forever product".
112 hours played
Jan. 2026
It was really cool to watch this game develop over the years into the enjoyable experience that it is now. I've played a lot of city builders but there's something kind of special about this one that kept me coming back for more
485 hours played
Nov. 2025
While the game has a steep learning curve the mechanics feel satisfying and rewarding. The gameplay loop is deep and loads of fun. The struggle to survive and build up a colony feels rewarding. Despite the fact that the game might be left under polished, it is still worth the time.
101 hours played
Oct. 2025
Colony management mixed with tower defense. You start with nothing, gather food, wood, etc. Build houses and defenses, then fend off the monsters when night time comes. Wow, I fricken love this game, I'm going to play it right after this review. My favorite thing to do is when I have a colony being overrun, I start sending out citizens en masse, to any nearby tile. The death of one colony means the birth of others! Alright see ya, I have something to go do.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rise to Ruins is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.

No, Rise to Ruins is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 13.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Rise to Ruins received 6,737 positive votes out of a total of 7,652 achieving a rating of 8.55.
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Rise to Ruins was developed by Raymond Doerr and published by SixtyGig Games.

Yes, Rise to Ruins is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Rise to Ruins is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Rise to Ruins is playable and fully supported on Linux.

This information about Rise to Ruins is not available yet.

This information about Rise to Ruins is not available yet.

No, Rise to Ruins does not support VR.

Rise to Ruins is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Rise to Ruins. Explore additional content available for Rise to Ruins on Steam.

No, Rise to Ruins does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Rise to Ruins does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Rise to Ruins is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Rise to Ruins.

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Steam reviews 10 September 2026 19:52 UTC

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Rise to Ruins
Rating
8.6
6,737
915
Game modes
Features
Online players
26
Developer
Raymond Doerr
Publisher
SixtyGig Games
Release 14 Oct 2019
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