Recursive Ruin

First-person puzzle adventure where the world repeats inside itself

Bit Rot · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released May 18, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 290
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Apr 25, 2022
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 950; 4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Recursive Ruin?

Recursive Ruin is a single-player, first-person puzzle adventure set across seven surreal landscapes. You manipulate the environment to solve puzzles and push back Ichor, a substance consuming reality, as the story explores grief and a creative crisis.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with unusual rules of space
+you like searching strange worlds for hidden spaces

Not for you if...

−you prefer lighthearted adventures to stories about personal struggles

What players say

80% of 290 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzle mechanics and surreal visuals. Their most common complaints concern slow walking sections that interrupt the puzzles and a story they find dull or difficult to follow.

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Recursive Ruin system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 950, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8, 10 - 64 bit
Processor: 3.60GHz Intel Core i3-4160
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon R7 370
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Recursive Ruin have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Recursive Ruin run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Recursive Ruin use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam