Army of Ruin

Top-down auto-shooter with hero skills and evolving weapons

Milkstone Studios · Released Jun 8, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 2,811
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 20; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 9, 2026

What is Army of Ruin?

Army of Ruin is a single-player, top-down auto-shooter about heroes fighting the Armies of Evil. You steer a hero through crowds of enemies, use their skills, combine weapons and trinkets, and fight generals. Between missions, you unlock equipment and upgrade skills.

For you if...

+you like short runs with challenges to complete
+you enjoy trying different heroes and weapon combinations

Not for you if...

−you want to aim and fire every attack yourself
−you dislike replaying missions to earn upgrades

What players say

88% of 2,811 reviews are positive · 71% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the range of builds, clear weapon-evolution system, and steady unlocks. Common complaints are that the familiar formula grows repetitive and that later upgrades require too much grinding.

Screenshots and trailer

Army of Ruin system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or newer
Processor: Quad core processor
Graphics: DirectX 10 capable hardware
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 221
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Hungarian, Turkish.