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Army of Ruin

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

Milkstone Studios · Released Jun 8, 2023

ActionCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 2,522
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 12 in 30 days
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 9, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

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

87% of 2,522 reviews are positive · 66% of 12 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.

Players over time

▼ -31% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 37 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Army of Ruin system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or newer
Processor
Quad core processor
Graphics
GeForce 960 or better
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Army of Ruin have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Army of Ruin run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
221
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Hungarian, Turkish.

Does Army of 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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