Winds Of Arcana: Ruination

Side-scrolling Metroidvania with mix-and-match weapons and ancient magic

Brewed Games · Published by 1312 Interactive · Released Nov 14, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 116
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 months ago; Jul 23, 2026
Minimum PC: 960; 8 GB RAM · 15 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Winds Of Arcana: Ruination?

A single-player, 2.5D action RPG set in an interconnected dark fantasy world. You battle enemies, grapple and glide across gaps, and find movement abilities that open new routes. Along the way, you help characters and solve mysteries through quests with choices that have consequences.

For you if...

+you like tough boss fights that require tactical decisions
+you prefer exploring without constant guidance

Not for you if...

−you want relaxed platforming with little demand for precision

What players say

78% of 116 reviews are positive

Players praise the connected level design and voice acting. Complaints focus on unreliable inputs, awkward platforming controls, and buggy boss encounters, with recent reviews still reporting control problems.

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Winds Of Arcana: Ruination system requirements

Minimum: 960, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8/10/11
Processor: Intel i5 10th Gen or AMD equivelent
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 960 or AMD Equivelent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Winds Of Arcana: Ruination have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Winds Of Arcana: Ruination run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian.

Does Winds Of Arcana: Ruination 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