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Rise to Ruins

Village-building strategy with daytime expansion and nightly monster attacks

Raymond Doerr · Published by SixtyGig Games · Released Oct 14, 2019

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 7,543
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
18
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 19, 2023
Minimum PC
HD 4400
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Rise to Ruins?

Rise to Ruins is a single-player village-building strategy game that mixes resource management and tower defense. You gather supplies, build homes and defenses, and manage villagers to keep a settlement alive against nightly monster attacks. Modes include difficult survival, peaceful village management, and sandbox play.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy balancing village growth with tower defense
  • +you like learning through difficult survival attempts
  • +you want peaceful or sandbox village-building options

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike rebuilding after a failed defense
  • −you prefer a clear end goal to ongoing survival

What players say

87% of 7,543 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of village management and tower defense, especially the challenge of keeping a settlement alive. Common complaints include a steep learning curve, costly setbacks from small mistakes, repetitive late-game play, and a lack of further updates.

Players over time

▲ +10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 32 players on Oct 12, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Rise to Ruins system requirements

Minimum: HD 4400, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP (64 Bit)
Processor
Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
Graphics
Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Java 8 or Higher Required (Bundled with product)

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 8 or 10 (64 Bit)
Processor
Intel i5 or equivalent (Quad Core)
Graphics
Most Dedicated GPUs, 1G+ VRAM / OpenGL 1.3+
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Java 8 or Higher Required (Bundled with product)

Does Rise to Ruins have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Rise to Ruins run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
113
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Rise to Ruins 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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