Ring of Pain

Turn-based card dungeon crawler with loot and threats in rings

Simon Boxer, Twice Different · Published by Balor Games · Released Oct 15, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 5,101
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 18 in 30 days
Playing now: 33; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 6, 2025

What is Ring of Pain?

This turn-based, card-based roguelike takes you through randomly generated dungeons where enemies, loot, and exits form a ring. Each run, you choose when to fight or sneak past creatures, collect gear with passive powers, and follow branching paths deeper into a dark dungeon with cryptic, rhyming lore.

For you if...

+you enjoy weighing fights against escape on each turn
+you like challenging runs and experimenting with gear combinations
+you prefer dark art and cryptic, rhyming lore

Not for you if...

−you want predictable outcomes instead of luck-driven runs
−you dislike restarting after frequent deaths

What players say

91% of 5,101 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ring-based decisions, creepy art, and gear combinations. The most common complaint is that random item drops and uneven balance can make success feel more dependent on luck than planning.

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Ring of Pain system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8/10
Processor: 2 GHz
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
Notes: Some graphics issues on Windows 7. Compatible drivers for most graphics cards are only available on more recent OS.