Path to Ruin

Path to Ruin tells the story of Mallet (goes by "Mal") and Barrow, who grew up in captivity, in a gulag. What starts off as just an ordinary day for them, takes them down the rabbit hole of an unlikely journey to discover their past and forge a new future. It has a blend of sci-fi and fantasy elements. I get the impression from the world so far that it's some kind of dark age, and that it used to be more prosperous in the past, I am not sure though, I was just getting started with the Journey when it came to an end. At a certain point you get a screen that says "the next part will be available in a future update", so I guess I'll have to wait. I'd still recommend the game though. Pros: 1. Great custom art style. 2. Balanced mechanics, tough but fair 3. Interesting Story so far. 4. Music is pretty good. 5. Likable/interesting characters Cons: 1. Too short, I know it will be longer in the end, but I was just starting to get into it, when the journey came to an abrupt end. I will keep playing when future updates come out though.

I've been following this game's development in a few RPG Maker groups for quite a while. Ever since I saw that first image of the main character I was pretty much sold and every new bit of info only added to my excitement. And here we are (years? Has it been years already!?) with the first part of the game finally available! And I'm happy to report that the wait was worth it. Path to Ruin is a fantastic little game that has a lot of charm around every corner. The character interactions are great and I found myself laughing pretty often. The main characters go from trial to trial sort of accidentally escaping their imprisonment and learning more about Mal's past. My favorite thing about this game was actually perhaps a blunder on my part. I was foolishly saving in just one save file thinking, this game is being really nice and chill, it's not going to have any point of no returns or anything. How wrong I was, what a rookie RPG player blunder. I got stuck in a cave, way too under leveled. If any monster attacked Mal he would die instantly. Well, I didn't want to start over (even though this point wasn't even that far into the game) so I stubbornly pushed on, using the save files …

This review is no reflection of the game's quality but my own time management. From what I've played already, it's pretty lovely and the sprite work is good, nice story. I urge the developers to carry on improving the game. Always check indie titles out, it's important. Maybe at some point when I'm not so busy I'll check it out again.

A very simple RPG with some hand drawn characters and artwork- seems to get better the further you get but it's a little slow to build, also a bit quirky in places but I do recommend it overall. Here's my first look at the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeOCaXu60vc&t=219s

love this game! really love the art style and the world is like that perfect amount of weird and interesting. looking forward to chapter 2 for sure.

If you like games with a great story and character progression then you found the right title. Along with beautiful maps and character art, this game takes you back to the retro snes rpg era. I enjoyed the unique looks the characters have along with the custom music. Very catching to the ears and the exploration is a plus. definitely my kind of game and cant wait for future updates