Ruin of the Reckless
Faux-Operative Games · 2017 · Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Action Roguelike
PC
Mostly Positive71% · 41 📈 Making a comeback 85%
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About Ruin of the Reckless
"What's that music in the trailer", Why, it's the Ruin of the Reckless Theme song by SLIME GIRLS.
Since the beginning of time, or maybe longer, this place has been here. It is a beacon of sorts, attracting the souls of those who both lived and died with recklessness in their hearts.
Bound by some unknown force, these wayward spirits cannot leave.
And so they remain… With time their souls will rot. They will fade away and they will be forgotten.
But even here there is hope… a legend whispered among the ghosts and specters. That any spirit to reach the tower’s peak will be granted one wish…
Ruin of the Reckless is a 2D action roguelike with a focus on fast-paced melee combat, speedy movement, and co-operative play.
Capturing the feel of 16-bit classics while providing a major graphical update, Ruin of the Reckless ups the pace, adds challenge and randomness - and lets you play with your friends! (LOCAL co-op only)
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Weapons: Wield a variety of dangerous melee weapons, each one has benefits and drawbacks, and although some are better than others there is no 'best weapon' to fit every play style.
Spellbooks: Ancient secrets lie within these tomes. Spellbooks contain a set spell and a set amount of charges - when your spellbook is out of charges, it's time to switch! All spellbooks can be charged for more powerful effects, but it will drain them faster. Alter your spell abilities with orbs gained by leveling up!
Skill Orbs: Dangerous and fragile shards of knowledge. Consume them to permanently gain a new ability, or use them as powerful weapons to strike down your enemies. (Or maybe just mess up and have them blow up in your face instead.)
Dashing: Every one knows that you can't dash without boots! Explore the tower to find all kinds of stylish boots to change your dashing capabilities. Dash longer and further, chain multiple dashes at a time, stun enemie as you strike them with your body... Or maybe you just want to fly right past hazards, it's all possible if you have the right boots!
Cards: Complete special challenges to collect cards which you can keep between runs. Most cards have a benefit and a drawback, so choose carefully! Combine different cards to create your own custom rule set before your run starts, or just use them to alter rules you don't like; for example, turn friendly fire off with the 'Friends' card.
Since the beginning of time, or maybe longer, this place has been here. It is a beacon of sorts, attracting the souls of those who both lived and died with recklessness in their hearts.
Bound by some unknown force, these wayward spirits cannot leave.
And so they remain… With time their souls will rot. They will fade away and they will be forgotten.
But even here there is hope… a legend whispered among the ghosts and specters. That any spirit to reach the tower’s peak will be granted one wish…
Ruin of the Reckless is a 2D action roguelike with a focus on fast-paced melee combat, speedy movement, and co-operative play.
Capturing the feel of 16-bit classics while providing a major graphical update, Ruin of the Reckless ups the pace, adds challenge and randomness - and lets you play with your friends! (LOCAL co-op only)
---- FEATURES ----
- Speed through the environment at lightning pace, crush giant hordes of enemies in melee-focused combat. Upgrade your weapons, find new equipment, level up your hero.
- Explore a detailed, mysterious, randomly-generated tower that changes with each ascent. Discover its purpose and you may see your one true wish granted... If you get that far.
- Accessible and easy to pick up and play, but ascending to the higher levels of the tower will take intense skill.
- Bring a friend for local co-op fast-paced fun.
---- MECHANICS ----
Weapons: Wield a variety of dangerous melee weapons, each one has benefits and drawbacks, and although some are better than others there is no 'best weapon' to fit every play style.
Spellbooks: Ancient secrets lie within these tomes. Spellbooks contain a set spell and a set amount of charges - when your spellbook is out of charges, it's time to switch! All spellbooks can be charged for more powerful effects, but it will drain them faster. Alter your spell abilities with orbs gained by leveling up!
Skill Orbs: Dangerous and fragile shards of knowledge. Consume them to permanently gain a new ability, or use them as powerful weapons to strike down your enemies. (Or maybe just mess up and have them blow up in your face instead.)
Dashing: Every one knows that you can't dash without boots! Explore the tower to find all kinds of stylish boots to change your dashing capabilities. Dash longer and further, chain multiple dashes at a time, stun enemie as you strike them with your body... Or maybe you just want to fly right past hazards, it's all possible if you have the right boots!
Cards: Complete special challenges to collect cards which you can keep between runs. Most cards have a benefit and a drawback, so choose carefully! Combine different cards to create your own custom rule set before your run starts, or just use them to alter rules you don't like; for example, turn friendly fire off with the 'Friends' card.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Unpolished. Clones of your characters come to fight you which is very confusing when you are playing co-op and expect another player running around. None of the combat is " interesting ". You kite monsters while they try to hit you. The game is not challenging, but it will kill you via attacking you from several directions that you will not be able to anticipate. IE --> While facing an enemy, some enemies can jump into an invulnerable state and land on you. This is avoidable, as long as you're paying attention. Slime enemies can be a small imperceptible smudge that can move and hit you immediately when in range. Easy when there is nothing else on the screen, difficult when managing a dozen enemies. After four hours, beat the first boss since the game crashed 5 times. I would watch this game on youtube. It seems like it has a neat narrative, but I wouldn't suffer the gameplay to watch it. Edit 1: Developer is very responsive and quick to patch issues. Will keep playing. There is a lot of dialogue and written into the game which does some interesting world building. Also with partners that do not play with pets/familiars the game is far less chaotic and easier to play.…3 found this helpful
Unfortunately, not very good - not enough to compel me to even play for a full hour. Between the bugs (dying with hit points remaining, freezing during loading screens) and the unreadable combat (damage cues getting lost in a sea of bouncing enemies and faux-jump attacks), it just doesn't seem worthwhile to continue playing. The art and music are fantastic, but everything else is meh. Most disappointingly, the "melee" combat isn't really melee - this plays exactly like any other twin-stick shooter, and your "melee" attacks mostly are actually just close-range projectiles. There's a notable lack of polish and clunkiness to Ruin of the Reckless - spend your $10 elsewhere.2 found this helpful
Only a middling reccomendation and that's truly a shame. There’s a lot to like about Ruin of the Reckless. The graphics really pop, showcasing a world full of unique and interesting character designs. The melee combat really makes you feel powerful as you knock one slime into three more and send an entire room of enemies ricocheting around like billiard balls. As long as you enter with the right expectations, this ruin is certainly worth a look for a pair of friends seeking a new dungeon to crawl. Want to know more? My full thoughts have been captured over on [url=https://techraptor.net/content/coverage-club-stereo-aereo-ruin-reckless] TechRaptor [/url].2 found this helpful
The only thing I will say about this game is that you cannot find a single video of anyone clearing it on Youtube. Heck you can't find a single video of the final boss.2 found this helpful
Can't play above 1080p and fullscreen just adds a black border around anything larger than the set resolution...1 found this helpful
Solid game. I don't have many hours, so I don't know what the end game is like, but I really enjoy the combat in the early stages as well as all the different weapons you can use. The card system is interesting and a cool way of doing permanent progression.1 found this helpful
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