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Ruins Runner

Craft, fight, and explore a procedural 2D world — biomes, ruins, crypts, and vaults. Choose a class, build your kit, and delve solo or in friends co-op. Hunt Story bosses across the map, or push Crawler runs and extract before greed kills the run.

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Mefi
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RUINS RUNNER

Craft, fight, and explore a procedural 2D world of biomes, ruins, crypts, and vaults. Gather materials, build your kit, choose a class, and push deeper — solo or in online co-op with friends.

Every seed remakes the wilderness: forests, plains, swamps, mountains, Ashfields, jungles, and void-torn wastes. Light way stones, uncover landmarks, and delve into dangerous places for gear, resources, and answers.

KEY FEATURES:

Procedural Worlds

- Fresh maps every run, packed with biomes, roads, ruins, and points of interest

- Discover lodges, forts, trading posts, mage towers, crypts, vaults, and more

- Light way stones for fast travel and a path back home

Real-Time Action & Crafting

- Fluid combat with bows, guns, spears, staves, and specialized loadouts

- Gather wood, stone, ores, and rare materials — then craft tools, gear, and stations

- Build defenses, manage inventory, and prep for poison, fire, and harsher biomes

Class Builds & Progression

- Pick your start: Wanderer, Ranger, Berserker, Alchemist, Shade, Void Walker, Artificer, and more

- Spend skill points at the Altar, chase quests, and grow through exploration and boss kills

- Equip head, chest, legs, and trinkets to shape your playstyle

Two Modes of Danger

- Story: hunt bosses across the map and clear tougher biomes

- Crawler: push deeper, bank progress, and extract with your haul — or die empty-handed

Online Co-op

- Invite friends into a shared world (Steam, host-authoritative)

- Delve as a party, revive downed allies, and take on tougher runs together

- Play with people you trust — the host runs the session

Photosensitivity note: optional trippy visual effects and screen shake can be reduced or disabled in Settings.

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