Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Ruiner has been on my radar for months and how I came about it was a bit different for one being in the games industry. Rather than receiving a press release regarding Ruiner, I actually found it while doing some animated GIF searches for "cyberpunk" and I was instantly hooked. Set in the year 2091 in the fictional cyber-metropolis Rengkok, Ruiner game is a brutal isometric shooter that immediately reminded me of a gritty title pulling influences from sources like Super Smash TV, the Contra series, A Scanner Darkly, and a handful of different Anime. What Reikon Games gives us though, is far, far more than just a run-and-gun action title set in the corporately-run underbelly of a future megalopolis, but rather a wild ride through the mind of someone that has had enough of a corrupt system and aims to bring it all crumbling down.
Neon cityscapes, human augmentation, and corporate overlords. From Bladerunner to Akira, everybody loves a bit of cyberpunk, and it seems like gamers are no exception. These are the best cyberpunk video games ever made.
Garbage list. Where is Deus Ex: Human Revolution? It is not only one of the best cyberpunk games, it is one of the best games ever made. Also, I’d add the 1997 point and click Blade Runner to the list. And Blood Dragon is a great game, but not really cyberpunk. Adding the word “cyber” to everything does not make it cyberpunk.
Ruiner is a fantastic port on the Switch, and this brutal action game is a reminder of the old days of gaming with a tad of newness. Check out Jason Capp's review as to why you should buy this game.
Ruiner is a cyberpunk top down twin-stick shooter created by the Polish studio Reikon Games. Reikon Games shows their love for both cyberpunk and arcade style twin-stick shooter genre with this game.
