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Rise to Ruins

Also known as Rise to Ruins, rise to ruins, rise-to-ruins

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

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15 May 2026

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Published 19 Sept 2023

Update 2d - Even More Minor Fixes and Balance Update - Released!

This is a small patch addressing a few bugs, as well as a few minor balance tweaks. Enjoy! :) If you want to read more about the enormous Update 2 patch, click here. Check out the change log for all the juicy bits, and…

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August 2023
This is a small patch addressing a few bugs, as well as a few minor balance tweaks. Enjoy! :) If you want to read more about the enormous patch that was just released on Saturday, click here. Check out the change log fo…Small Update / Patch Notes29 Aug 2023
Introducing the largest update patch ever in Rise to Ruins history. Update 2, the Achievement Update. This patch adds a massive amount of new content, bug fixes, tweaks and over 100 Steam Achievements tied into a brand…Major Update26 Aug 2023
Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! *Brushes dust off podium* Hello? *tap tap* Is this thing on? Hello? *clears throat* Ahem.. anyway.. Rise to Ruins Update 2 Unstable 4 has finally arrived, is content…23 Aug 2023
June 2022
Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! Update 2 Unstable 3c is a minor release addressing a few bugs and balance issues that creeped up. Check out the changelogs and enjoy! If you find a bug, you can repo…11 Jun 2022
Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! Update 2 Unstable 3 has arrived! Just like Unstable 1 and 2, this patch adds a ton bug fixes and improvements, but most importantly, new content! Some of the highlig…01 Jun 2022
April 2022
Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! Update 2 Unstable 2 has arrived! Just like Unstable 1, this patch adds a ton bug fixes and improvements, but most importantly, new content! Some of the highlights of…26 Apr 2022
March 2022
Click here for help on accessing the Unstable branch! A long time coming, I am happy to introduce that Update 2 Unstable 1 has arrived! This patch adds a ton bug fixes and improvements, but most importantly, new content…23 Mar 2022
January 2022
Greetings everyone, It's time to get back on the bandwagon, and explain my current plans. Although they are always subject to change, I wanted to give everyone an update on what's been going on and where I'd like to see…11 Jan 2022
March 2021
Greetings fellow gamers! Many of you have probably noted an obvious slowdown in development since Update 1c was released last year. First and foremost, I would like to absolutely reassure you that development is, in fac…15 Mar 2021
July 2020
This is a smaller patch full of a ton of small quality of life improvements, bug fixes and balance changes. This patch was originally going into Update 2, but I decided to break out some of the Update 2 content and move…19 Jul 2020
May 2020
The Rise to Ruins soundtrack is now uploaded all over the internet, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube, Google Play and more! All revenue (Less various store fees) from purchasing or listening to the soundtrack do…17 May 2020

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