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Recursive Ruin

Recursive Ruin overview

Bit Rot | May 18, 2022 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak29
  • Units sold (VGI)9,810
  • Revenue (VGI)$101,000
  • Review score79% positive

Recursive Ruin dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak29
  • Units sold (VGI)9,810
  • Revenue (VGI)$101,000
  • Review score79% positive
  • Total reviews312
  • Release dateMay 18, 2022
  • DeveloperBit Rot
  • PublisherIceberg Interactive

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Bit RotPublisher: Iceberg Interactive

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Game overview

Overview

Recursive Ruin comes from Bit Rot and is published by Iceberg Interactive. It arrived on Steam on May 18, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Recursive Ruin's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 29. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 79% positive across 312 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Recursive Ruin is available in 7 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainRussianSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3.60GHz Intel Core i3-41604 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon R7 3703 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 - 64 bit3.50GHz Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD FX-93708 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or AMD Radeon R9 3903 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Recursive Ruin has sold up to 9,810 units and has 284 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $101,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Recursive Ruin overview details

Recursive Ruin combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Manipulate an infinitely recursive landscape to solve a series of environmental puzzles as you work through your own struggles with grief and a creative crisis. With Behemoth, The Cat at your side — or at least somewhere nearby — unlock an introspective journey through your past and discover new meaning in a chaotic world. A Dying, Visually Stunning World Lose yourself in the Infinite Realms, a dying, fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics that repeats eternally inward and outward. Uncover the secrets of seven hypnotizing landscapes filled with hidden spaces and bizarre celestial denizens. Overcome the impossible and use circular logic to manipulate recursive physics and solve challenging, self-referential puzzles. A Deeply Personal Journey Begin an introspective search for meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. Use your unique abilities and shape the world to beat back the scourge known as Ichor, a malevolent substance eating away at the fabric of reality. Rediscover Meaning, and Hope Through the fight against the Ichor, and the satisfying completion of peculiar puzzles, balance out the chaos of the Infinite Realms and reconcile your own inner turmoil.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Recursive Ruin is listed as a game with $2.99 (80% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 29, and 79% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameRecursive Ruin
Steam App ID1561890
Typegame
Release dateMay 18, 2022
DeveloperBit Rot
PublisherIceberg Interactive
Price$2.99 (80% off from $14.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak29
Positive reviews248
Negative reviews64
Total reviews312
Positive percent79%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations284
Average playtime323 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 18, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 October 2022 - 17:04:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Recursive RuinNo description
Strange Aeons, INo description
The Citadel which sits at EternityNo description
Strange Aeons, IINo description
Echoes which ring EternalNo description
???No description
Spires Ascending into Forgotten ForeversNo description
Strange Aeons, IIINo description
Tombs of Timeless NightNo description
Strange Aeons, IVNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeRecursive Ruin © 2022 Bit Rot. Developed by Bit Rot. Licensed exclusively to and published by Iceberg Interactive B.V. Iceberg Interactive design and mark are registered trademarks of Iceberg Interactive B.V. Microsoft®, Windows® and DirectX® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brands, product names, and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Made in USA.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1561890
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1561890
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Recursive Ruin

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Recursive Ruin?

Recursive Ruin's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:16:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 29 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Recursive Ruin growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Recursive Ruin?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.6%), Canada (5.9%), United Kingdom (4.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.1%), Canada (5.3%), Germany (4.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.4%), Canada (4.9%), Germany (4.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31%), China (7.2%), Russia (5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Recursive Ruin?

Recursive Ruin currently sits at 79% positive across 312 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 248 positive reviews and 64 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Recursive Ruin have?

Recursive Ruin currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Recursive Ruin?

Recursive Ruin is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $14.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 284, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

79% positive, 248 positive, 64 negative

Price and discount

$2.99 (80% off from $14.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

17

Platform releases
  • Steam 18 May 2022

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Iceberg Puzzle PackBundle #26244 - 20% off$90.92
Recursive Ruin SoundtrackThe original soundtrack to the game Recursive Ruin.music #1961290$1.69
Recursive RuinBuy Recursive Ruin #551736$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8, 10 - 64 bit Processor: 3.60GHz Intel Core i3-4160 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon R7 370 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 - 64 bit Processor: 3.50GHz Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD FX-9370 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or AMD Radeon R9 390 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space

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