Ruiner 2 promises to evolve the original top-down shooter 'into a deep, systems-driven action RPG'

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Subscribe to our newsletter Released in 2017, Ruiner is a stylish, brutal top-down shooter that earned an 84% in our review as “a superb, if short, whirlwind of cyber-violence and sightseeing.” Nearly a decade later, developer Reikon Games says a sequel is finally on the way.Ruiner 2 will take players back to the corporate-ruled cyber-awfulness of Rengkok, “and the wasteland beyond,” where everything sucks and you can’t even escape into the quiet mercy of death because it’s against the terms of your contract. So, Plan B: Escape by killing everything else. RUINER 2 – Official Reveal Trailer | Co-op Action RPG – YouTube Watch On The new Ruiner certainly looks a lot like the original, and Reikon says the basics are still in place: Enemies are relentless, and you either kill or you die. But it also promises significantly more gameplay depth: Reikon says Ruiner 2 “evolves the cult-classic top-down shooter into a deep, systems-driven action RPG,” and gives players a roster of up to three “combat bodies” called Shells that can be switched between instantly during fights. You may like Open world RPG shooter No Law is going straight on my wishlist after its Game Awards reveal—we spoke to the devs to find out more Early access multiplayer shooter Out of Action is, ironically, full of action, with cyborg ninjas blasting each other in a mix of Titanfall and Max Payne The new Control game isn’t a shooter, it’s not set in the Oldest House, and it doesn’t star Jesse Faden—but, y’know, otherwise it seems like a faithful follow-up From the Steam page: “Rather than being locked into a single class for a hundred hours, you build a roster. Each Shell hits differently—distinct playstyle, special abilities, a different role in the slaughter. You don’t unlock them in a menu. You take them by killing the bosses that hunt you.”Every Shell in your roster features a deep, specialized progression path – four skills, each with branching nodes that change how those skills behave, not just how hard they hit. The deeper you go, the further your build drif