Ruiner

Ruiner
Ruiner	2017
Ruiner 2	TBA

General information

Publisher Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[3]

GOG.com
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam		^[4]
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Modify video files^[5]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Ruiner\content\movies\`. Delete or rename `UE4_Logo.bik`.

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ruiner\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Epic/Ruiner/Saved/Config/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ruiner\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\DevolverDigital.Ruiner_6kzv4j18v0c96\SystemAppData\wgs\000900000254A507_ECED0100ED114094AF25077B0598D10C\8FC1BBA561974E9EAAD4526E5963654A\
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Epic/Ruiner/Saved/SaveGames/

To carry over the progress from the UWP version to a different one, copy the biggest file without extension and rename it to RuinerSaveSlot.sav.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:10 resolutions are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		^[6]
4K Ultra HD		Higher resolutions may appear offscreen due to a lack of scrolling in the menu.
Field of view (FOV)	Default FOV is 45°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	TAA always enabled with adjustable quality. See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV^[7]

Start the game.
Download and inject the UE4 Console Unlocker into the game process.
Once it's injected, open the in-game console with ~.
Type in and enter fov x where x is the desired FOV.

Notes

FOV resets to default after loading screens.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Change AA method^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following to the file and change the variable to 1 for FXAA and 0 to disable Anti-aliasing.

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2

Motion blur

Disable motion blur^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

Custom resolution

Modify user settings file^[8]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Change the `ResolutionSizeX=` number to the desired resolution width. Change the `ResolutionSizeY=` number to the desired resolution height. Change `FullscreenMode=` to `2` for windowed or `0` for exclusive fullscreen.

Input

In-game controller layout overview.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		Static blue.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Can be disabled.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Moving with controller and aiming with mouse causes input issues.

In-game movement controls settings.
In-game actions controls settings.
In-game interface controls settings.

Audio

In-game sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Change language

Steam users can change the language via the game properties.

Modify Engine.ini^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and change the variable to a supported ISO 639-1 code (e.g. en for English, de for German).

[Internationalization]
Culture=en

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) or Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+) Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs, or NewAxis on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.
Nvidia 3D Vision		Dual-View Rendering Use Use Geo-11^[9] for Frame Sequential, Interleaved, SBS, TAB or Anaglyph displays.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	3.3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD	1.9.3
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.300a

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-760 AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3	Intel Core i5-4670K AMD FX-6350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7970 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-760 AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.16.0^[1]

References

↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-03-06
↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: RUINER - The final version of RUINER for Linux is here!
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-07
↑ Post newly-discovered games here :: DRM-Free and Client-Free Games - last accessed on 2025-08-16
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-05-05
↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: RUINER - Ultra Savage Update - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-11-15
↑ Verified by User:DanianA on 2019-12-17
Only tested on windows.
↑ RUINER 3D/VR Compatibility Database

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.16.0^[1]

[1] Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-03-06

[The_final_version_of_Linux-3] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: RUINER - The final version of RUINER for Linux is here!

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-07

[5] Post newly-discovered games here :: DRM-Free and Client-Free Games - last accessed on 2025-08-16

[Wasch-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-05-05

[7] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: RUINER - Ultra Savage Update - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Verified by User:Keith on 2019-11-15

[9] Verified by User:DanianA on 2019-12-17
Only tested on windows.

[airtable-10] RUINER 3D/VR Compatibility Database

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Developers

	Reikon Games
Publishers
	Devolver Digital
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2017
Linux	April 17, 2018^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Themes	Cyberpunk
Series	Ruiner