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Sweeping the Ruins

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53%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

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About Sweeping the Ruins

Sweeping the Ruins is a single player and multiplayer tactical platformer game with fantasy, mystery, anime, medieval and others themes. It was developed by Hui-Yu Lien and was released on August 1, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

Sweeping the Ruins is a 3rd person action adventure game where 2 players must cooperate together to defeat a powerful monster. There are no swords or guns - players must strategize and use traps and the environment to ensure their victory!

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81%Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews
music1 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Interesting and enjoyable concept with cooperative gameplay enhancing fun.
  • Engaging cutscenes and music that add to the atmosphere.
  • Some bosses provide a satisfying challenge.
  • Game is buggy with problematic physics and inconsistent mechanics like barrel and wrecking ball usage.
  • Limited content with only one short level and lack of clear instructions or tutorials.
  • Stiff character movement, unclear controls, and some design frustrations such as fall damage without warning.

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is mixed, with some users finding it acceptable and comparable to typical AAA releases, while others report significant bugs and issues with physics that affect gameplay.

    • “Buggy mess with non-working physics.”
    • “It was good and just as buggy as a AAA release, so honestly it was fine.”

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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    The gameplay features barrel mechanics that are occasionally unreliable, leading to inconsistent player experiences.

    • “Barrel mechanics didn't always work properly.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music and cutscenes are generally well-received and enjoyable, though some players find certain sound effects, like footsteps on tile, to be annoying.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is light and playful, with amusing and silly animation for moving objects adding a charming, comedic touch.

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Sweeping the Ruins is a tactical platformer game with fantasy, mystery, anime, medieval and others themes. Common tags for Sweeping the Ruins include free to play, 3D, female protagonist, exploration, atmospheric and others.

Sweeping the Ruins is available on PC and Windows.

Sweeping the Ruins was released on August 1, 2021.

Sweeping the Ruins was developed by Hui-Yu Lien.

Sweeping the Ruins has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Sweeping the Ruins for its music but disliked it for its stability.

Sweeping the Ruins is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.