Ruiner 2 Announced, And It Features Co-Op With Up To 3 Players

Developer Reikon Games has revealed Ruiner 2, a sequel to 2017’s Ruiner, and it’s set to feature explosive cyberpunk action. Unlike its predecessor, however, Ruiner 2 will feature co-op for up to three players. 

“Return to Rengkok in Ruiner 2, the brutal new cyberpunk action RPG from Reikon Games,” the reveal trailer’s description reads. “Lightning-fast combat meets a deep, systems-driven world. Master the new Shell System: switch characters mid-combat to exploit lethal synergies and tear through enemies.”

Check out the Ruiner 2 reveal trailer below: 

Reikon Games, which released one of my favorite first-person shooters in recent memory last year, Metal Eden, says that for Ruiner 2, it is evolving the top-down shooter gameplay of the first Ruiner into a deep, systems-driven action RPG. 

One of the biggest mechanical changes in Ruiner 2 comes by way of the Shell System, which allows you to command a roster of up to three unique combat bodies that you can switch between instantly during combat. Reikon Games says each Shell hits differently with distinct playstyles, special abilities, and various role types. 

“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 shift,” Reikon Games writes in the game’s Steam description. 

There’s no release date for Ruiner 2 at this time. 

While waiting for more information, read Game Informer’s Ruiner review, and then check out my review of the team’s most recent game, Metal Eden. 

What do you hope to see in Ruiner 2? Let us know in the comments below!