Ruins

Ruins is a short experimental adventure from Cardboard Computer, focusing on exploration and atmosphere rather than conventional action. The game places the player in an unusual environment and encourages curiosity, observation and interaction with the world. Its presentation has the distinctive handmade quality associated with small independent projects, where atmosphere and ideas can matter more than technical polish. Rather than throwing endless enemies at you, Ruins creates interest through its setting and the gradual discovery of what lies around you. It is compact enough to finish without a major time investment, yet unusual enough to leave an impression. For players who enjoy experimental games that feel more like interactive pieces of fiction than traditional commercial adventures, Ruins is an intriguing little excursion into somewhere decidedly strange.