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Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

What works

  • Engaging story and lore
  • Unique turn-based combat with lane mechanics
  • Strong character development and voice acting
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Freedom to customize and respec builds

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and glitches
  • Slow movement and backtracking
  • Some ui and menu clunkiness
  • Repetitive combat encounters
  • Lack of polish in some areas

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tales of ARISE

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • GRANDIA HD Remaster

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

Less intimate

Games that feels like Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™ but with less focus on close relationships

  • Sudeki

  • EARTHLOCK

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

  • Eternal Radiance

  • SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

  • Super Neptunia RPG

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™ but with less leadership over others

  • WitchSpring R

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Stray Blade

  • Realm of Ink

  • Lost in Random™

More social

Games that feels like Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™ but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Karnage Chronicles

  • Absolum

  • Indivisible

  • Child of Light

  • Outcast Tales: The First Journey

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 06/08/2026