Released Oct 15, 2020 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Ring of Pain

By Simon Boxer · published by Balor Games

Dungeon Crawler Card Game Roguelite Turn-Based Roguelike Difficult Dark Strategy RPGStylizedLore-RichDark Fantasy

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Reviews 3,272 Very Positive

Players yesterday 32 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Ring of Pain is a game tagged Dungeon Crawler, Card Game and Roguelite by Simon Boxer, released Oct 15, 2020. It has 3,272 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Grim Path, Destiny or Fate and A Long Way Down.

Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.

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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Ring of Pain · record updated 10 hours ago

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Overview

App ID998740

Release dateOct 15, 2020

Last change number37439940

Last record update10 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Simon Boxer, Twice Different
Publisher: Balor Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: ringofpain.com

Windows macOS

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsPlayStation controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
20263728	public	Oct 6, 2025
13625441	beta	Mar 3, 2024

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
998741	—	Windows	847.9 MB	556.8 MB	3504494944452819192
998742	—	macOS	865.0 MB	541.2 MB	7590080676274527613

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20263728	Oct 6, 2025	Open
beta Public beta branch	13625441	Mar 3, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Ring of Pain

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Ring Of Pain.exe		Windows
Ring Of Pain.app\Contents\MacOS\Ring Of Pain		macOS

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 50

Save locations2

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Twice Different/Ring Of Pain/{64BitSteamID}	*.rop	Windows
MacAppSupport	Twice Different/Ring Of Pain/{64BitSteamID}	*.rop	MacOS

Achievements

Achievements13818 hidden

Most unlocked89.1%First Steps

Rarest1.2%Multiclass

First Steps Complete the Tutorial 89.1%
Uncharted Territory Discover a new path 86.8%
Getting A Glimpse Reach a depth of 6 79.8%
Explorer Discover 10 new paths 74%
Defeat The Dark Kill 100 creatures 73.7%
An Offering Use a Shrine 72.9%
A Quick Escape Exit a room without attacking any creatures 70.9%
Colorful Corpse Die with Rainbow Socks equipped 70.6%
Goodbye, Frog Friend Kill a cute, harmless frog 69.1%
Heavy Hitter Deal 25+ damage in a single attack 68.9%
That Was Quick Hidden achievement 66.2%
Deflection Parry 50 creatures 65.1%
A Donation Make a wish 63.7%
Heartless Kill a Pupper 63.6%
Delving Deeper Reach a depth of 12 62.5%
C-C-Combo Kill multiple creatures in a single turn 50 times 62.4%
The Bestiary Kill 20 different types of creatures in a single game 61.3%
What's Yours Is Mine Kill 20 Scroungers 59.9%

All 138 achievements

Sneaky Successfully Stealth past 10 different creatures in a single game 58.7%
Shootout Kill a Bilebag from a distance 57.2%
Toxic Poison 50 creatures 56.7%
I Am Overburdened Have a full inventory 56.3%
Cold Hearted Freeze 50 creatures 56.1%
R.I.P Die 25 times 56%
Who To Trust? Hidden achievement 54.5%
Spine Breaker Kill a Spineback while its spines are exposed 51.1%
Flesh Wound Go from full Health to 1 Health in a single turn 48.7%
Ambitious Intent Hit Owl friend 48.5%
Destroy Your Fears Kill 1000 creatures 48.3%
Shadow Walker Successfully Stealth past 100 different creatures 47.9%
Shapeshifting Transform 20 creatures 47.7%
Save Our Souls Have 500+ Souls 47.1%
Consecutive Curses Get cursed by potions 3 consecutive times 46.7%
New Perspectives Shuffle 10+ times in a single run 44.8%
Dig Your Own Grave Hidden achievement 44.4%
Stone Touch Petrify 50 creatures 41%
Well Prepared Hidden achievement 40.1%
Just Chilling Freeze 200 creatures 39.2%
All Consuming Kill a Wretched Amalgam that has 50+ max health 38.6%
Stop Hitting Yourself Kill 10 creatures with reflect damage 38.2%
Nothing To Lose Get cursed while at 1 health 37.8%
Shadow Spreads Hidden achievement 37.3%
Illuminate, Eliminate Hidden achievement 36.8%
To The Death! Hidden achievement 36.5%
Spreading Plague Poison 300 creatures 35.1%
Doing Time Play the game for 10 hours 34.2%
Don't Ignore Me! Kill a Shrieker 33.9%
Max Damage! Deal 99+ damage in a single attack 33%
Antivenom Poison 10 Banefangs 30.4%
Chain Reaction Have 5 creatures explode in one turn 29.2%
Acid Bath Get Poisoned twice in one turn 27%
Walk It Off Escape fatal poison damage by leaving dungeon 27%
Berzerker Have 60+ Attack 25.8%
Thank You, Friend Accept 100 items from Owl 25.3%
New Game+ Hidden achievement 24.4%
Snake Sneak Stealth past 10 Banefangs 20.9%
Fragile Mortality Reduce your max health to 1 with the Fountain of Life 20.7%
A Long Climb Hidden achievement 19.1%
A Rough Road Reach Depth 12 on Medium difficulty 19.1%
The Long Run Use 35 Exit cards of any type in a single run 19%
Juggernaut Have 60+ Defense 18.8%
Obsessed Complete a run 5 times 18.3%
Fire Away! Teleport or knockback an explosive creature 50 times 17.7%
Clearing The Room Kill 10+ creatures in one turn 17.1%
Challenge Increases Hidden achievement 17.1%
Just Looking Around Reach Depth 6 without attacking a creature 16.6%
Grave Digger Hidden achievement 16.6%
Barbecue Get hit by 20 explosions in one run 16%
Precious Complete a run without discarding any items 15.9%
Path To Enlightenment Hidden achievement 15.1%
Gigantic Have 100+ max Health 15%
Willing the World Have 60+ Clarity 14.2%
Resourceful Spend 100+ Souls with Soul Spill 14.1%
Decisions, Decisions Reroll 30 times in a single run 13.2%
Achievement Hunter Unlock 70 Achievements 13%
No Mercy Reach Depth 12 having killed all creatures on the way 12.7%
Soul Stash Have 2000+ Souls 12.7%
Become The Nightmare Intimidate 250 creatures 12.6%
Matching Wear items of the same set in the Head, Body, Legs, and Feet slots 12.4%
Power Score Get a score of over 9000 in a Daily Dungeon 12.3%
Hydrophobe Reach depth 6 without drinking any potions 12%
Overthrown Hidden achievement 11.4%
Champion of the Day Complete a Daily Dungeon 11.3%
Sentimental Value Complete a run with the first item equipped 11.3%
Explosive Betrayal Kill 3 Fire Breeds with an explosion 11.2%
Predator Have 60+ Speed 10.9%
Dead Revels Die 250 times 10.6%
Trail Of Death Kill 10,000 creatures 9.9%
Not Touching You Kill a boss without ever attacking them directly 9.9%
Defuser Transform a Firebead that was about to self-destruct 9.8%
Illuminate, Annihilate Hidden achievement 9.7%
Quick Descent Complete a run after travelling down a deep pit 9.5%
Friend of Vermin Reach depth 10 without hurting a Gnawling 9.3%
Powerful Potion Heal 50+ with one potion 9.1%
A Rock And A Hard Place Kill a Stone Shifter in Hard Mode 7.8%
Here Comes The Airplane Hit Owl with a spoon 7.2%
A Week Attempt Play 7 Daily Dungeons 6.9%
Not What I Meant Kill Sam and spare the companions 6.8%
What Doesn't Kill You Survive a total of 60+ damage in a single Nest or Swamp dungeon 6.8%
Masochist Complete a run with 0 or less Defense 6.7%
Poor Choices Killed by equipping items 6.5%
Sprinter Complete a run in under 18 minutes 6.4%
The Boulder Kill all enemies in a dungeon with the rock 6.3%
Expensive Look Spend more than 200 Souls rerolling a chest and then discard it 6.3%
You Call That A Knife? Hidden achievement 5.6%
Minimalist Complete a run with 4 or fewer items equipped 5.6%
Good Boys Pacify 25 Hounds 5.5%
The Tickler Complete a run with 0 or less Attack 5.3%
Quick To Pick Complete a run without using any rerolls 5.2%
For Science Hex a frog 4.8%
Master of Strategy Complete a run without any Epic or Legendary items equipped 4.4%
Martial Master Complete a run without using any Scrolls or Spellbooks 4.4%
Hanging On Hidden achievement 4.3%
Who Needs Luck? Complete a run with your Stealth, Crit and Dodge chance lower than 10% 4.2%
Raw Power Kill a boss without any items equipped 3.6%
Tunnel Vision Complete a run without entering any special dungeons (only use the black exits) 3.5%
No Swapsies Complete a run without replacing any equipped items 3.4%
Blizzard Kill an Ancient Ice Beast which has more than 30 Defense 3.3%
A Hard Carry Hidden achievement 3.2%
Ignoring Midgame Complete a run without ever equipping a Rare or Epic item 3.1%
Disposal Destroy 20 equipped items in one run 3.1%
Mastermind Complete a run without ever equipping an Epic or Legendary item 3%
Need An Antidote? Have 20 Poison on yourself 2.9%
Never Too Many Hats Equip 8 different Head slot items in one playthrough 2.8%
Down Under Hidden achievement 2.7%
Only The Best Complete a run without ever equipping a Common item 2.7%
Nuclear Kill all creatures in a core path dungeon on the first turn 2.7%
Nudie Run Complete a run without ever equipping any Body, Head, Arms, Legs or Feet items 2.3%
Diviner Complete a run with only Diviner items equipped 2.2%
Explosives Expert Complete a run where you avoid all explode damage 2.1%
Soul Kin Complete a run with only Soul Kin items equipped 2%
Near Death Experience Complete a run with 5 or less max Health 1.9%
Brute Complete a run with only Brute items equipped 1.9%
Scrounger Appreciation Complete a run without killing a Scrounger 1.7%
Stalker Complete a run with only Stalker items equipped 1.7%
All Natural Complete a run without gaining any stats from Stat Boosts 1.6%
Dominant Twin Kill a creature with exactly the same stats as you 1.4%
Multiclass Complete a run where you only ever equip Multiclass items 1.2%