We build beautiful,
broken worlds.
Gentle Ruin makes atmospheric action-adventures caught in the quiet moment between standing and falling.
A small fire in a large dark.
Gentle Ruin is a solo studio devoted to worlds that feel lived-in and lost — places worth wandering long after the people are gone.
We care about ruins reclaimed by nature, systems that reward curiosity over grinding, and the small, stubborn warmth of a campfire against everything that wants to put it out. One developer today; a fire built for many.
- Founded
- 2026
- Team
- Solo — for now
- Focus
- Atmospheric action-adventure
- Engine
- Unity
BLACK ARCHES
A handcrafted action-adventure through the ruins of a world that forgot its own name.
Beneath the black arches lies a place that remembers more than it should. Explore a continuous, interlocking ruin, learn its rhythms and its dangers, and uncover what happened here through the world itself — no exposition, only what you’re willing to look closely at.
WANDER
A handcrafted, interlocking ruin layered with history, secrets, and shortcuts that quietly reshape how you move.
ENDURE
Deliberate, readable combat where positioning and timing matter far more than numbers on a sheet.
REMEMBER
Piece together what fell here through architecture, objects, and absence — the world is the story.
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There’s an empty seat by the fire.
Gentle Ruin is one person today, but the campfire was always built for more. If you make games — art, audio, code, or narrative — and the world above speaks to you, pull up a log.