Sweeping the Ruins

Sweeping the Ruins

Positive · 22 reviews

82% positive (18 / 22)

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Description

Sweeping the Ruins is a 3rd person action adventure game where 2 players must cooperate together to defeat a powerful monster. There are no swords or guns - players must strategize and use traps and the environment to ensure their victory!

Released

August 1, 2021

Price

Free

Platforms

Windows

Developer

Hui-Yu Lien

Publisher

Hui-Yu Lien

Last sync

September 24, 2026

About

ENTER THE RUINS...
For players looking for cooperative social experiences, Sweeping the Ruins let’s two players engage in asymmetrical combat with an overpowered behemoth, using only the traps and destructible terrain in a mystical ruin as their weapons. Victory will require strategic coordination, situational awareness and teamwork to defeat the massive enemy and prevent the destruction of their nearby homeland.

Key Features

  • 2 player online co-op
  • Multiple traps including throwable bombs, explosive barrels, ballistas, and giant wrecking balls
  • Destructible terrain
  • 1 large monster

About Us

This game was created as part of the University of Southern California's (USC) Advanced Games Project (AGP) with collaboration from Otis College of Art and Design and California State University, Fullerton. We are a team of 28 of students and recent graduates working together in a remote capacity.

Sweeping the Ruins was showcased as a featured title at USC Games Expo 2021 on May 15 2021.

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