Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~ Review and Patch Guide

Content warning. This game is for adults only. Its story centres on the heroine's corruption. Steam lists partial nudity, fictional depictions of alcohol and drug use, references to non-consensual sex and strong language, and the publisher's own character descriptions make clear that sexual violence is part of the setting. If those themes are not for you, skip this one.

In short

What it is: a traditional floor-by-floor dungeon crawler with a corruption storyline and multiple endings.
Who it's for: players who like old-school JRPGs and want the story without heavy grinding.
Price: $14.99 on Steam (regular price, September 2026); the adult patch from Kagura Games is free.
Platforms: Windows only, on Steam or as a DRM-free download from Kagura.
Big pro / big con: "Very Positive" on Steam and streamlined for a JRPG, but the adult content needs an extra step and the structure is very traditional.

What is Fallen Makina?

Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~ is an RPG made by Another Story and published in English by Kagura Games. It came out on Steam on February 23, 2018, and it is a finished game.

Players rate it well: the Steam review summary reads "Very Positive", with 85% of 2,013 user reviews positive as of September 2026. The store page calls it "a JRPG classic", and the design backs that up.

Gameplay

This is a classic dungeon-crawling RPG. You descend the ruins of Gardona one floor at a time, fighting a variety of enemies and bosses along the way, then return to the city to restock and meet other adventurers.

Makina's reputation spreads after a fight in the forest near Gardona

What keeps it moving

Quick-levelling: a built-in option lets you get stronger without grinding, so you can focus on the story and characters.
Teleport stations: placed through the ruins so you do not have to backtrack across whole floors.
Characters in the ruins: a bar full of boisterous dwarves, a scheming goblin trying to get rich off adventurers, and a lone beastman trying to survive in the depths.
Branching story: the plot leads to multiple endings depending on how Makina's time in Gardona goes.

The result is a JRPG that respects your time more than most of its peers. The floor-by-floor structure is still traditional, though, and players who want variety in their dungeons may find it dated.

Story

Makina is a renowned swordswoman, known across the kingdom as "Blazing Haired Makina". Rumours of treasure in the ruins beneath Gardona bring her to the city, along with many other adventurers. But the townsfolk are acting strangely and growing more deviant, and Makina has to find out whether the ruins are to blame, or whether she too will give in to the spreading corruption.

A woman in Gardona scolds a subordinate over a botched report

The main cast

Makina: the cynical but soft-hearted heroine, who prides herself on never being taken advantage of.
Momo: an amateur adventurer and Makina's biggest fan, kind but naive.
Celia: a knight sent by the kingdom to investigate the ruins, strong on justice and prone to losing track of her goals.
Irina: the Guildmaster, trying to keep the flood of adventurers from pushing the city into chaos.
Bardo: the overconfident leader of the bandits who prey on weak travellers around the city.

All characters are adults. The corruption arc is the point of the story, which is why the content warning above matters.

Main features

Female protagonist with a corruption storyline and multiple endings
Quick-levelling and teleport stations to cut grinding and backtracking
Kagura Games' English localisation
Steam features: 34 achievements, Trading Cards, Steam Cloud and partial controller support
Languages: English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese

Visual style

Exploration uses top-down 2D maps: forests, the city streets, the guild and the church. Dialogue is shown with large anime-style character portraits, and those portraits carry most of the art.

The twin sisters welcome Makina to Gardona's church

Platforms and how to get it

You can buy Fallen Makina and the City of Ruins in two official places. Both are Windows only; there is no Mac or Linux build.

Store	Price (Sept. 2026)	Adult content	Notes
Steam	$14.99	Partial nudity; free official patch adds the rest	Achievements, Cloud, partial controller support
Kagura Games store	Shown in local currency	Adult version from the publisher	DRM-free, no internet connection needed

What the official build contains

The Fallen Makina Steam build: the censored version. Steam's descriptors list partial nudity, not full adult content.
The Fallen Makina patch: Kagura offers a free "Steam and GOG Patch v1.07.2" on the game's page, under the Patch tab. The page notes that it may only be used outside Japan.
How it installs: per Kagura's instructions, the patcher points at the default Steam folder for the game, and you can change the folder if you installed it elsewhere.
DLC: Steam lists one add-on, an official Makina cosplay set by cosplayer Harriet Sugarcookie, which is free. It is not game content and not needed.

The patch is labelled for GOG as well, but we did not check a GOG listing, so we cannot confirm one. Our guide to finding adult games on Steam explains how censored builds and patches work, and our best adult games on Steam list shows which picks need one.

Is Fallen Makina free?

No. The game costs $14.99 on Steam (regular price, September 2026). Only the patch is free, and it needs a copy of the game. We found no demo.

Is it safe to download?

Buy the game on Steam or on Kagura's store, and take the patch only from the Patch tab on Kagura's official game page. That keeps both files from the publisher. Skip "pre-patched" builds elsewhere: they are unofficial and may not match the current version. If you choose the DRM-free build, our Windows install guide covers the basics, and our Steam safety guide explains patch checks.

Latest version and updates

The current patch on Kagura's page is v1.07.2. We could not confirm a date for it or a separate game version number, and the game has been complete since 2018. If the patch version on Kagura's page changes, use the newest one with an up-to-date Steam install.

Screenshots

Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~ screenshot 4

Pros

A streamlined JRPG with quick-levelling and teleport stations
Free official adult patch from the publisher
DRM-free, offline build on Kagura's store
"Very Positive" from more than 2,000 Steam reviews
Multiple endings and a clear central story

Cons

Themes that include non-consensual references will rule it out for many players
Adult content needs a separate patch on Steam
Traditional floor-by-floor structure may feel dated
Windows only, with only partial controller support

FAQ

Is Fallen Makina uncensored on Steam?

No. The Steam version has partial nudity only. Kagura Games offers a free official patch on its site for players outside Japan.

Where do I get the Fallen Makina patch?

From the Patch tab on Kagura Games' page for the game. The current file is "Steam and GOG Patch v1.07.2", and it is free.

Is Fallen Makina DRM-free?

Yes. Kagura's own store sells a DRM-free Windows build that needs no internet connection to play.

Does Fallen Makina have controller support?

Steam lists partial controller support, so expect some menus or prompts to need a keyboard or mouse.

How many Fallen Makina endings are there?

The store does not give a number. The story branches toward multiple endings, but we could not confirm how many there are.

Is there a Fallen Makina GOG version?

Kagura labels its patch for "Steam and GOG" builds, which suggests one, but we did not check a GOG store page, so we cannot confirm it.

Is Fallen Makina worth it?

If you enjoy classic JRPGs and the themes in the warning are acceptable to you, yes: it is well reviewed, cuts out most grinding and the patch is free. If you want modern dungeon design or a Mac build, look elsewhere.

Final verdict

This is a well-made, old-fashioned dungeon crawler with a corruption story, and it is an easy one to recommend within its niche: quick-levelling removes the grind, the patch is free and official, and a DRM-free build is available. The themes are the real filter, so read the warning first. For a close relative with stealth mechanics, see our Kunoichi Botan review; for a corruption RPG where the systems carry the adult content, read the Karryn's Prison review. Our adult RPG guide and the full catalog have more.