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Chrysalis cover art

Chrysalis

Metamorph Games · 2024-12-09

Steam

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 09, 2024 (Linux), Dec 09, 2024 (Mac), Dec 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, possess and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters?

85%
positive of 120 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 53% of 22,534 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.4k5.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 120 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520242026Week of 2024-12-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

12
achievements tracked
53.1%
earned "Seed of Potential"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGMagicNatureModdableStrategyTop-DownRogue-likeStrategy RPGBase-Building

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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