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Crimson Spires

Woodsy Studio · 2020-10-27

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 27, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 11, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 11, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Aug 11, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 11, 2021 (Xbox One)

This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.

87%
positive of 95 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 52% of 18,732 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.9k–4.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 95 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2023-08-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days · $10.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820202026Week of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$9.992020-10-272026-09-212020-10-27 — best price $17.992021-02-11 — best price $15.992021-06-24 — best price $14.992021-10-28 — best price $13.992021-11-24 — best price $13.992021-12-22 — best price $13.992022-01-27 — best price $12.992022-11-22 — best price $12.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $12.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-14 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-10 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-02 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-21 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-11-09 (Steam store data)

Player tags

IndieOtomeHorrorRomanceVampireAdventureVisual NovelFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

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