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Cris Tales

Dreams Uncorporated · Maximum Entertainment · 2021-07-20

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 19, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 20, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jul 20, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 20, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jul 20, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 20, 2021 (Google Stadia)

Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!

Cris Tales is a 2021 Action, Adventure, and RPG game priced at $3.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 555 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
65%
positive of 555 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
3.97★
PlayStation Store rating (779 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Cris Tales is a role-playing video game developed by Colombian indie game studios Dreams Uncorporated and Syck, and published by Modus Games. It was released for Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on July 20, 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 25 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (137 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 555 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.45-91%
GOG$3.99-90%
IndieGala$3.99-90%
Steam$3.99-90%
GOG$3.99-90%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2024-05-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 159 of 201 observed days · $1.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
898920212026Week of 2021-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1021Jul 2021Apr 2026Jul 2021 — avg 102 · peak 299Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$2.812021-07-192026-10-142021-07-19 — best price $39.992021-11-18 — best price $25.992022-01-20 — best price $39.992022-03-24 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $29.392022-09-08 — best price $31.882022-12-05 — best price $39.992023-02-16 — best price $39.992023-05-23 — best price $29.392023-07-17 — best price $3.992023-08-28 — best price $7.992023-10-12 — best price $39.992023-12-13 — best price $3.992024-02-06 — best price $39.992024-04-05 — best price $3.992024-05-14 — best price $9.992024-07-02 — best price $3.992024-08-10 — best price $39.992024-10-14 — best price $31.492024-12-11 — best price $3.192025-01-31 — best price $4.002025-04-03 — best price $39.992025-05-24 — best price $39.992025-07-12 — best price $39.992025-08-22 — best price $6.402025-09-29 — best price $3.992025-11-05 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $3.122026-02-03 — best price $39.992026-03-31 — best price $39.992026-05-07 — best price $3.992026-06-20 — best price $3.682026-08-07 — best price $3.452026-08-27 — best price $3.992026-09-16 — best price $3.992026-10-06 — best price $3.452026-10-14 — best price $3.45
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

44142026-05-31 — 28 pageviews2026-06-04 — 15 pageviews2026-06-08 — 25 pageviews2026-06-12 — 16 pageviews2026-06-16 — 26 pageviews2026-06-20 — 34 pageviews2026-06-24 — 37 pageviews2026-06-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-02 — 29 pageviews2026-07-06 — 37 pageviews2026-07-10 — 25 pageviews2026-07-14 — 31 pageviews2026-07-18 — 20 pageviews2026-07-22 — 26 pageviews2026-07-26 — 22 pageviews2026-07-30 — 15 pageviews2026-08-03 — 24 pageviews2026-08-07 — 20 pageviews2026-08-11 — 20 pageviews2026-08-15 — 34 pageviews2026-08-19 — 19 pageviews2026-08-23 — 27 pageviews2026-08-27 — 30 pageviews2026-08-31 — 23 pageviews2026-09-04 — 23 pageviews2026-09-08 — 20 pageviews2026-09-12 — 25 pageviews2026-09-16 — 16 pageviews2026-09-20 — 30 pageviews2026-09-24 — 15 pageviews2026-09-28 — 21 pageviews2026-10-02 — 18 pageviews2026-10-06 — 22 pageviews2026-10-09 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
74.7%
earned "Through time itself"
15.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-07-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,9563%46
PS5 (PlayStation)2,48220%47
PS4 (PlayStation)1,36321%47
Windows (Xbox)74911%46
Steam (Steam)5693%46
Switch (Nintendo)1240%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeIndieActionFantasyColorfulAdventureHand-drawn

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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