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Crunch Element cover art

Crunch Element

Dreamlab XR · 2020-12-18

Steam

ActionIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 18, 2020 (SteamVR)

Raid destructible compounds using explosive gadgets and tactical weaponry in VR! Breach, clear, and dominate in high-intensity raids where destruction is your greatest weapon. Whether you're leading a squad or taking on the challenge solo, precision, strategy, and firepower will decide your victory.

Crunch Element is a 2020 Action, Indie, and Early Access game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 585 reviews).

0
playing now
57%
positive of 584 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (90 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 27,662 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 584 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2023-01-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020202026Week of 2020-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$11.992020-12-192026-07-092020-12-19 — best price $17.992021-02-09 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $15.992021-02-21 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-07-22 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-01-17 — best price $19.992022-02-28 — best price $13.392022-04-11 — best price $13.392022-06-23 — best price $14.992022-07-18 — best price $14.992022-10-29 — best price $13.392022-11-22 — best price $13.392022-12-22 — best price $13.392023-01-26 — best price $11.992023-03-16 — best price $13.392023-06-29 — best price $13.392023-11-28 — best price $13.392023-12-11 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-28 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-12 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

Player tags

VRFPSPvEIndieActionCombatPhysicsShooterStealthTactical

Census log

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

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