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Crypt of the Serpent King cover art

Crypt of the Serpent King

Rendercode Games · 2016-12-27

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 31, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 27, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2015 (Xbox 360), Dec 21, 2016 (Xbox One), Dec 27, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

Crypt of the Serpent King is a medieval first-person hack'n'slash dungeon crawler with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fighting underworld creatures along the way, all while avoiding traps and collecting loot!

Crypt of the Serpent King is an Action, Indie and RPG game released in 2016, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Very Positive (83% of 319 reviews).

1
playing now
83%
positive of 319 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.80★
PlayStation Store rating (1,326 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.0k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 319 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$1.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2021-08-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 5 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020162026Week of 2016-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.492016-12-282026-10-092016-12-28 — best price $2.992017-04-10 — best price $2.992017-06-22 — best price $0.992017-09-04 — best price $0.992017-10-26 — best price $0.992017-11-22 — best price $0.992017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-02-15 — best price $0.992018-04-09 — best price $0.992018-06-21 — best price $0.992018-10-30 — best price $0.992018-11-21 — best price $0.992018-12-21 — best price $0.992019-06-26 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.992021-08-23 — best price $0.492022-02-07 — best price $0.492022-03-28 — best price $0.532022-05-02 — best price $0.512022-12-22 — best price $0.492023-10-30 — best price $0.552023-11-21 — best price $0.552023-12-21 — best price $0.552024-05-13 — best price $0.552024-06-27 — best price $0.552024-09-02 — best price $0.552024-10-14 — best price $0.552024-11-27 — best price $0.552024-12-19 — best price $0.552025-01-20 — best price $0.552025-03-13 — best price $0.552025-11-03 — best price $0.552025-12-18 — best price $0.552026-01-26 — best price $0.552026-03-19 — best price $0.552026-03-30 — best price $0.552026-08-28 — best price $1.992026-09-11 — best price $1.992026-09-25 — best price $1.992026-10-09 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
10.6%
earned "Level 1 Completed on Easy"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)3,40940%21
PS4 (PlayStation)1,29058%22
PS4 (PlayStation)1,20562%22
Steam (Steam)14229%21
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

RPGIndieActionAction RPGRogue-likeRogue-liteDark FantasySingleplayerDungeon CrawlerAction Roguelike

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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