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CRYPTARK

Alientrap · 2017-06-20

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 20, 2017 (Linux), Jun 27, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jun 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 20, 2017 (Mac)

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

3
playing now
82%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
4.36★
PlayStation Store rating (406 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Cryptark is a roguelike video game developed and published by Alientrap for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on June 20, 2017.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,605 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 49k–117k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,956 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 74 of 98 observed days · $0.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 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: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1971Oct 2015Aug 2026Oct 2015 — avg 24 · peak 101Feb 2016 — avg 7 · peak 26Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 14Oct 2016 — avg 4 · peak 21Feb 2017 — avg 2 · peak 11Jun 2017 — avg 14 · peak 82Oct 2017 — avg 22 · peak 92Feb 2018 — avg 6 · peak 23Jun 2018 — avg 11 · peak 44Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 16Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2023 — avg 197 · peak 2,961Feb 2024 — avg 11 · peak 26Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 17Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992015-10-072026-10-142015-10-07 — best price $11.042016-02-12 — best price $12.992016-10-19 — best price $8.992016-12-22 — best price $9.892017-09-18 — best price $7.492018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-08-07 — best price $14.992019-01-24 — best price $14.992019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $4.492020-05-21 — best price $14.992021-02-01 — best price $14.992021-07-19 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $3.742022-04-22 — best price $3.742022-11-11 — best price $3.742023-03-06 — best price $3.742023-07-31 — best price $3.742023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-05-09 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-07 — best price $3.742025-01-17 — best price $3.742025-05-01 — best price $3.742025-08-20 — best price $3.742025-10-21 — best price $3.742026-03-04 — best price $3.742026-05-16 — best price $14.992026-08-07 — best price $3.752026-08-21 — best price $3.752026-09-08 — best price $3.752026-09-20 — best price $3.752026-10-02 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1102026-06-01 — 1 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3 pageviews2026-06-13 — 4 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1 pageviews2026-06-21 — 4 pageviews2026-06-25 — 2 pageviews2026-06-29 — 2 pageviews2026-07-03 — 4 pageviews2026-07-07 — 0 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2 pageviews2026-07-15 — 5 pageviews2026-07-19 — 2 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1 pageviews2026-07-27 — 3 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1 pageviews2026-08-04 — 4 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1 pageviews2026-08-16 — 3 pageviews2026-08-20 — 5 pageviews2026-08-24 — 7 pageviews2026-08-28 — 1 pageviews2026-09-01 — 2 pageviews2026-09-05 — 2 pageviews2026-09-09 — 4 pageviews2026-09-13 — 4 pageviews2026-09-17 — 3 pageviews2026-09-21 — 2 pageviews2026-09-25 — 3 pageviews2026-09-29 — 4 pageviews2026-10-03 — 4 pageviews2026-10-07 — 3 pageviews2026-10-10 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
11.1%
earned "Processed Ore"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportStatsSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-11-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,13819%27
PS4 (PlayStation)39015%28

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

Player tags

2DIndieMechsSpaceActionSci-fiStrategyAdventureRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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