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Crystal Project

Andrew Willman · 2022-03-31

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 31, 2022 (Linux), Mar 31, 2022 (Mac), Jan 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 31, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 30, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.

42
playing now
92%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 78h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Explore the world, find Crystals, and fulfill the prophecy to bring balance to the land of Sequoia. ...Or maybe you'd rather spend your time collecting neat equipment and artifacts? Or tame strange creatures and fill out all the entries in your archive? Or perhaps you'd rather hunt down every monster and conquer the world's toughest bosses. Or maybe you'd rather travel to the farthest reaches of the land and uncover the world's greatest mysteries. The choice is yours, as it should be! Or is it? They say that those who stray out of line will be punished, killed, or worse. Maybe it's for your (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 218 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 52k–116k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,577 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$10.49-25%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.49-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.09 at Steam (2026-05-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.99 · on sale 27 of 41 observed days · $1.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
53853820222026Week of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

69182026-08-07 00:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 35 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 54 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 28 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 35 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 52 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 25 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 47 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 60 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 37 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 42 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 33 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$9.092022-03-312026-08-302022-03-31 — best price $13.992023-03-23 — best price $13.992023-06-29 — best price $10.492023-08-01 — best price $13.992023-11-21 — best price $10.492023-12-22 — best price $10.492024-01-24 — best price $13.992024-02-22 — best price $13.992024-03-21 — best price $13.992024-06-14 — best price $13.992024-07-23 — best price $10.492024-08-26 — best price $10.492024-10-07 — best price $13.992024-11-26 — best price $10.492024-12-19 — best price $10.492025-01-23 — best price $13.992025-02-13 — best price $10.492025-03-13 — best price $10.492025-04-03 — best price $13.992025-05-16 — best price $13.992025-06-26 — best price $10.492025-08-14 — best price $10.492025-09-12 — best price $10.492025-10-06 — best price $13.992025-10-26 — best price $13.992025-12-11 — best price $10.492026-01-23 — best price $10.492026-03-26 — best price $13.992026-05-16 — best price $13.992026-06-09 — best price $10.492026-07-24 — best price $10.492026-08-27 — best price $10.492026-08-30 — best price $10.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
66.3%
earned "Boss Prevailer"
21.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9458%51
PS5 (PlayStation)8916%52
Switch (Nintendo)350%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGVoxelTop-DownAdventureNonlinearAtmosphericClass-BasedCollectathonMetroidvania

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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