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Iron Crypticle cover art

Iron Crypticle

Confused Pelican · TIKIPOD · 2017-07-12

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 12, 2017 (Xbox One), Feb 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 11, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jul 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!

Iron Crypticle is a 2017 Action and Indie game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 121 reviews).

0
playing now
84%
positive of 121 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (255 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

"A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia's princess - along with the king's royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). The King's washed-up knights must suit up and descend into the ancient palace crypts on a rescue mission!"(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.0k–7.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 121 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
90Jul 2017Feb 2021Jul 2017 — avg 9 · peak 68Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 14Sep 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 6Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2020 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Feb 2021

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.492017-07-122026-10-102017-07-12 — best price $8.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $3.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $4.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $3.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $3.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $2.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $2.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $2.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $2.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-11-04 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $2.992025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-06-29 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-09-19 — best price $9.992026-10-10 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
58.6%
earned "Safe And Sound"
14.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionArcadeZombiesTop-DownLocal Co-OpArena Shooter4 Player Local

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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