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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

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!

0
playing now
84%
positive of 121 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 66% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
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 5 of 11 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492017-07-122026-08-292017-07-12 — 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 $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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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