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Kristala

Astral Clocktower Studios · 2026-04-23

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 06, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 23, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.

Kristala is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2026, priced at $23.99, with Mostly Positive (76% of 618 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

4
playing now
75%
positive of 639 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.40★
PlayStation Store rating (888 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

A fledgling Anagativa warrior from one of six clans is called by the ancient, sacred Kristals to prove her worth. Beneath the spectral moonlight of Ailur—across desolate swamplands, overgrown forests, twisting caverns, and crumbling ruins long forgotten by time—a wicked sickness stirs. Are these mutated monstrosities all just part of the test...or could it be there’s something much more sinister at play? Kristala seamlessly fuses fast, ferocious combat with smart storytelling and rich, robust RPG mechanics. Uncover and upgrade a multitude of weapons, spells, and additional items as you explor(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 237 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity up 139% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 639 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2025-04-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 8 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
494920242026Week of 2024-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1722026-09-15 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 15 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
392Jun 2024Aug 2026Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 57Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 18Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2026 — avg 39 · peak 97May 2026 — avg 25 · peak 55Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 41Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$17.992024-06-062026-09-292024-06-06 — best price $26.992024-06-13 — best price $29.992024-07-17 — best price $25.192024-07-27 — best price $29.992024-09-07 — best price $23.992024-09-14 — best price $29.992024-10-22 — best price $20.692024-11-05 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $23.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-02-11 — best price $23.992025-02-25 — best price $29.992025-04-01 — best price $17.992025-04-15 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $20.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-07-28 — best price $29.992025-09-13 — best price $17.992025-09-27 — best price $29.992025-10-27 — best price $20.692025-11-09 — best price $29.992025-12-10 — best price $22.492025-12-24 — best price $29.992026-02-15 — best price $21.592026-03-01 — best price $29.992026-04-07 — best price $39.992026-04-09 — best price $39.992026-05-26 — best price $23.992026-06-09 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $23.992026-08-13 — best price $39.992026-09-29 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
31.3%
earned "First Steps"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudFamily Sharing5 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2026-04-23, latest 2026-06-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1531%50
PS5 (PlayStation)1188%51
Xbox Series (Xbox)225%50

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

Player tags

RPGCatsMagicActionFantasyParkourStealthSteampunkAction RPGSouls-like

Census log

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

Recent updates

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