Crystals of Time
Skip · Short indie · 2014
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 14, under the fair line, at $6.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $2.50/hr
- Reviews▼
- 66% of 1,118
- Genre rank
- Top 87% Short indie
Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 2.8h
- To 100%
- 3.2h 1.1x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 105 on record
- Typical cut
- 51% off
- Steam low
- $0.27 July 2023
- Sale every
- 37d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 25% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 12% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
105 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 51 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 10 days ago.
It is pricier than 75 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends ($1.99, scores 52) and Adventure Escape Mysteries (free, scores 64) both outscore it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 10 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
The puzzles were fine and I guess there was plot, but there was multiple times I thought I was soft blocked where the game just didn't communicate what you needed to do unless you used a hint. The game reused locations for item searches without any logic to it. I wish I could either grab everything the first time you're in the room or have multiple puzzles hinting you should come back to a given room. It added at...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This one was just boring. It's a basic hidden object adventure with a bunch of searching around and puzzles, but none of it was interesting enough to keep me into it. The whole thing felt cheap and pretty forgettable. Honestly, just skip it.
The game is more about pixel-hunting than logic, but it's bearable, all things considered.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Help Ashley Ford find her father and solve the mystery of the Three Oak Mansion. A professional thief, Ashley has inherited this hobby from her father, who suddenly disappeared one night while he was trying to sneak into the Three Oak Mansion. You start the game in front of a big, deserted house that hides a lot of secrets.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1 Gb. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Crystals of Time scores 14/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/306410/crystals-of-timeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 17, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.