CRYSTAR
Skip · RPG · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 47, under the fair line, at $1.19.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.05/hr
- Reviews▼
- 76% of 1,482
- Genre rank
- Top 22% RPG
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Score at full price
Score today
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Time and effort
- Main story
- 22.8h
- To 100%
- 48.2h 2.1x the story
- Finish
- 15% reach the ending
- Achievements
- 51
Price and sales
- Sales
- 49 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $1.19 November 2026
- Sale every
- 48d last November 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 154 now
- Cheaper than
- 10% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 62% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
69% start to 15% finishA normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 49 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today's $1.19 at 94 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
Its score sits in the top 22 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 90 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 62 percent. On the same math Omensight: Definitive Edition ($19.99, scores 58) and Eastward ($12.49, scores 68) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
More about CRYSTAR
Steam's global achievement data puts about 15 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 22.8-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. This site sampled 591 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 4 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 60 percent of the 184 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 22.8 hours. Doing everything runs 48, 2.1 times as long.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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
I haven't finished this game yet but i do enjoy it very much. This is a simple game with simple combat and a beautiful and deep story.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Imperfect chipped gem Enjoyed but , Too long. Combat repetitive and dull after a while. Good JP voices but odd English text translations here and there. Very weak first 20 minutes. Worth it at sale price for the base game only(no dlc) , if you are willing to put up with the flaws for the Story and Aesthetic* * Madoka Magica , Pandora Hearts , Catherine, .Hack , Drakengard, Majosaba
The story, altough quite cliché on some aspect, is the main strong point of this game and I can tell that it was made with a strong vision and passion. But the gameplay is really boring : moovements feels unresponsive and locked behind it's animations. the enemies are boring too with very few exceptions for late bosses. The level design is absurdly repetitive in many ways. If your going in, my suggestion would be to...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA@ GeForce@ GTX 460 or better, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
CRYSTAR scores 47/100 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/981750/crystarReviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.