Crying Suns on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Crying Suns is a strategy, space and indie game developed by Alt Shift and published by Humble Games.
Released on September 18th 2019 is available on Windows and MacOS in 7 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.

It has received 4,267 reviews of which 3,664 were positive and 603 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 20.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.95€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Crying Suns into these genres:

Strategy Space Indie Pixel Graphics Rogue-lite Sci-fi Post-apocalyptic Real-Time with Pause Rogue-like Tactical Story Rich 2D Singleplayer Procedural Generation Perma Death RTS Hex Grid Real Time Tactics Resource Management Dark

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7+ (32/64 bits)
Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated GPU, 1 GB VRAM/ AMD HD5750 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Minimal resolution: 1280*720

MacOS

OS: macOS 10.11 El Capitan
Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated GPU, 512 Mo VRAM / AMD HD5750 or equivalent
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Mac with Intel Graphics (HD or Iris) should run the game in OpenGL mode to avoid potential issues. Minimal resolution: 1280x720.

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

A great game with outstanding gameplay and story. Very good length for an indie title, solid replayability and variation between classes. All in all, an almost perfect rogue-lite in terms of gameplay. Though personally, I feel the RNG takes away from the experience. To each their own I suppose. The buffs offered by Crew-members suffer from the fact a good 2/3 are either useless in actual action or far too niche to be usable in most builds/runs, depending instead on RNG for their usefulness. The narrative is great and the many encounters it offers are truly interesting, for the first three or so times you see them. There are some issues once you learn the outcomes and the impact you might have from seeing the consequences of your actions truly dims when it's the fifth time seeing the exact same result. The Boss fights are great and each chapter succeeds in making its faction stand out from the rest. Though there are strategies that simply work against anything the regular gameplay would throw your way.* The biggest problem with the game is the ending. It's just disappointing. The final Boss fight is far too easy, especially compared to what came before it and the concluding cut-scenes are disappointing. Another issue is I simply did not come to care for the protagonist' emotional journey to find his wife. This game is a true example of the true reward was the journey, not the destination. Still, I recommend it. It provided a very fun experience. 8.5/10

Dec. 2024

7/10 - GOOD A very solid rogue-like with a cool, dark, sci-fi story. The end of days setting and the apocalypse atmosphere goes kind of hard here. Some gameplay mechanics are a bit simple and the gameplay loop can become boring in little while, but the story holds you over till the end of the game for the first play through (~15-20 hr.). It's up to you if you want to challenge yourself with other ship designs and hard difficulty setting and play the game some more.

Sept. 2024

The gameplay is unique, a tricky real-time strategy puzzle that feels easy, up until it forces you to adapt. But I rarely felt like there was no chance, like I was completely outmatched. That said, sometimes your opponent won't have a chance to win, but they will take a long-ass time to die, and they might be annoying the whole time. I didn't find the story all that impressive, but that was largely mitigated by the stellar art. Try the game out, if it's not for you, it's not for you. I don't regret buying it, and I look forward to putting more time in.

Sept. 2024

If you're a fan of strategy games and golden age sci-fi, give this game a playthrough. It's no Asimov, but the writing is surprisingly captivating and the ending unexpectedly introspective (well, at least as much as the medium allows). I completed the game on hard, and I'll say that hampered my enjoyment somewhat. The combat is fun but there are some sections at the start and towards the middle that are absolutely brutal without good RNG. After 3 or 4 runs you will start to notice the same events happening as well. I would honestly recommend just bumping the difficulty down to easy and enjoying the ride for the most fun experience.

June 2024

Seems really good but every time I play it I just find myself longing for FTL. I didn't find the combat to be too stimulating, either. I'd recommend this maybe if you're tired of FTL, but I've been playing that one for over a decade and I'm still not tired of it so....

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Frequently Asked Questions

Crying Suns is currently priced at 20.99€ on Steam.

Crying Suns is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 20.99€ on Steam.

Crying Suns received 3,664 positive votes out of a total of 4,267 achieving a rating of 8.30.

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Crying Suns was developed by Alt Shift and published by Humble Games.

Crying Suns is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Crying Suns is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Crying Suns is not playable on Linux.

Crying Suns is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Crying Suns. Explore additional content available for Crying Suns on Steam.

Crying Suns does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Crying Suns does not support Steam Remote Play.

Crying Suns is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Crying Suns.

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