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Crystal Project on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.

Crystal Project is a rpg, adventure and jrpg game developed and published by Andrew Willman.
Released on March 31st 2022 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,237 reviews of which 2,070 were positive and 167 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit), fully updated
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2000 Series
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Direct3D 11 support (feature level 10_0)
MacOS
  • OS: 10.9 Mavericks and newer
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Linux
  • OS: glibc 2.17+, 64-bit only
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2000 Series
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

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User reviews & Ratings

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100 hours played
Aug. 2026
Great game BUT : WARNING -- READ THIS BEFORE YOU PLAY ! For some reason the game starts out in "idiotically hard mode." This is not just monster difficulty or experience curves -- it's that too but it's way worse. It doesn't let you use multiple save points, it caps your level at 60 arbitrarily, it penalizes you insanely for death, it warps you all the way back to earlier checkpoints ... the list goes on ... and it just stops being fun in any way after about 1/3 of the way through. Read literally every single negative review (there are tons of them) and they will say the same thing. The majority of the positive reviews also happened before people got past the first part of the game, where things are still fun. THE SOLUTION: There are in-game settings under "options" to turn the game into a normal game. Like, literally, the developer was aware enough of the bad design choices that he gave you an option to turn them off ! This is not "easy mode" by any stretch, just literally normal mode. Like in most games difficulty is increased by turning off standard features. This game literally starts without the standard features turned on. So strange ! Save yourself and just go to the options menu first, then enjoy a really fantastically fun JRPG. Yes the job system is 100% ripped off from Final Fantasy but who cares. It's a lovely take. Expansive game, fun platforming, open world, great combat system, great class system, absolutely great soundtrack. This game has it all. Once you fix it with the options menu. An amazing job by a first-time developer. Absolutely blows away 99% of indie games out there. Worth double the price. Let us just pray upon all that is holy that the developer's second game puts the optional game mode and the default game mode in the correct places. Cheers, Sir V
215 hours played
May 2026
The surgical manner in which Crystal Project falls short only in ways a game can afford to (story, characters, graphics) while laser-focusing on the ontological essence of the medium (difficulty, fairness, and agency) immediately gives the impression you're playing something designed by a true hobbyist. This impression holds true throughout the entirety of its content-packed 60+ hour runtime. This humble, isometric Minecraft look-alike methodically irons out the pain points in each of its genres while masterfully preserving the depth and freedom that define them. This culminates in an experience that feels tailor-made for the core audience of this medium, rather than for accessibility, hype, or trend chasing. Crystal Project is a testament to how much can be removed from a game while still being good, a monument to hierarchical importance in game design, and undeniably one of the greatest games ever.
123 hours played
May 2026
honestly maybe my favourite game ever. it's a very weird combination of things but that combination is laser targeted exactly at me, specifically, and i absolutely loved it. It's a 3d voxel platforming explorer open world game with by far the best JRPG combat system I've ever encountered. you get to play how you want, combat can be very strategic, and there's no story to get in the way of enjoying the game. not for everyone, but if it's for you it is really, really for you.
53 hours played
Dec. 2025
This is a really hidden gem. I don't know how this game hasn't gotten more word of mouth, but it is legitimately the best turn-based RPG of all time. If this developer ever reads this review, please make more in this genre, you made a perfect game.
20 hours played
Sept. 2025
Perfect RPG for an RPG hater like myself. Specifically: * I'm not interested in story or dialogue. The game has minimal both. * I want combat to be interesting and not a grind. Here, it's similar to Slay the Spire in that it's almost a puzzle: The enemies broadcast their upcoming actions and you need to both plan and react accordingly, rather than just apply a broad strategy. (Sometimes the normal enemy encounters can feel a bit repetitive) * Traversing the world is actually interesting, and only restricted by your movement/inventory rather than plot triggers. * Skill trees and character customization are deep enough to be interesting, but simple enough to not warrant analysis paralysis. * Effectively no decision is irreversible, and no missables. If you ever want to pivot to a different strategy it's always an option, and just requires light time and resources. And there's no sense of "don't miss stealing an item from this boss" * You feel you can liberally use items. There's no sense of "save all your megalixers!" I can't imagine an RPG that's more in line with what I want out of an RPG. (Fully completed on Switch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Crystal Project is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam.

No, Crystal Project is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.59€ on Steam.

Yes, Crystal Project received 2,070 positive votes out of a total of 2,237 achieving a rating of 8.84.
😎

Crystal Project was developed and published by Andrew Willman.

Yes, Crystal Project is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Crystal Project is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Crystal Project is playable and fully supported on Linux.

This information about Crystal Project is not available yet.

This information about Crystal Project is not available yet.

No, Crystal Project does not support VR.

Crystal Project is a single-player game.

No, Crystal Project does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Crystal Project does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Crystal Project does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Crystal Project 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 Crystal Project.

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Crystal Project
Rating
8.8
2,070
167
Game modes
Features
Online players
42
Developer
Andrew Willman
Publisher
Andrew Willman
Release 31 Mar 2022
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