The Crimson Diamond

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 693 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Julia Minamata · Mystery · Aug 15, 2024

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Crimson Diamond?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 693 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
88% of themes are praise12% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
173 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gorgeous graphics, an exciting set of mysteries, interesting characters, and many locations to explore.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of all that, the game has a replayability factor that a lot of other mystery games tend to not have because you can progress without seeing everything, and I'm planning to revisit the lodge to round out the mystery!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, sounds, and general aesthetics are a perfect time travel machine for Colonel's Bequest, which brings back good memories of childhood.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Additionally, the "novelty" of the text parser interface makes it interesting to solve even the easier puzzles since you really need to know what you want to do and can't just randomly combine objects.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game easily lets you do what you need to do without much difficulty.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also took note (pun intended) of the Roland MT-32 soundtrack - a hallmark of the SCI Sierra games , where Sierra was pushing the envelope of what games were capable of in terms of sound & music.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story173 reviews
Gameplay80 reviews
Graphics76 reviews
Interface29 reviews
Difficulty20 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
75% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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