Kristala

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 648 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Astral Clocktower Studios · Fantasy · Apr 23, 2026

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Kristala?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 70 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 648 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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is incredibly satisfying, the slow-mo perfect dodges are prob my favorite thing I've experienced in a soulslike game plus I'm a huge cat person, so I love being able to make my own cat.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks nice, the graphics are appealing, the mechanics are fluid enough for an early access indie game to be satisfying.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It already gives a decent challenge that is the right amount of difficulty to not be frustrating when failing in combat, but still gives that rewarding feeling of accomplishment when you succeed.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The quests were interesting, the world and storyline kept me engaged, and the weapons and armor were genuinely enjoyable to experiment with.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting I've encountered so far from the NPC's is incredible.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Character design is really awesome but I'm also biased there (can you guess?), I just hope there's more that gets put into the NPC's because they are a little short of being interesting personality-wise, and more of them would be nice too although with progress I'm sure that's on the road map.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat134 reviews
Gameplay97 reviews
Difficulty65 reviews
Story44 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Characters23 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Bugs
67% still recommend
Graphics
63% still recommend
Performance
76% still recommend
Interface
61% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Optimization
71% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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