Crystal Caves HD

Buy99%

Very Positive · 335 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Emberheart Games · Retro · Oct 15, 2020

Player review score
99%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Crystal Caves HD?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Linux compatibility: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 335 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 267 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
Both are simple to use to add a fair amount of replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
In this remastered version, Emberheart Games brings that nostalgic experience into the modern era, carefully preserving the spirit of the original while refining its visuals, mechanics, and accessibility.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
It includes other modern niceties, too, such as achievements, difficulty levels and controller support.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack has also been remastered, with new renditions of the original tunes that capture the upbeat energy of early shareware music while adding cleaner instrumentation.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
12 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
It runs flawlessly on modern systems, with customizable controls and full support for both keyboard and gamepad.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
11 of 267 sampled reviews raised it
It uses Unity so the framerate is consistent lacking the jittery appearance that appears in the original with DOSbox.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% 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

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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