Crypt of the NecroDancer

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Steam Deck Verified

Brace Yourself Games · Rhythm · Apr 23, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
26k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 26k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game has charming pixel art, great music and a really great take on rougelike gameplay.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+Superb soundtrack.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story: At the start of the game, there’s a cutscene of the first playable character named “Cadence” digging in a graveyard to uncover the truth of her long-lost treasure-hunting father.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Talking about graphics, there's nothing to criticize.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay57 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Story and characters49 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty22 reviews
82%
Combat16 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
61
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.