Alabaster Dawn

Alabaster Dawn

Steam Deck Verified

Radical Fish Games · RPG · May 7, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $21.24.

95%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 177 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 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
78% of themes are praise22% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you like well made open world ARPGs with a great narrative and a compelling story get this!
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
The CrossCode DNA is definitely here: snappy movement, readable combat, secrets, puzzles, clean feedback, and that “one more room” feeling.
177 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While the premise sounds familiar at first, the game’s presentation, pacing, and gameplay systems quickly reveal a much more ambitious experience hiding beneath the surface.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I'm a huge fan of the art style, and the UI design is also super clean despite being pixelated.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I came in as a CrossCode fan, tried the demo for around 90 minutes, and ended up buying the Early Access version plus the OST because I wanted to support what Radical Fish is building here.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs great on Steam Deck and there are sliders in acccessibility options to make aspects of combat easier if you want it which is nice at times.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters184 reviews
Combat177 reviews
Gameplay92 reviews
Graphics70 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty21 reviews
100%
Bugs6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $21.24.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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