Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk
A downloadable game for Windows
Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk picks up where Awakening ended, and marks the true introduction and foundation of the series!
Crystal Story is a series that blends together charming retro-style graphics, with fast-paced action and turn-based battles, heavily inspired by 16-bit classics!
- Meet Mina -
Players take the role of Mina, a young adventurer from the Dawnside, who must traverse a perilous and shattered world called the Duskside, to find her long-lost brother who was kidnapped by the forces of a great demon named Termina.
- It’s All in the Arts -
Mina’s gifted with the ability to use fire-elemental magic called Arts! Arts allow her to navigate harsh conditions while battling any foes that stand in her way! Mina can also supercharge Arts to trade blows with stronger enemies in tougher encounters!
- Features -
- Use Arts to traverse a challenging world and defeat enemies and solve puzzles!
- A hybrid retro-modern-styled adventure will bring you back to the past, but with a modern twist!
- Take on optional side quests in future updates!
- Includes an optional CRT filter for nostalgic flair!
- Dynamic Updates -
Crystal Story is an evergreen experience, with the first episodic entry being able to be completed in about 3-6 hours.
Coming mid-2024, Dynamic Updates will add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more.
Dynamic Updates will also be completely free of charge. Simply update and have fun!*
- Future Episodic Expansions -
Planned future episodic expansions will continue Crystal Story's narrative beyond Dynamic Updates.
Episodic, but with more freedom, players will be able to carry on objectives in these expansions, while also being able to return to and explore previous areas introduced in Dawn of Dusk (and future episodic expansions), and their respective Dynamic Updates.
Details on expansions will be coming soon. **
*(Please note: some content will require you to complete Dawn of Dusk in order to be unlocked.)
**(Please note: unlike Dynamic Updates, future episodic expansions will be paid additional content.)
**Please note, this game has flashing colors and imagery.**
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Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (6 total ratings) |
Author | Bred Frown |
Genre | Adventure, Puzzle, Role Playing |
Tags | 2D, Action-Adventure, Action RPG, Episodic, Exploration, GameMaker, Pixel Art |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Xbox controller |
Links | Steam, Steam |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $12 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Announcing Crystal Story: Fall of Knight!71 days ago
- Newsletter No. 1!Feb 19, 2024
- Subscriptions for the Official Newsletter are live! :DJan 31, 2024
- v2.5 Update Released!Jan 16, 2024
- Dawn of Dusk is out now! :DJan 13, 2024