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Cris Tales

Cris Tales

Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!

Released Jul 20, 2021 Developer Dreams Uncorporated, SYCK Publisher Maximum Entertainment Platforms Windows RPGAdventureJRPGFemale ProtagonistAction
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

65.2%positive555 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Cris Tales is one of those rare RPGs that immediately distinguishes itself not through scale or spectacle, but through a clear artistic vision and a mechanical idea that feels genuinely fresh within a genre often defined by tradition. Developed by Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK,…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A pretty fun game when it became free on epic so i decided to buy it on steam instead. I can't say too much about the story but it was entertaining for me (others wont say otherwise) and i thought it was really cool when it came to the core mechanic of the game, i just wished…”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I really wish the game was as good as its art, and while I do acknowledge it is an indie studio's first game, that can't save it from its lack of quality. It is a below average JRPG on pretty much every front; the gameplay, the story, the characters are all just not very good.…”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

46achievements
15.7%median completion
3.3%rarest: Rainbow mess
74.7% of players 59.1% of players 48.6% of players 28.2% of players 24.9% of players 24.1% of players 22.8% of players 22.3% of players 22.0% of players 21.1% of players 20.7% of players 20.5% of players 19.7% of players 18.4% of players 17.5% of players 17.5% of players 17.0% of players 16.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.7% of players 16.2% of players 16.2% of players 16.2% of players 15.7% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 14.7% of players 14.3% of players 13.9% of players 13.9% of players 13.6% of players 13.3% of players 12.2% of players 11.6% of players 10.1% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 6.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 74.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.7%Through time itself — Get the power of the crystals
59.1%Natural talent — Recruit Willhelm
48.6%Apothecary team — Save the Apothecary in Narim
Rarest badges of honor
3.3%Rainbow mess — Kill 20 of each slime
3.3%Not bad, kid — Do 500 "Parries"
4.5%The best, like no one ever was. — Capture all enemy souls with Kari Hudo

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia54.95 AUD
Canada45.49 CAD
Japan3,980 JPY
Brazil75.49 BRL
China116.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$15 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$46

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 16, 2021
A New Patch is Now Available - Including a New Character!

Today we unleash a flurry of free content for Cris Tales, including a brand-new character, dungeon, cutscene and much more! Beyond these additions, this free update adds new story content such as a ne

Sep 09, 2021
Check out the Brand New Accolades Trailer and Save 20% on Cris Tales Today

In July, we launched Cris Tales, a culmination of years of hard work from the talented team at Dreams Uncorporated and Syck. Since the game launched, Cris Tales has received a ton of love from both fa

Aug 30, 2021
A New Patch is Now Available; Numerous Bug Fixes and Graphical Settings

We have been listening to and collecting feedback from our community, and we have our first patch available for Cris Tales. If you’d like to give additional feedback, you can find us on Twitter or joi

Jul 20, 2021
Cris Tales is Available Now!

Learn from the past, make decisions in the present, and alter the course of the future in Cris Tales. Available now. Check out the brand new launch trailer here: https://youtu.be/T_pq_Q2dwRQ Cris Tale

Jul 19, 2021
Launch Day Developer Round Table

The wait is finally over! Cris Tales launches tomorrow on Steam, and to celebrate, we are hosting a developer round table with some of the members of Dreams Uncorporated, Syck, and Modus Games! We wil

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Adventure · JRPG · Female Protagonist · Action · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · Indie · Cute · Fantasy · Anime · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Thai *
Achievements46
Official sitehttp://CrisTalesGame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: OS Version: windows 7 Processor: Intel Core at 2.5Ghz or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (2GB) or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Medium Settings