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Crisis: The Third Way
"Crisis: The Third Way" is a fantastic visual novel set in a world struggling to recover from a devastating financial crisis that led to World War III.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“So far i just started from the start using and depending on google translator and by starting this game i alredy know this will be peak. I really HOPE the english translation will be released soon. Because learning Russian is difficult for me and English is pretty much very…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“the lore of this game and the art in it is very interesting but unfortunately i cant read russian : (”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Прошел игру одним заходом за пять часов на концовку безучастия (в частности, на «счастье в небесах»). Что ж, самое главное в этой игре (как и в целом в визуальной новэлле, это вселенная, лор) а она здесь крайне интересная за счет огромного количества отсылок к политической…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Casual · Visual Novel · Adventure · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction · Arcade · 2D · Incremental · Minimalist · Realistic · Cartoony · Alternate History (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Russian |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11 Processor: Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 3 GB available space