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Crush the Industry
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
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 2026-05-18.
“I'd give it a mixed review if I could. Its got some good ideas and executions but in the end it falls subpar to almost any other card based deck builder StS-like game out on the market. Doesn't mean it's bad, but I don't think its worth full asking price. Got about a dollar per…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Amazing game! Obviously carries a lot of Slay the Spire DNA, but the gameplay is meaningfully different in a lot of ways. It scratches that same itch for deckbuilding-roguelikes while having a distinct personality of its own. Soundtrack and sound design are great, the artstyle…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Fun fun”
— a player, Steam review · 86 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 4.1: Game Balance Changes
Hi friends. Just a small update with a lot of small adjustments and changes to enemy encounters and game balance. Post-battle heal/money rewards have been reduced. Skipping adding a skill at the post-
Content Complete Update (New Bosses) + Daily Deal Sale (Nov 8th)!
Hi friends! We've got another big content update for you and a Steam Daily Deal Sale (Nov 8-22) coming up. Crush will be 75% off starting November 8th -- less than a cup of coffee from Tweaky's Cafe!
Major Update (New Boss, Nightmare Challenge Mode, New Skills)
Hi friends. We have a big new content update for you and an announcement! Here's what's in the update: A New Boss Encounter: The Mad Maestro (and his frog quartet) ! Defeating the High Priestess of Cr
Minor Update (Random Starting Talent, localization update)
Hi friends. Just a bog-standard minor update here, unless you happen to be a sentient padlock (then it's kind of a life-changing event). Added a "Select Random Talent" option to the starting talents p
Minor Update (Unlock All Content & Delete Save File features)
Hi friends. Another small update, adding two requested features: "Delete Save File" and "Unlock All Content" buttons now exist on the character select screen (with a double-confirm popup to make sure
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Roguelike Deckbuilder · Replay Value · Turn-Based · Retro · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like · Strategy · Deckbuilding · RPG · Card Battler · Turn-Based Combat · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | https://www.crushtheindustry.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64-Bit), 8/8.1, 10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better, OpenGL Support required Storage: 1 GB available space