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Crush the Industry

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.

Released Apr 16, 2025 Developer Cognoggin Games Platforms Windows · Mac Roguelike DeckbuilderReplay ValueTurn-BasedRetroPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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 2026-05-18.

90.1%positive395 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun fun”

— a player, Steam review · 86 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.

18achievements
6.3%median completion
0.4%rarest: Golden God
81.2% of players 77.1% of players 57.8% of players 34.8% of players 21.0% of players 19.2% of players 16.8% of players 13.7% of players 13.0% of players 6.3% of players 4.1% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 81.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.2%Climbing the Corporate Ladder — Get promoted.
77.1%Ackshully... — Defeat a Neckbeard.
57.8%FIRED! — Get fired.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Golden God — Beat the game on Corporate Hell difficulty with five characters.
0.6%Pure Hell — Beat the game on Corporate Hell difficulty with three characters.
1.1%To Hell And Back — Beat the game on Corporate Hell difficulty with any character.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 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 10, 2025
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-

Oct 28, 2025
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!

May 31, 2025
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

Apr 30, 2025
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

Apr 26, 2025
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsRoguelike Deckbuilder · Replay Value · Turn-Based · Retro · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like · Strategy · Deckbuilding · RPG · Card Battler · Turn-Based Combat · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements18
Official sitehttps://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