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Kristala
Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Six Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.
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.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Gameplay is amazing. Just a lot of bugs…once they fix those, this game will be awesome!”
“KRISTALA is one of those games in which you can easily detect niche ideas and good intentions, but are troubled by launches that make them struggle across that starting line. In Astral Clocktower's first Game you will…”
“If there was a neutral recommendation, I would select it. This game was not ready for 1.0 release. It has hooked me enough that I want to keep playing and have pushed through the lows, and don't want to add to the…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“KRISTALA is one of those games in which you can easily detect niche ideas and good intentions, but are troubled by launches that make them struggle across that starting line. In Astral Clocktower's first Game you will…”
“I'm still somewhat early, but I'm really enjoying this game so far! The exploration feels natural, the combat is enjoyably difficult, and the cats are so so cute. It's definitely souls-like in the combat, but the…”
“Astral Clocktower Studios really has captured me and created a world that I want to be in and explore. As a furry, being able to play as a cat is super awesome and the parkour you can do in the game with some of the…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm still somewhat early, but I'm really enjoying this game so far! The exploration feels natural, the combat is enjoyably difficult, and the cats are so so cute. It's definitely souls-like in the combat, but the…”
“Cat Soulslike, very promising. Looking forward to more updates and fixes, lots of potential. Stray difficulty is great”
“Super cool game. I love the battle aspect in it! I feel like it gives a little dark souls but with the option to be more easy which thank goodness! 10/10 would recommend!”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is very enjoyable, I haven’t gone threw it all as it's 1.0 came out around the wind rose..and..pirates....but back on track...I’m seeing negatives reviews for buggyness and stuff...For the time I have played…”
“There’s something about this game that draws me in. I keep thinking of the word “endearing” even while I’m getting clobbered by a rat with chainsaws as hands. I have been playing this game since the early access days,…”
“Recommended! The combat is good and the explorations is enjoyable and rewarding. It's still a bit rough but there've been couple of patches with corrections already, despite the very very recent launch. It shows a lot…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Kristala has a really strong foundation, especially if you enjoy fast-paced, skill-driven combat. It feels like a blend between Sekiro and Dark Souls - reactive, aggressive, and rewarding when you get into the flow. The…”
“Kristala is such a fantastic mix of challenging and incredibly fun! The combat is cool and gives almost a mortal combat like vibe at times. The story draws you in, and has some really interesting lore. I'm super excited…”
“I've been following this game since early access, and I've been in love every step of the way. There are some bugs in the game, but the dev team is very responsive and working hard to smooth them out. Its a beautiful…”
42 of the 103 reviews raise this · 33 of them still recommend the game.
“Unfortunately not ready for release yet insanely buggy, had stuff breaking even during character creation, and even having broken default keyboard controls that I needed to change so they would be recognized... when the…”
“Can't recommend this game right now because there is way too many bugs. I would hold up until some updates come through. When I started playing more I noticed the enemy ai is not good. Why can't enemies jump onto roofs…”
“Gameplay is amazing. Just a lot of bugs…once they fix those, this game will be awesome!”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Can't recommend this game right now because there is way too many bugs. I would hold up until some updates come through. When I started playing more I noticed the enemy ai is not good. Why can't enemies jump onto roofs…”
“Literally the hardest soulslike and it's BS. Version 1.0.3. I've got lots of experience in many soulslikes from Elden Ring, Dark Souls, to Lords of the Fallen, Asterigos, and more. I don't claim to be a super hardcore…”
“(Review outdated. Game now in full release. This review was for early access, please take review with a grain of salt. I haven't had a chance to play the full game) OK let me start by saying this is where I wish steam…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Unfortunately not ready for release yet insanely buggy, had stuff breaking even during character creation, and even having broken default keyboard controls that I needed to change so they would be recognized... when the…”
“(Review outdated. Game now in full release. This review was for early access, please take review with a grain of salt. I haven't had a chance to play the full game) OK let me start by saying this is where I wish steam…”
“how about a true parkour system instead of a cat that can only climb where there's a yellow rag. I want to like this game but it feels so janky and I cannot in good faith call this fluid when i just made 20 identical…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Literally the hardest soulslike and it's BS. Version 1.0.3. I've got lots of experience in many soulslikes from Elden Ring, Dark Souls, to Lords of the Fallen, Asterigos, and more. I don't claim to be a super hardcore…”
“currently i cannot recommend this game, i wish i could though. Doubtlessly youve seen multiple reviews that claim the game has a good foundation with much polish needed. this is objectively true. It is so true in-fact…”
“I've been following this game since early access, and I've been in love every step of the way. There are some bugs in the game, but the dev team is very responsive and working hard to smooth them out. Its a beautiful…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is an unoptimized mess. Full of bugs and visual issues starting from the character creator (video animations for the clan spells do not display correctly and will keep on playing on loop even after leaving the…”
“Let me state right away: This game was NOT ready for 1.0 release. There are bugs, glitches, and major issues running rampant over nearly every aspect of the game, from basic character animations, to missing music, to…”
“Needs more work before it can be official 1.0 release, as the game stands right now it is not refined performance and in some parts gameplay wise too. The potential is there but needs more work I feel.”
Note: these 103 reviews lean more positive than the game overall — 86% of them recommend it, against 74.6% across all 631 reviews.
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I've known about this game for years and finally decided to give the beta a try and I must say I am thourougly satisfied and impressed with the love put into this game! As a Soulsborne fan, this hit the itch I needed for a new game! The fast paced combat, quirky NPCs, awesome…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“[Update] Currently going through the full release, review will change. So far, there have been a few things i liked, but others that made the game quite tedious, in comparison to the EA version. My review after beating the game[EA release], while exploring basically everything…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I really want to like this game as it checks off quite a few things that interest me. Anthro characters (Cats are pretty cool), 80s Dark Fantasy that gives me Labyrinth and Dark Crystal vibes, Charming voice work and characters and of course, Soulsbourne gameplay. Unfortunately…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Fantasy · Action · Action RPG · Souls-like · Dark Fantasy · Early Access · Cats · Magic · RPG · Steampunk · Stealth · Parkour (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | https://www.astralclocktowerstudios.com/kristala |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, Windows® 11, 64bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 (6-core) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6–8 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB) DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48kHz WAVE file compatible Additional Notes: SSD recommended