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The Crimson Diamond
Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“(Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42150626-Jarl's-Game-Treasury/]my curator[/url] for more reviews like this) This is probably the best adventure game I played in a while. It has just the right puzzle difficulty, lots of optional content you can miss (but can…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I stopped playing this game pretty quickly and went to look at playthroughs. So, why am I recommending it? I'm a believer in meeting games where they are, and my review is for people who generally like adventure games but aren't sure what kind of adventure this is. It is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“My first impression is that this was a fine throwback to the Laura Bow series of Sierra adventure games with an annoying text parser requiring specific input. The Crimson Diamond actually evolves into a pretty complex investigative detective game where there are dozens upon…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:52 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
CORRECTED BROADCAST for Curious Odyssey Steam Event!
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CORRECTED BROADCAST for Curious Odyssey Steam Event!
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The Crimson Diamond is 25% off in Steam Typing Fest 2026!
Learn the joys of engaging with a game in a new way , or return to an old-school input method that doesn't get much love nowadays! Delve into a cozy mystery where YOU ask the questions and uncover clu
One year of The Crimson Diamond!
The game is currently rated Overwhelmingly Positive with 500+ reviews on Steam. It was favourably written about by Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, Polygon, and Ars Technica, among many others. It means a
LudoNarraCon Official Selection / The Crimson Diamond SALE & update!
The Crimson Diamond is an Official Selection of LudoNarraCon, a narrative event hosted by Fellow Traveller! I'm super happy and excited that my game was included. LudoNarraCon is running from May 1-5
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Mystery · Indie · Retro · Cozy · Old School · Pixel Graphics · Exploration · Typing · Text-Based · Point & Click · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or later Processor: Pentium or higher 1.2 GHz DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 250 MB available space