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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 75 reviews raise this.
32 of the 75 reviews raise this.
22 of the 75 reviews raise this.
12 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Wonderfully nostalgic, just the right amount of difficulty, thrilling story with just the right amount of twists, turns, side plots and characters. Beautifully crafted adventure, will play again to try and ace it! Get…”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Love this game. Absolutely great game that really picks up pace as you go. It features a hint book and is exceptionally well thought out. I love the old school graphics and sound track. This was one of my favorite…”
“A beautiful and charming text-parser adventure game with a cosy setting. Quite difficult puzzles in places, but it features a hint-book function that lets you reveal solutions in small steps, starting with vague hints,…”
“I ended up loving this game. Incredibly nostalgic experience for someone who loved the early King's Quest games as a kid. I was surprised by how deep some of the detective work was, how much attention to detail there…”
9 of the 75 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A beautiful and charming text-parser adventure game with a cosy setting. Quite difficult puzzles in places, but it features a hint-book function that lets you reveal solutions in small steps, starting with vague hints,…”
“I genuinely don't review games but I picked this up on a whim after seeing the art style talked about in a youtube video, and had a really enjoyable experience. It was my first time with this kind of game, and I really…”
“A really great old-school adventure game. It's definitely one of the best of its type and the graphics, music, and gameplay are period perfect. However, text parser adventure games with missable items and goals is…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“An amazing EGA-styled text parser adventure game styled after the classics of the genre, particularly The Colonel's Bequest, this was a great time. Never too frustrating, no living dead situations where a puzzle becomes…”
“So far it's a 3 out of 5 experience for me. It's very beautiful and charming, I love the characters and the mystery. However, I wish this could have been a point & click, more like a Monkey Island 2 style of gameplay,…”
“I am a huge fan of Sierra games, especially Laura Bow, so, obviously, I had a great time playing Crimson Diamond! It was made for exactly someone like me. It is SO much fun and so beautifully made. I love the notebook…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Just not a game for me. The pace felt too slow and constricting, and being given a notebook with chores? For me a game is about a fluid adventure, and it didn't just feel that way for me. Plus the interface, I didn't…”
“So far it's a 3 out of 5 experience for me. It's very beautiful and charming, I love the characters and the mystery. However, I wish this could have been a point & click, more like a Monkey Island 2 style of gameplay,…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Just not a game for me. The pace felt too slow and constricting, and being given a notebook with chores? For me a game is about a fluid adventure, and it didn't just feel that way for me. Plus the interface, I didn't…”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“(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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Two years of The Crimson Diamond!!
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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
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| 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 |
| 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