Crying Suns on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Crying Suns is a strategy, space and indie game developed by Alt Shift and published by Humble Games.
Released on September 18th 2019 is available on Windows and MacOS in 7 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.

It has received 4,239 reviews of which 3,638 were positive and 601 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 20.99€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7+ (32/64 bits)
  • Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Dedicated GPU, 1 GB VRAM/ AMD HD5750 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimal resolution: 1280*720
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.11 El Capitan
  • Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Dedicated GPU, 512 Mo VRAM / AMD HD5750 or equivalent
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mac with Intel Graphics (HD or Iris) should run the game in OpenGL mode to avoid potential issues. Minimal resolution: 1280x720.

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March 2025
A great game with outstanding gameplay and story. Very good length for an indie title, solid replayability and variation between classes. All in all, an almost perfect rogue-lite in terms of gameplay. Though personally, I feel the RNG takes away from the experience. To each their own I suppose. The buffs offered by Crew-members suffer from the fact a good 2/3 are either useless in actual action or far too niche to be usable in most builds/runs, depending instead on RNG for their usefulness. The narrative is great and the many encounters it offers are truly interesting, for the first three or so times you see them. There are some issues once you learn the outcomes and the impact you might have from seeing the consequences of your actions truly dims when it's the fifth time seeing the exact same result. The Boss fights are great and each chapter succeeds in making its faction stand out from the rest. Though there are strategies that simply work against anything the regular gameplay would throw your way.* The biggest problem with the game is the ending. It's just disappointing. The final Boss fight is far too easy, especially compared to what came before it and the concluding cut-scenes are disappointing. Another issue is I simply did not come to care for the protagonist' emotional journey to find his wife. This game is a true example of the true reward was the journey, not the destination. Still, I recommend it. It provided a very fun experience. 8.5/10
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Sept. 2024
The gameplay is unique, a tricky real-time strategy puzzle that feels easy, up until it forces you to adapt. But I rarely felt like there was no chance, like I was completely outmatched. That said, sometimes your opponent won't have a chance to win, but they will take a long-ass time to die, and they might be annoying the whole time. I didn't find the story all that impressive, but that was largely mitigated by the stellar art. Try the game out, if it's not for you, it's not for you. I don't regret buying it, and I look forward to putting more time in.
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Sept. 2024
If you're a fan of strategy games and golden age sci-fi, give this game a playthrough. It's no Asimov, but the writing is surprisingly captivating and the ending unexpectedly introspective (well, at least as much as the medium allows). I completed the game on hard, and I'll say that hampered my enjoyment somewhat. The combat is fun but there are some sections at the start and towards the middle that are absolutely brutal without good RNG. After 3 or 4 runs you will start to notice the same events happening as well. I would honestly recommend just bumping the difficulty down to easy and enjoying the ride for the most fun experience.
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June 2024
Seems really good but every time I play it I just find myself longing for FTL. I didn't find the combat to be too stimulating, either. I'd recommend this maybe if you're tired of FTL, but I've been playing that one for over a decade and I'm still not tired of it so....
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May 2024
Can't believe I never reviewed this. Great little game, some of the best scifi writing in gaming. And they did a big update in 2023, four years after release, which is great.
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Crying Suns
8.3
3,638
601
Online players
22
Developer
Alt Shift
Publisher
Humble Games
Release 18 Sep 2019
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