Games like The Demon Crystal
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to The Demon Crystal for fans of action, adventure, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Demon Crystal also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About The Demon Crystal: The Demon Crystal, produced in 1984 by YMCAT, achieved great success as the pioneer of the action RPG genre and became a nation-wide hit. The first game in a trilogy, it is known as a "legendary game."
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Demon Crystal at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Demon Crystal.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Demon Crystal.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Demon Crystal.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Demon Crystal.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Demon Crystal.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Demon Crystal.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~50% under The Demon Crystal on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Demon Crystal.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Demon Crystal.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Demon Crystal.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Trick & Treat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Demon Crystal.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Fallout Shelter
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Demon Crystal.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Clicker Heroes
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Demon Crystal.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
RuneScape ®
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Demon Crystal.
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Take on Duelists around the world with "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links"! Step into a world that crosses dimensions and connects all Duelists. In Duel World, any location transforms into a Duel Field where heated Duels unfold!
Spiral Knights
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Demon Crystal.
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
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Frequently asked about The Demon Crystal
- How much does The Demon Crystal cost?
- The Demon Crystal is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed The Demon Crystal?
- The Demon Crystal was developed by YMCAT/Regista and published by Regista.
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