Games like Crystal Gaiden Origins
If Crystal Gaiden Origins is your kind of game, the closest matches are Captain Kalani Definitive Edition, Glowmonkey2k and Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Crystal Gaiden Origins: Crystal Gaiden Origins is a hardcore 8-bit action platformer inspired by the brutal edge of NES-era classics. Slash through rebels, ex-allies, dark ancient technology, and a crumbling empire in chiptune-fueled missions. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, and Castlevania.
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Captain Kalani Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Top pick for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Control the captain after receiving a distress call from the biggest Factory of robots of the world. Discover the utopian world that hide a big mystery, and find out who are the Robot's Syndicate behind the truoubles.
Glowmonkey2k
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Fight through a corrupted digital world as Glowmonkey, switching weapons on the fly to defeat enemies immune to the wrong attack.
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Axiom Verge 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
LUNARK
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Crystal Gaiden Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crystal Gaiden Origins at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~92% under Crystal Gaiden Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Axiom Verge 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
LUNARK
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Crystal Gaiden Origins.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Frequently asked about Crystal Gaiden Origins
- How much does Crystal Gaiden Origins cost?
- Crystal Gaiden Origins is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Crystal Gaiden Origins?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crystal Gaiden Origins are Captain Kalani Definitive Edition, Glowmonkey2k, Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs.
- Who developed Crystal Gaiden Origins?
- Crystal Gaiden Origins was developed by Onipunks.
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