Crystal Crisis
Release date: Jul 31, 2019
Developers: Nicalis, Inc.
Publishers: Nicalis, Inc.
Genres: Action, Casual
Categories: Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Crystal Crisis was designed to be the apex of the head-to-head puzzle battle genre. It's an intense one-on-one color-matching competition with innovative features and tons of configurable options, lovingly presented with high-quality animation, special effects, music and sound design. GAME FEATURES Face off with others in local and online multiplayer game modes! Play against friends, family members or challengers worldwide. 20 unique playable characters, including Quote and Curly Brace from Cave Story , Isaac from The Binding of Isaac , Astro Boy and Black Jack from Tezuka Productions, Umihara Kawase and many more! Build up your “Burst” gauge with crashes and combos to unleash powerful special attacks and defensive moves! With 40 unique Bursts, you'll find all kinds of ways to save yourself, mess with your opponent's board or finish them off! Hone your crystal-crushing skills in multiple single-player game modes, including Arcade, Survival Mode, Tag Team and Training Mode. There's also a Story mode with multiple branching paths to explore. Innovative new “wrap-around” feature allows you to move falling Crystal pairs beyond the edge of the grid to reappear on the other side. You can even “split the pair” to drop one Crystal on the left and one on the right! Each character has his or her own stage, musical theme, unique offensive and defensive Bursts and voice-acted exclamations! Fully customizable Crystal colors, including a “Colorblind” setting that makes the Crystals easier to distinguish for players with color blindness. And remember: NEVER GIVE UP! Eat your broccoli. 

Press reviews: “...it's hard to find fault with Crystal Crisis. This is just a well-made game, a genuinely fun puzzler that challenges players to imagine new strategies with every character they try.” 8/10 – Destructoid “Crystal Crisis is as intense as puzzle gaming gets and has sparked new life into a genre not known for surprises” 10/10 – Pure Nintendo “Nicalis’ marriage of puzzle and fighting game elements in the fan service-heavy Crystal Crisis coalesces in a largely satisfying experience.” 80/100 – Gaming Trend