Action · June 11, 2014

Crimsonland (2014)

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Thousands of aliens, zombies, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? In Crimsonland you will unlock new weapons and perks constantly improving your abilities and arsenal. Your screen will be filled with literally hundreds of monsters and thousands of giblets. Grab your gun and prepare for endless hours of intense top-down shooter fun! The original Crimsonland was released in 2003. After the game was greenlit at the end of 2013, 10tons decided to give the game a complete tune-up. The brand new 2014 version introduces countless gameplay fixes, a new chapter with new enemies, new perks, and new weapons. On top of that we've done a complete art overhaul! What are perks? Perks are like talents in an RPG game. You earn XP by killing monsters and with XP you earn levels. After leveling up you get to choose a perk. For example, a perk called Fastloader enables you to reload extremely fast. During a session perks will stack up a and every game will be a bit different. You'll unlock perks during the quest mode after which they become available in the survival game modes. We've created a huge arsenal of 30 unique weapons ranging from the humble pistol to the mysterious Shrinkifier 5k. The weapons are unlocked by playing the quest mode and they become available in survival game modes as well. The better your arsenal - the better chances you have at scoring higher outside the quest mode. Crimsonland features up to four player local co-op. All game modes including the quest can be played in co-op mode. There are also separate leaderboards for co-op games so gather your friends and show the internet who wields the gauss shotgun like a pro! Quest mode with six chapters FIVE survival modes: Survival, Rush, Blitz, Weapon Picker, and Nukefism 30 unique weapons 55 awesome perks Steam leaderboards: global and friends Steam achievements & stats Full controller support Up to four player local co-op

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 138
  • Shooter · 103
  • Top-Down · 98
  • Indie · 91
  • Gore · 90
  • Top-Down Shooter · 87
  • Local Co-Op · 83
  • Twin Stick Shooter · 76
  • RPG · 66
  • Classic · 61
  • Co-op · 59
  • Shoot 'Em Up · 52
  • Survival · 51
  • Arcade · 43
  • 2D · 37

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.0k Steam reviewsTop 79% in Action
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Metacritic68/100Genre average 77 — top 87% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 48% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on Phone

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 3.0k reviews

2.8k positive · 210 negative

Metacritic

68/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.8/10

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Press Quotes

“I really like Crimsonland. It's unpretentious and straight-forward in its delivery, and yet, underneath its façade rests an addictive top-down shooter with solid mechanics and a hardcore slant.” 7.5 / 10 – IGN “Crimsonland is a quality twin-stick shooter.” 7 / 10 – Game Informer “If you like shooting infinite hordes of monsters from a top-down perspective, Crimsonland is one of the best options you have.” 4 / 5 – Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

Achievements

22

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 11, 2014
Developer10tons Ltd
Base price$4.89
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • German
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Ukrainian

Content Notes

Crimsonland contains Blood and Gore and Intense Violence.

Editions & Packages

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