Indie · September 18, 2019

Crying Suns (2019)

calendar_todayAge 13+trophy79 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-70% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend3.1k recommendations
Last Orders update (available on May 17, 2023) The “Last Orders'' update is the final free extension for Crying Suns. It includes 2 new character factions , the Prag Mah (a caste of relentless imperial judges and executioners) and the Phalanx (an order of deadly mercenary warriors), but also many new contents to discover: 2 New playable Battleships with a totally new playstyle for each faction 4 New special officers (2 for each faction) 12 New battlefield items (weapons, units, auxiliary systems, etc.) 30 New events related to the new factions New Achievements to unlock New “quality of life” features and other various improvements If you already own Crying Suns, it should update the new content automatically without any impact on your current save. Last Orders update is included free for anyone who purchases the game from this point forward. About the Game When FTL meets Foundation... and Dune 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. Main Features - Space exploration in a procedurally-generated universe - Tactical fights between battleships and their squadron fleets - More than 300 possible story events - A deep and dramatic storyline structured in 6 chapters - A dark and disturbing atmosphere inspired by our favorite S-F universes (Foundation, Dune, Battlestar Galactica) The story: The epic journey of a clone After 700 years of peace and prosperity, the Galactic Empire has suddenly been shattered into pieces . The OMNIs , god-like machines which did everything for their human masters, have mysteriously shut down. And humankind, having long since lost the ability to survive on its own, is dangerously close to extinction. But somewhere in a far corner of the Galaxy is Gehenna, a planet of ice and rock and a top-secret facility that is the pinnacle of Imperial Tech and also humanity’s last chance. You are a clone of Admiral Ellys Idaho , a weapon fashioned from flesh, the best Imperial Admiral ever to battle in the stars and you have just been awoken on this planet by its strange and darkly-humorous Guardian, Kaliban, the last functional OMNI to exist. Your mission: skillfully command a battleship through the Empire's now chaotic, violent clusters ––where one wrong move could be your last–– as you try to reactivate the OMNIs and save the future of all humankind . But you must leave Gehenna now.... for time has almost run out. Platforms Crying Suns is available on PC, Mac, iOS and Android.

Indie releases from 2019

38 Indie titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Strategy · 225
  • Space · 204
  • Indie · 192
  • Pixel Graphics · 192
  • Rogue-lite · 192
  • Sci-fi · 184
  • Post-apocalyptic · 172
  • Real-Time with Pause · 171
  • Rogue-like · 170
  • Tactical · 170
  • Story Rich · 166
  • 2D · 159
  • Singleplayer · 159
  • Procedural Generation · 151
  • Perma Death · 147

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 57% in Indie
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 65%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 77 — top 63% of Indie titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 66% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.7k positive · 597 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

3.1k

Press Quotes

“Crying Suns inclusion of a well integrated story in a rogue-lite game marks it out as something of an oddity in the genre. Good design and battles that offer just enough tactical depth that even beginners can enjoy themselves.” 5/5 – Pixel Judge “It is one of those titles I would fully recommend to any strategy fan with sci-fi tastes. It came out of nowhere, flying under my radar and sneakily placing itself in my 2019’s top 10 list.” 9,5/10…

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 18, 2019
DeveloperAlt Shift
PublisherHumble Games
Base price$7.49 -70%
Required age13+
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

79

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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