Crystal Project Reviews

100%'d this surprisingly good JRPG with Metroidvania unlocks. Impressive that it was made by one person. However, I have to recommend to play with Mods for QOL, which it severely lacks in some areas. A good set-up is on my workshop profile, which focuses on Vanilla++ Content with QOL prioritized at all costs. Great game.

What a fun gun. This game has everything you like about classic RPG's with a small, but awesome, twist. You can jump. I'm a super-fan of classic RPGs like Chrono-trigger, FF6, FF5... all the old Final Fantasy games. The game started kind of slow, but about 3 hours in, I was learning the ropes, downloaded some custom mod classes, and began trying to hunt them / find everything I could. They have a New Game + Feature where you can customise your experience, an actual breath of fresh air for replaying the entire game. Graphics 8/10 - For the kind of game it is, its fantastic. Music 9/10 - A LOT of the music choices are so good, some of them miss pretty hard Classic feel 10/10 Story 8/10 - There were a lot of times when I had to join the discord or look up walk-through to learn what I had to do next, it wasn't hard, but at some points it isn't obvious. With this being a more "open world" RPG, its expected, but some of them were NOT straight forward at all. Replayability 9/10 - Super rad stuff for buildmaxing, respecs, jobs... so amazing. Overall 8/5/10 - This is one of very few RPG's I finish fully through. I highly recommend this game if you like the classics, and want a fresh taste that inspires nostalgia and is something new.

I've been really enjoying this game (though I'd probably feel differently if the dev hadn't included the built-in optional "cheats"). If you're good at platforming, you can find your way to places you're "not supposed to be until later." Unlocking more mounts gives you more ways to get around the map and various roadblocks. My only real complaint is that the battles against random mobs can get incredibly tedious after a while. Especially if you're currently grinding jobs to learn new skills and passive abilities. Fortunately, as I mentioned earlier, the developer included a number of optional "cheats" as a compromise. Easier non-boss fights, bonus EXP, and bonus job points, just to name a few. All-in-all, I highly recommend this game.

I played through most of the game up to endgame.  As expressed in a lengthy post, the developer strongly feels that your party should grow comparatively weaker to enemies as you progress, so the farther you get the more difficult fights are.  With endgame bosses being able to one shot your entire party even at max level with max gear, and being generally unbeatable without specific combinations of classes and strategies.   The developer is also huge on status effects being the ultimate decider in whether you win or lose so endgame battle requires a precise combination of buffs/debuffs.  If you don't like that, you don't get to win. There's 24 classes offered, many them are a waste of time when it comes to endgame.  You can waste hours leveling the "wrong" class, due to a mechanic that increases your stats inline with the class you are at the time of leveling up.   For example if somebody levels up as a Wizard for 50 levels, and then switches to Samurai, their Strength will be super low for their level and not able to perform well. To fix this there's a mechanic to delevel your characters, so you can relevel them with the right stats.  At the cost of spending many hours with each attempt. Ultimately I got burned out and tired of dealing with it all, it's ridiculous and a waste of everyone's time.  What should be an amazing game has been turned into a tedious chore.

I want to recommend this game because it does a ton of things right. However, the end game is fair to frustrating and unbalanced to be something I would recommend . EVERYTHING one shots you. Every end game boss, every end game mob, its horrible. I have respecced and regeared so many times my head is spinning and I have made no progress. I am giving up and giving a thumbs down.

You know how you fall in love with a song and 30 some odd years later some artist you never heard of covers it and you're like, WOAH this is way better than the original?? Yeah, that, but FF. The graphics, music, SFX, and general whimsy. At first glance I thought this was a joke, but I'm absolutely blown away. This game is a MUST for every classic FF fan. Well Done! Bravo!

Crystal Project is a game about discovery. It throws you into a vast, interconnected world and trusts you to find your own way. No hand-holding, no forced progression—just pure exploration. Every new path, hidden shortcut, or unexpected traversal method feels like a personal achievement. Its combat mirrors this freedom, letting you swap classes and abilities at will. Experimentation isn’t just encouraged—it’s necessary, especially on harder difficulties where creative strategies become the key to survival. If you’re looking for a story-driven RPG with deep characters and cinematic cutscenes, this isn’t it. But if you love the thrill of uncovering secrets, mastering movement, and forging your own adventure, Crystal Project delivers one of the most rewarding experiences out there. Oh, and the soundtrack? Every track slaps.

I really liked it, for 8 euros it's a bargain. Loved the class system, and the combat is challenging, but fun. Visually it's really cozy and looks nice. The soundtrack is amazing, there are a lot of catchy and memorable tunes. Buy it, you won't regret it.

This game is an abyss, in all of the best ways. If you live for those moments of realizing that everything you have seen is only a drop in the ocean of what is out there, you will love this game.

A colourful and unique RPG with platforming mechanics and transparent combat. Hard to believe it was made by a single developer. Modding support and randomizer breathes a lot of replayability into it. Absolute must try.