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Crimson Moon Review Scores
Updated September 4, 2026
Crimson Moon holds a 72 Metascore from nine critic reviews and a 6.9 user score on Metacritic. On Steam it sits at Mixed, around 60% positive from more than 1,600 reviews — up from roughly 48% on launch day, largely because the developer patched the complaint driving the early negativity.
Aggregate Scores
- Metascore
- 72 — Mixed or Average (9 critics)
- Metacritic user score
- 6.9 from 17 ratings
- Steam
- Mixed — about 60% of 1,600+ reviews
- Steam at launch
- Roughly 48% positive on day one
- Peak concurrent players
- Over 10,000 on Steam, day one
Published Critic Scores
- CGMagazine
- 80 / 100
- The Outerhaven
- 80 / 100
- DayOne
- 75 / 100
- But Why Tho?
- 75 / 100
- Loot Level Chill
- 70 / 100
- GamingTrend
- 60 / 100
- Game8
- 58 / 100
Why the Scores Spread So Wide
A 58-to-80 range across nine reviews is unusually broad, and the split is not random. The high scores come from reviewers weighing the combat, boss design and co-op against a $19.99 price; the low scores come from reviewers judging the build-crafting depth and launch stability on their own terms.
Both readings are defensible, which is why the aggregate lands in the low 70s rather than clustering. If you care most about how a game feels to fight in, you will read the 80s. If you care about roguelite build depth, you will read the 58.
The Steam Score Tells a Different Story
The user rating opened at roughly 48% positive — a genuinely bad number — and has climbed through the high 50s to around 60%. That trajectory is the most informative single data point about this game.
The early reviews were dominated by one complaint: PC keyboard and mouse remapping was missing at launch. Once Patch 1.0.0.1 added remapping and mouse sensitivity controls, the trend reversed. The score is recovering from a fixable omission, not from a verdict on the design.
How to Read These Numbers
- A 72 from nine critics is a thin sample — read two full reviews rather than the average
- Steam's aggregate still includes launch-week reviews written before the remapping patch
- Filter Steam reviews to recent ones for a current picture
- 10,000+ concurrents at $19.99 indicates real interest, not a quiet release
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crimson Moon's Metacritic score?
- 72 from nine critic reviews, in Metacritic's Mixed or Average band, alongside a 6.9 user score from 17 ratings.
- Why are Crimson Moon's Steam reviews mixed?
- The launch-day rating of roughly 48% was driven largely by missing PC keyboard and mouse remapping. After Patch 1.0.0.1 added remapping and mouse sensitivity, the rating climbed to around 60%.
- What was the highest review score for Crimson Moon?
- 80 out of 100, awarded by both CGMagazine and The Outerhaven. The lowest published score was 58 from Game8.
- How many people played Crimson Moon at launch?
- It peaked above 10,000 concurrent players on Steam on day one, which is a strong result for a $19.99 release from a studio without an established franchise.