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Is Crimson Moon Worth It?
Updated September 4, 2026
At $19.99, for most players yes — with caveats. Critics landed at a 72 Metascore and Steam users have climbed from roughly 48% to 60% positive as patches land. Buy it for the combat and two-player co-op; wait if you need deep build-crafting or a stable launch build, since crashes and save-loss issues are still open.
What the Numbers Say
The critic spread runs from 58 to 80 across nine reviews, averaging 72. The high end weighs combat, boss design and co-op against the price; the low end judges build depth and stability on their own terms.
The Steam trajectory is more useful than either. It opened around 48% positive, which is dire, and has since recovered to about 60% across more than 1,600 reviews. That climb tracks the developer shipping Patch 1.0.0.1, which added the PC keyboard and mouse remapping whose absence drove most of the early anger.
The Case For Buying
The combat is the reason to play. Souls-inspired melee with weapon swapping, parries, elemental effects and angelic transformation gives fights a weight most $19.99 games do not attempt, and boss and armour design drew consistent praise even in the lower-scoring reviews.
Co-op is where reviewers were most enthusiastic. One described playing alongside a partner as classic couch co-op brought online, with shared boons and weapon-art synergies you cannot reach alone. If you have someone to play with, that raises the value considerably.
And the purchase is essentially complete: no battle pass, no season pass, no timed events. Over 10,000 concurrent players on Steam at launch also means finding a co-op partner is not a problem.
The Case For Waiting
Stability is the real reason to hold off. The developer's own known-issues list still includes crashes during combat, ray-tracing-related crashes, a host crash entering the second arena in Ramshorn Keep, and — most seriously — an identified issue where existing save data can be lost when updating the game.
Build-crafting is the recurring design criticism. Without a boon reroll, and with the armory system limiting what you bring in, several reviewers found run-to-run building less engaging than the genre standard once they settled into a working setup.
And this is an AA game that reads like one. Performance capture and story polish are not blockbuster level, and reviewers who enjoyed it said so plainly while setting expectations accordingly.
Who Should Buy It Now
- You want weighty melee combat and do not need a full Souls campaign
- You have a co-op partner — this is where the game is strongest
- You are happy with a complete $19.99 purchase and no live-service hooks
- You can tolerate launch-window bugs in exchange for playing during the peak
Who Should Wait for Hotfix 1.0.1
- Losing a run — or a save — to a crash would sour you on the game
- You want deep, reroll-driven roguelite build-crafting
- You are on Windows 10, which is not a listed supported OS
- You are price-sensitive and can wait for a first sale
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Crimson Moon worth buying right now?
- For most players at $19.99, yes — critics averaged 72 and Steam sentiment has climbed to around 60% positive as patches land. Wait for Hotfix 1.0.1 if crash and save-loss issues would ruin it for you.
- Is Crimson Moon good solo?
- Yes, solo is fully supported and reviewers called it strong as a single-player game, but the same reviews said it is at its best in two-player co-op.
- What are the biggest criticisms of Crimson Moon?
- Limited build-crafting — no boon reroll and a restrictive armory system — plus launch stability. The developer's known-issues list still includes combat crashes and a save-data-loss issue when updating.
- Should I buy the Standard or Deluxe Edition?
- Standard, in most cases. The $9.99 Deluxe Upgrade is available later, and the expansion it entitles you to has no finalised contents or release date yet.