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Crying Suns 2019

Role-playing (RPG) by Alt Shift, published by Humble Bundle.

Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Nintendo Switch Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy ESRB: T Steam Deck Playable
80
Critics
aggregate score
69
Players
IGDB rating
86%
Very Positive
3,166 Steam reviews
5 playing now
on Steam
0 awards won
2 nominations

About

Crying Suns came out on September 18, 2019 for Mac and PC, then for Android and iOS on June 25, 2020 and for Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2021. On Steam, 86% of 3,166 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 5 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 22 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. It was nominated for 2 awards.

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.

Story

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.

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Awards

0 won, 2 more nominations
Other awards 2020
Nominated: Pégase Award for best game design Nominated: Pégase Award for best indie video game

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
May 27, 2021

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7+ (32/64 bits)
-
Processor
Dual-core 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Core i3 2,5 GHz or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Graphics
Dedicated GPU, 1 GB VRAM/ AMD HD5750 or equivalent
Dedicated GPU, 2 GB VRAM / GTX 750ti or equivalent
DirectX
Version 10
Version 11
Storage
2 GB available space
2 GB available space
Additional Notes
Minimal resolution: 1280*720
Recommended resolution: 1920x1080 (Can go up to 5K@60FPS with high end gpu)
OS
-
Windows 10 64-bit

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Crying Suns player count

concurrent players on Steam
5playing now5h ago
5peak today
2230-day peak
22highest we have seenOct 31, 2026
Oct 23: 15 Oct 24: 21 Oct 25: 17 Oct 26: 12 Oct 27: 15 Oct 28: 10 Oct 29: 14 Oct 30: 11 Oct 31: 22 Nov 1: 12 Nov 2: 5
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Crying Suns achievements

79 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Savior Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with all Battleships, inluding Kronos and Horus Classes
0.3%
The God of War Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with all Battleships, inluding Kronos and Horus Classes
0.3%
Horus Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Horus Class Battleship
0.4%
Horus Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Horus Class Battleship
0.4%
Kronos Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Kronos Class Battleship
0.4%
Kronos Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Kronos Class Battleship
0.4%
All 79 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Void Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Void Class Battleship
0.7%
Jericho Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Jericho Class Battleship
0.7%
Hammer Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Hammer Class Battleship
0.7%
Geno Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Geno Class Battleship
0.7%
Liberator Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with all regular Battleships
0.7%
The Art of War Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with all regular Battleships
0.7%
Void Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Void Class Battleship
0.8%
Geno Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Geno Class Battleship
0.8%
Kaos Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Kaos Class Battleship
0.8%
Jericho Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Jericho Class Battleship
0.9%
Hammer Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Hammer Class Battleship
0.9%
Excelsior Supremacy Complete all chapters in hard difficulty with Excelsior Class Battleship
0.9%
Kaos Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Kaos Class Battleship
1.3%
Horus Rule Finish a run with the Horus Class Battleship
1.8%
The Blade Unlock Tūmatauenga
2%
The Ghost Unlock Sekhmet
2.1%
Kronos Rule Finish a run with the Kronos Class Battleship
2.5%
The Extractor Unlock Pragma Kepharel
2.7%
The Executioner Unlock Pragma Melchizedek
2.8%
The greatest admiral of all time Finish a run in hard difficulty
3.4%
Excelsior Mastery Complete all chapters in easy or normal difficulty with Excelsior Class Battleship
5.7%
Void Rule Finish a run with the Void Class Battleship
6.2%
A Rock in the Dark
6.3%
Soldiers of Fortune Unlock the Phalanx special Battleship
6.5%
Survivor Win an expedition while losing all commandos
6.6%
A Frozen Lady
7.4%
Hand of the Emperor Unlock the Prag Mah special Battleship
9.1%
Emperor of Misery
9.5%
Geno Rule Finish a run with the Geno Class Battleship
9.8%
Hammer Rule Finish a run with the Hammer Class Battleship
10.8%
Jericho Rule Finish a run with the Jericho Class Battleship
13.8%
Kill the Doctor
14.2%
The Weasel Unlock Weezz
15%
The Evangelist Unlock Sister Kalypso
15%
The Inquisitor Unlock Brother Korto
15.1%
The Impersonator Unlock Takeshi Sung
15.2%
The Kid Unlock Hiro Yoon
15.2%
The Crazy Repairman Unlock Makk
15.3%
The Smuggler Unlock Mina Silk
15.3%
The Tech Med Unlock Saul Bayardo
15.4%
The Anonymous Unlock Anton N. Onymus
15.4%
The lucky charm Unlock Maximus Akai
15.4%
The Mech Soldier Unlock Joe D. Redd
15.5%
The Ace Pilot Unlock Kara Moon
15.7%
The Tech Specialist Unlock Karl P. Opper
15.8%
Mercy
16%
Forsaken
18.2%
Kaos Rule Finish a run with the Kaos Class Battleship
19.7%
Chapter V: Memories of None
20.2%
Admiral Okonkwo
20.2%
Meet your maker
20.3%
The Survivalists
20.8%
Chapter IV: Through the Looking Glass
22.1%
Back to Ganyma
22.2%
Through the mirror
22.4%
General Vivar Meet General Vivar
22.6%
Chapter III: The Man Who Sold the World
26.4%
Tetsuo Meet Tesuo
28.1%
May His passing cleanse the world Complete an expedition involving a Sandworm without retreating
30%
Knightmare Frames Complete an expedition involving a Kosh Mech without retreating
30.1%
Plan for the worst Win an expedition with a predicament without any commando loss
31.1%
Pope Zenon Meet Pope Zenon
36.8%
Chapter II: Fallible Flesh
36.9%
In space, no one can hear you scream First death
43.4%
Things persisted in not being what they seemed
44.3%
Excelsior Rule Finish a run with the Excelsior Class Battleship
51.1%
Chapter I: Echoes
51.1%
Mother Meet Mother
53.2%
Second Coming First awakening dialog played
55.3%
Jeef Skagg Beat sector 2 Boss
57.2%
Careful planning Win an expedition without any commando loss
63.4%
Jeef Skeejj Beat sector 1 Boss
68.8%
The Shutdown Learn about the Shutdown with Bowie
77.7%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.