Underplayed Gems

CrossCode (2018)

CrossCode cover
Developer
Radical Fish Games
Publisher
Deck13, WhisperGames, DANGEN Entertainment, Mayflower Entertainment
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.6 of 5, 18,265 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 48 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced, puzzle-filled action RPG with retro pixel graphics and smooth physics, balancing tough combat and brain-teasing dungeons.

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What players say

Players praise the pixel art, story, and combat, but they are split on the puzzles: some find them creative and satisfying, others call them brutally hard and a reason to rage quit. The game pretends to be an MMO but is a single-player RPG, and its difficulty can be adjusted with accessibility options.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.