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CrossCode

Released: 9/20/2018

Critics
83
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Users
93

Score Breakdown

83.5

Critic Average

17 reviews

93

Steam User Score

17,560 reviews

81

Metacritic User Score

125 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-9.4

83 vs 93

Metacritic Disparity
+2.5

83 vs 81

Combined Disparity
-3.5

Average of both sources

Review Disparities

Positive = critic higher than usersNegative = critic lower than users

Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.

9/16/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is without a doubt one of the best RPG titles we've seen this year, marrying 90s JRPG nostalgia with modern gaming sensibilities to create an exceptional experience. Whether it's the stellar combat, ingenious puzzle design or lush and vibrant world, there's plenty to keep you coming back to CrossCode throughout its lenghty story.

90

90/100

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7/24/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is a love letter to 16-bit RPGs and action-adventure games and features a fun projectile-based combat system. Its lengthy development time was well-spent, and it's clear that time was used to put together an RPG experience that's completely worthwhile. Whether or not you play a lot of RPGs, there's a lot to love here.

80

80/100

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7/23/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is an amazing puzzle action RPG with a touching story and a beautifully detailed world. Combat has tons of options and puzzles require a lot of critical thinking and creative solutions to solve. It draws inspiration from classic SNES RPGs and the Zelda series, but stands proudly among them as a modern classic.

85

85/100

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7/20/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is a colorful, fun, and content full action RPG that has a lot to offer both young and old.

80

80/100

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7/16/2020

Late Review

All in all, CrossCode is a love letter to fans of the pixel days without skimping on the gameplay.

83

83/100

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7/16/2020

Late Review

At its heart, CrossCode is the sort of game that basically speaks for itself. Do you like '90s-era JRPGs? Do you like classic Zelda games? Do you like MMOs? If you answered yes to any combination of those questions, then it stands to reason that you'll probably really enjoy CrossCode, too. Radical Fish has conjured up an impressive blend of RPG mechanics, engaging combat, and open world exploration here. It may not always run smoothly, but CrossCode is a well-crafted and enjoyable release that you certainly won't want to miss out on.

80

80/100

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7/14/2020

Late Review

It’s beautiful animations and art style, deep and engaging combat, and meta-commentary on the way we play games combine to make CrossCode a modern classic in its own right, and a fantastic throwback to one of gaming golden ages.

90

90/100

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7/14/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is a delightful RPG with great combat.

80

80/100

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7/11/2020

Late Review

With its high-quality story, gameplay, and delightful protagonist, I want to tell everyone to play CrossCode.

90

90/100

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7/9/2020

Late Review

CrossCode is an ambitious game, but its myriad parts lack cohesion.

60

60/100

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7/6/2020

Late Review

There’s a lot to love about CrossCode, from it’s fast and frantic combat, through to it’s tough but satisfying puzzles. The MMO setting is incredibly well done and manages to mimic the online experience whilst also taking time out to make fun of itself. This is an absolutely charming RPG where it feels like there's always something new to experience.

80

80/100

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7/6/2020

Late Review

Motivating mixture of twin stick shooter, 16-bit role-playing game and puzzles with a huge scope and self-deprecating setting.

85

85/100

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7/3/2020

Late Review

An incredible adventure from start to finish, CrossCode is a fictional MMO where the charm is anything but. With enthralling combat, intriguing puzzles and hours of enjoyable content, I cannot recommend this game enough.

100

100/100

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7/3/2020

Late Review

Radical Fish Games has taken eight years to craft one of the best indie titles of the year. With an interesting story, great combat, exciting and rewarding exploration CrossCode not only pays homage to some of the best retro action-RPGs it also proves that a small studio with love and passion for their project can rival the million-dollar blockbusters we've grown so used to. Trust me, you won't want to miss out on this future classic.

95

95/100

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9/22/2018

Launch Window

After a long period of development, this may be one of the breakout indie titles of the year.

80

80/100

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9/21/2018

Launch Window

CrossCode is a beautiful world loaded with puzzles of all kinds. If you can find your center among this storm of separate genres, you might really enjoy this game.

76

76/100

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9/16/2018

Early Review

CrossCode is one of the most endearing and fun action RPGs I've ever played, though it's not without its frustrations.

85

85/100

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