Crypt of the NecroDancer
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How do players who really played Crypt of the NecroDancer rate it? TrueGG Rating 94.3%

Release date: Apr 23, 2015 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Ratings tend to be steady from the first hours. Recent reviews are falling.

Good for

  • Players who want fun from the first hours
  • Players who want a good story and characters

Think twice if you are

  • Players who dislike repetitive grinding
  • Players buying right now (recent ratings are falling)

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
94.3%
▼ −1.2 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 5+ hours (last 180 days) · 263 reviews

TrueGG, all time
97.7%
Steam overall
95.5%
Japanese, all time
96.1%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 13.3% of all reviews. Their positive share is 83.4%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (5h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 5 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h55%311–2 h69%162–5 h91%905–10 h90%7310–20 h92%6620–50 h100%5050–100 h96%25100–200 h96%24200+ h96%25Positive share by playtime0–1 h3155%1–2 h1669%2–5 h9091%5–10 h7390%10–20 h6692%20–50 h50100%50–100 h2596%100–200 h2496%200+ h2596%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h54.8%100.0%31
1–2 h68.8%0.0%16
2–5 h91.1%—90
5–10 h90.4%0.0%73
10–20 h92.4%100.0%66
20–50 h100.0%100.0%50
50–100 h96.0%—25
100–200 h95.8%—24
200+ h96.0%100.0%25

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 5+ hours. 29% had 20+ hours and 7% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

Crypt of the NecroDancer has a TrueGG Rating of 94.3%: the positive share among 263 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 5+ hours, close to Steam's overall 95.5%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 97.7%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 13% of the total, with 83% positive. The early hours do not split opinion much.

Negative reviews most often mention boredom, pacing, and grind. Positive reviews praise how fun it feels and the story.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 96.1%, similar to all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (96.1% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on the game's design (Boring / repetitive, Movement & pacing, Grind). These rarely change with updates, so the rating likely reflects the game itself. Judge by whether it suits you.

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Boring / repetitive13% of negative reviews (4% of positive) · most common among under 2h players
  • Movement & pacing11% of negative reviews (7% of positive) · most common among under 2h players
  • Grind9% of negative reviews (0% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players

+ What players praise

  • Fun & feel36% of positive reviews (23% of negative)
  • Story16% of positive reviews (10% of negative)
＋ オススメ＋ ビート＋ キャラ＋ 判断＋ 最高＋ 状況＋ 練習＋ peak− repetitive− upgrades− often− behind− boring− work− main− mechanic

Counted from 338 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating95.5%All time, all languages · 26,551 reviews
Adjusted rating96.1%Weighted by trust (95% range 96.0%–96.3%), +0.7pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews92.4%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−3.1pt vs overall) · 500 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review9%48%
Very short text28%18%
Key activated outside Steam10%9%
Received for free1%1%
Owns very few games7%1%
Over 100 reviews written10%18%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.800.68

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 7.3 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 500 1,000 1,500 2014-07: +148 / −3 2014-08: +394 / −3 2014-09: +168 / −1 2014-10: +126 / −1 2014-11: +233 / −0 2014-12: +227 / −3 2015-01: +167 / −4 2015-02: +83 / −1 2015-03: +107 / −1 2015-04: +393 / −6 2015-05: +214 / −4 2015-06: +246 / −2 2015-07: +95 / −3 2015-08: +98 / −2 2015-09: +74 / −2 2015-10: +190 / −7 2015-11: +215 / −9 2015-12: +277 / −11 2016-01: +281 / −8 2016-02: +249 / −5 2016-03: +194 / −6 2016-04: +105 / −7 2016-05: +211 / −11 2016-06: +158 / −11 2016-07: +209 / −10 2016-08: +77 / −2 2016-09: +88 / −5 2016-10: +73 / −8 2016-11: +1,167 / −8 2016-12: +243 / −12 2017-01: +405 / −13 2017-02: +212 / −5 2017-03: +127 / −5 2017-04: +89 / −4 2017-05: +74 / −1 2017-06: +251 / −8 2017-07: +459 / −17 2017-08: +126 / −10 2017-09: +214 / −14 2017-10: +169 / −12 2017-11: +995 / −23 2017-12: +197 / −14 2018-01: +246 / −14 2018-02: +113 / −9 2018-03: +145 / −17 2018-04: +88 / −6 2018-05: +157 / −10 2018-06: +211 / −23 2018-07: +156 / −12 2018-08: +80 / −5 2018-09: +85 / −3 2018-10: +76 / −5 2018-11: +329 / −10 2018-12: +121 / −11 2019-01: +83 / −12 2019-02: +93 / −7 2019-03: +50 / −4 2019-04: +56 / −5 2019-05: +59 / −3 2019-06: +826 / −28 2019-07: +719 / −18 2019-08: +72 / −13 2019-09: +69 / −8 2019-10: +93 / −4 2019-11: +399 / −9 2019-12: +252 / −7 2020-01: +235 / −8 2020-02: +158 / −7 2020-03: +198 / −12 2020-04: +237 / −10 2020-05: +149 / −9 2020-06: +199 / −19 2020-07: +175 / −11 2020-08: +101 / −6 2020-09: +161 / −15 2020-10: +104 / −7 2020-11: +147 / −7 2020-12: +194 / −17 2021-01: +123 / −12 2021-02: +121 / −5 2021-03: +93 / −6 2021-04: +117 / −7 2021-05: +172 / −8 2021-06: +153 / −8 2021-07: +133 / −9 2021-08: +139 / −8 2021-09: +88 / −2 2021-10: +113 / −9 2021-11: +133 / −10 2021-12: +141 / −12 2022-01: +126 / −9 2022-02: +105 / −6 2022-03: +109 / −8 2022-04: +75 / −4 2022-05: +91 / −8 2022-06: +110 / −7 2022-07: +178 / −15 2022-08: +326 / −18 2022-09: +95 / −7 2022-10: +106 / −9 2022-11: +291 / −7 2022-12: +120 / −12 2023-01: +100 / −8 2023-02: +103 / −11 2023-03: +71 / −4 2023-04: +82 / −7 2023-05: +47 / −2 2023-06: +60 / −9 2023-07: +85 / −6 2023-08: +63 / −2 2023-09: +77 / −4 2023-10: +88 / −7 2023-11: +144 / −4 2023-12: +78 / −7 2024-01: +61 / −4 2024-02: +56 / −4 2024-03: +82 / −7 2024-04: +269 / −22 2024-05: +97 / −14 2024-06: +99 / −11 2024-07: +125 / −7 2024-08: +127 / −10 2024-09: +78 / −4 2024-10: +78 / −6 2024-11: +80 / −5 2024-12: +103 / −9 2025-01: +88 / −7 2025-02: +145 / −11 2025-03: +105 / −12 2025-04: +63 / −7 2025-05: +80 / −6 2025-06: +197 / −25 2025-07: +266 / −38 2025-08: +105 / −9 2025-09: +84 / −12 2025-10: +76 / −11 2025-11: +142 / −9 2025-12: +90 / −9 2026-01: +82 / −6 2026-02: +47 / −4 2026-03: +56 / −6 2026-04: +39 / −6 2026-05: +57 / −4 2026-06: +54 / −8 2026-07: +76 / −3 2026-08: +48 / −10 2026-09: +52 / −8 2026-10: +29 / −6 2014/072015/012016/012017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 95.0% 2024-03: update2024-04: update2025-02: update 2014-07: 98.0%2014-08: 99.2%2014-09: 99.4%2014-10: 99.2%2014-11: 100.0%2014-12: 98.7%2015-01: 97.7%2015-02: 98.8%2015-03: 99.1%2015-04: 98.5%2015-05: 98.2%2015-06: 99.2%2015-07: 96.9%2015-08: 98.0%2015-09: 97.4%2015-10: 96.4%2015-11: 96.0%2015-12: 96.2%2016-01: 97.2%2016-02: 98.0%2016-03: 97.0%2016-04: 93.8%2016-05: 95.0%2016-06: 93.5%2016-07: 95.4%2016-08: 97.5%2016-09: 94.6%2016-10: 90.1%2016-11: 99.3%2016-12: 95.3%2017-01: 96.9%2017-02: 97.7%2017-03: 96.2%2017-04: 95.7%2017-05: 98.7%2017-06: 96.9%2017-07: 96.4%2017-08: 92.6%2017-09: 93.9%2017-10: 93.4%2017-11: 97.7%2017-12: 93.4%2018-01: 94.6%2018-02: 92.6%2018-03: 89.5%2018-04: 93.6%2018-05: 94.0%2018-06: 90.2%2018-07: 92.9%2018-08: 94.1%2018-09: 96.6%2018-10: 93.8%2018-11: 97.1%2018-12: 91.7%2019-01: 87.4%2019-02: 93.0%2019-03: 92.6%2019-04: 91.8%2019-05: 95.2%2019-06: 96.7%2019-07: 97.6%2019-08: 84.7%2019-09: 89.6%2019-10: 95.9%2019-11: 97.8%2019-12: 97.3%2020-01: 96.7%2020-02: 95.8%2020-03: 94.3%2020-04: 96.0%2020-05: 94.3%2020-06: 91.3%2020-07: 94.1%2020-08: 94.4%2020-09: 91.5%2020-10: 93.7%2020-11: 95.5%2020-12: 91.9%2021-01: 91.1%2021-02: 96.0%2021-03: 93.9%2021-04: 94.4%2021-05: 95.6%2021-06: 95.0%2021-07: 93.7%2021-08: 94.6%2021-09: 97.8%2021-10: 92.6%2021-11: 93.0%2021-12: 92.2%2022-01: 93.3%2022-02: 94.6%2022-03: 93.2%2022-04: 94.9%2022-05: 91.9%2022-06: 94.0%2022-07: 92.2%2022-08: 94.8%2022-09: 93.1%2022-10: 92.2%2022-11: 97.7%2022-12: 90.9%2023-01: 92.6%2023-02: 90.4%2023-03: 94.7%2023-04: 92.1%2023-05: 95.9%2023-06: 87.0%2023-07: 93.4%2023-08: 96.9%2023-09: 95.1%2023-10: 92.6%2023-11: 97.3%2023-12: 91.8%2024-01: 93.8%2024-02: 93.3%2024-03: 92.1%2024-04: 92.4%2024-05: 87.4%2024-06: 90.0%2024-07: 94.7%2024-08: 92.7%2024-09: 95.1%2024-10: 92.9%2024-11: 94.1%2024-12: 92.0%2025-01: 92.6%2025-02: 92.9%2025-03: 89.7%2025-04: 90.0%2025-05: 93.0%2025-06: 88.7%2025-07: 87.5%2025-08: 92.1%2025-09: 87.5%2025-10: 87.4%2025-11: 94.0%2025-12: 90.9%2026-01: 93.2%2026-02: 92.2%2026-03: 90.3%2026-04: 86.7%2026-05: 93.4%2026-06: 87.1%2026-07: 96.2%2026-08: 82.8%2026-09: 86.7%2026-10: 82.9% 2014/072015/012016/012017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Updates and ratings before and after

DateAnnouncement2 months before → after
2025-02-05 Bonus 10% off for Crypt Fans - Rift of the NecroDancer is out now! 92% → 90% (−2.4pt)
2024-04-04 Hatsune Miku Takes Centre Stage in New Crypt of the NecroDancer DLC 93% → 89% (−3.9pt)
2024-03-06 SYNCHRONY DLC Leaves Early Access on March 13! 94% → 91% (−2.6pt)

Picked automatically from the titles of Steam announcements by the developer (one per month, last 3 years, up to 10). The dotted lines mark those months. Before and after are the positive rates of the two months before and after (excluding the month itself); shown as "—" under 50 reviews or when the two months after are not complete. An update is not necessarily the cause of a change.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 2 4 6 2026-09-19: +2 / −1 2026-09-20: +6 / −0 2026-09-21: +4 / −0 2026-09-22: +2 / −0 2026-09-23: +2 / −0 2026-09-24: +1 / −0 2026-09-25: +2 / −0 2026-09-26: +0 / −0 2026-09-27: +0 / −1 2026-09-28: +0 / −1 2026-09-29: +1 / −0 2026-09-30: +1 / −0 2026-10-01: +3 / −0 2026-10-02: +0 / −1 2026-10-03: +3 / −1 2026-10-04: +1 / −1 2026-10-05: +2 / −0 2026-10-06: +3 / −0 2026-10-07: +3 / −1 2026-10-08: +1 / −0 2026-10-09: +0 / −0 2026-10-10: +5 / −1 2026-10-11: +3 / −0 2026-10-12: +1 / −0 2026-10-13: +2 / −0 2026-10-14: +0 / −0 2026-10-15: +0 / −0 2026-10-16: +2 / −0 2026-10-17: +0 / −1 2026-10-18: +0 / −0 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2014-07148398.0%
2014-08394399.2%
2014-09168199.4%
2014-10126199.2%
2014-112330100.0%
2014-12227398.7%
2015-01167497.7%
2015-0283198.8%
2015-03107199.1%
2015-04393698.5%
2015-05214498.2%
2015-06246299.2%
2015-0795396.9%
2015-0898298.0%
2015-0974297.4%
2015-10190796.4%
2015-11215996.0%
2015-122771196.2%
2016-01281897.2%
2016-02249598.0%
2016-03194697.0%
2016-04105793.8%
2016-052111195.0%
2016-061581193.5%
2016-072091095.4%
2016-0877297.5%
2016-0988594.6%
2016-1073890.1%
2016-111,167899.3%
2016-122431295.3%
2017-014051396.9%
2017-02212597.7%
2017-03127596.2%
2017-0489495.7%
2017-0574198.7%
2017-06251896.9%
2017-074591796.4%
2017-081261092.6%
2017-092141493.9%
2017-101691293.4%
2017-119952397.7%
2017-121971493.4%
2018-012461494.6%
2018-02113992.6%
2018-031451789.5%
2018-0488693.6%
2018-051571094.0%
2018-062112390.2%
2018-071561292.9%
2018-0880594.1%
2018-0985396.6%
2018-1076593.8%
2018-113291097.1%
2018-121211191.7%
2019-01831287.4%
2019-0293793.0%
2019-0350492.6%
2019-0456591.8%
2019-0559395.2%
2019-068262896.7%
2019-077191897.6%
2019-08721384.7%
2019-0969889.6%
2019-1093495.9%
2019-11399997.8%
2019-12252797.3%
2020-01235896.7%
2020-02158795.8%
2020-031981294.3%
2020-042371096.0%
2020-05149994.3%
2020-061991991.3%
2020-071751194.1%
2020-08101694.4%
2020-091611591.5%
2020-10104793.7%
2020-11147795.5%
2020-121941791.9%
2021-011231291.1%
2021-02121596.0%
2021-0393693.9%
2021-04117794.4%
2021-05172895.6%
2021-06153895.0%
2021-07133993.7%
2021-08139894.6%
2021-0988297.8%
2021-10113992.6%
2021-111331093.0%
2021-121411292.2%
2022-01126993.3%
2022-02105694.6%
2022-03109893.2%
2022-0475494.9%
2022-0591891.9%
2022-06110794.0%
2022-071781592.2%
2022-083261894.8%
2022-0995793.1%
2022-10106992.2%
2022-11291797.7%
2022-121201290.9%
2023-01100892.6%
2023-021031190.4%
2023-0371494.7%
2023-0482792.1%
2023-0547295.9%
2023-0660987.0%
2023-0785693.4%
2023-0863296.9%
2023-0977495.1%
2023-1088792.6%
2023-11144497.3%
2023-1278791.8%
2024-0161493.8%
2024-0256493.3%
2024-0382792.1%
2024-042692292.4%
2024-05971487.4%
2024-06991190.0%
2024-07125794.7%
2024-081271092.7%
2024-0978495.1%
2024-1078692.9%
2024-1180594.1%
2024-12103992.0%
2025-0188792.6%
2025-021451192.9%
2025-031051289.7%
2025-0463790.0%
2025-0580693.0%
2025-061972588.7%
2025-072663887.5%
2025-08105992.1%
2025-09841287.5%
2025-10761187.4%
2025-11142994.0%
2025-1290990.9%
2026-0182693.2%
2026-0247492.2%
2026-0356690.3%
2026-0439686.7%
2026-0557493.4%
2026-0654887.1%
2026-0776396.2%
2026-08481082.8%
2026-0952886.7%
2026-1029682.9%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-1921
2026-09-2060
2026-09-2140
2026-09-2220
2026-09-2320
2026-09-2410
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days83.9%62
Last 180 days89.5%401
All time95.5%26,551
Japanese, last 180 days71.4%7
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