Krimson is an adventure developed by CryingPsycho, released 21 March 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Krimson is
Krimson is an adventure game developed by CryingPsycho and released in 2024. It was published by PM Studios. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn moving through a hellish world as it shifts rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often, and death is very short.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Krimson launched on 21 March 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma II, Unicorn Overlord and Minishoot' Adventures. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma II, Unicorn Overlord, Minishoot' Adventures.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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