Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! overview

Overview

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! comes from SvenRahn Games and is published by indie.io. It arrived on Steam on Jun 16, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil!'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 12 September 2026 - 16:32:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 16 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! is available in 4 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! has sold up to 391 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,250. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! overview details

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The earth’s resources are depleted, and the energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope – the discovery of a distant world, which is rich in a new kind of natural energy resource. The name of the new world is “Grimstar”. That is where your brother lost his life, and the laws of the company he worked for require you to take his place until his contract is fulfilled. So you set out to do your service and to discover more about your brother's death.... Grimstar is a real-time strategy game about exploiting a foreign planet as efficiently as possible. Single-player campaign: Exciting single-player campaign: which also revolves around finding out more about the death of your brother. Level up system: With every mission you play, you level up and unlock valuable upgrades and new units and buildings with which you can exploit the planet even more efficiently. Different Planets: There are 3 different planets to choose from, each of which is unlocked upon reaching a higher level. Each planet has its own vegetation and special characteristics. The missions on each planet have different victory conditions: Either all crystals must be mined or alien artifacts must be collected. In addition, there are various command missions in between, during which special objectives must be fulfilled. Hero units: There are various hero units in the game, which once called can be called anew in every mission without giving up resources. The hero units also level up and thus become stronger after each mission. And as soon as they level up enough, they get new weapons. Explore and exploit:…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! is listed as a game with $12.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 12 September 2026 - 16:32:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 75% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

Cartoon Violence, Blood

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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