Crystals of Irm delayed to January 21, 2027: PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC release date, new trailer, demo update and what this old-school RPG offers

• The game was originally meant to launch on November 5, 2026. On September 10, 2026, Deck13 and the developer explained on Steam that a new Zelda release landed on that same day, and moved the launch to “very early 2027”.
• The exact date, January 21, 2027, was revealed on November 10, 2026 on Steam and in a press release from Deck13 Spotlight.
• No price and no pre-order have been announced yet. Physical editions have not been mentioned.

Platforms and release date

• PC: Steam (Windows) and GOG, which lists January 21, 2027. The Steam page, checked on November 11, 2026 (1:50 a.m. Paris time), still showed “20 Jan, 2027”: a one-day gap with the announcement, probably a time zone or store setting, not explained by the publisher.
• Consoles: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, according to the press release.
• Languages listed on Steam: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Russian, Ukrainian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Drillhounds joined the project in August 2026 to support the launch in China.

What kind of RPG is it?

• You lead a party of three heroes searching for three lost crystals (red, blue and green), said to be hidden in three dungeons.
• Exploration on a classic overworld map; cities, landmarks and dungeons switch to a first-person 3D view in pixel art.
• Movement-based grid battles: you must keep moving to dodge enemy attacks, and each move fills the energy used to cast spells, a mix of turn-based combat and bullet-hell patterns.
• Side activities: quests from city dwellers, loot, skills and spells, fishing and a camp to rest.

Free demo update and PC requirements

• The free demo has been available on Steam since January 26, 2023. The November 10, 2026 patch adds a new main menu, FoV and head-bobbing options, more overworld interactions, a camp inventory (also accessible in cities), better tutorials, balancing fixes and a Unity engine update.
• Steam lists full controller support (including DualShock and DualSense), Steam Cloud and Family Sharing.
• Minimum: Windows 7, 8 or 10, Intel Core i3-2120 or AMD FX-4100, GeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon R7 265, DirectX 11, 8 GB of storage.

Sources

• Crystals of Irm on Steam, “Release Date Revealed and Demo Update!”, November 10, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1971470/view/1848664643359545)
• Deck13 Spotlight press release via Games Press, November 10, 2026 (https://www.gamespress.com/Unique-RPG-Crystals-Of-Irm-Release-Date-Announcement-Backed-Up-By-A-Ki)
• Crystals of Irm on Steam, “Important update for Crystals Of Irm Release Date!”, September 10, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1971470/view/1843481262692133)
• Crystals of Irm on Steam, “Release Window Timeframe Revealed And Demo Update!”, August 11, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1971470/view/1840310314354046)
• Steam page app 1971470, demo app 2209040 and GOG page, checked November 11, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1971470/ , https://www.gog.com/en/game/crystals_of_irm)