CRIMSON METAL Classic 1999
Released May 2017
CRIMSON METAL - Far from Perfect, brutal and merciless.
50% positive · 305 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
CRIMSON METAL Classic 1999 launched on May 4, 2017 with Episode 1, then followed up with Episode 2 on July 31, 2017, and Episode 3 on January 20, 2018. A fourth episode was teased in a January 2018 patch post but never materialized. Instead, on March 15, 2019, the developer released "CRIMSON METAL REDUX" — a complete redesign of the game — and noted that the earlier Episodes 2 and 3 were being removed and would return in updated form. That same post stated that resuming free episode releases would depend on player feedback and support, and that the team's broader ambition was to eventually develop CRIMSON METAL 2. No new episodes, expansions, or updates have followed since March 15, 2019. The only subsequent developer communication was a February 15, 2023 post announcing an entirely separate game (PARANOIA PLACE), with no mention of further CRIMSON METAL content. Both DLC items (the OST and a Support DLC) are released. The store description still mentions "FREE DLC Episodes," but this language predates the Redux overhaul and the developer's shift in focus. With no developer activity on this title since March 2019, no announced upcoming content, and no unreleased DLC, the game appears to have reached its final state with the Redux update on March 15, 2019.
Evidence
CRIMSON METAL REDUX launched as a major redesign of Episode 1. Developer stated resuming free episodes depended on player feedback and support, and expressed a long-term aspiration to build CRIMSON METAL 2. No concrete content commitments were made.
Episode 3 released with 8 new levels, enemies, and challenges.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Madbox Entertainment
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
CRIMSON METAL
Is an experimental game made with FPS Creator that's trying to bring back the atmosphere of hardcore, dynamic, brutal, and challenging game experiences from late 90's.Story
Four elite counter-terrorism squads storm secret cyborg and biological-warfare weapon production facilities. But none of the personnel, chief commander or the place for cyborg production are identified. All four squads find themselves in a death trap without any chance of getting out or contacting the outside world.
As Adam Crimson, sole survivor of the Omega squad, you will go through chain of psychological and physical trials, which together are above ordinary person’ power.
Scores of traps, hundreds of cyborgs, thousands of fierce mutants will stand on your way to freedom.
Key Features
· Old School Level Design
· Require Pure Skill/Fast reaction time
· Breath-taking, brutal, and challenging gameplay
· Atmosphere Soundtracks
· FREE DLC Episodes
· No QTE, No Health Regeneration, No Bullsh*t.
· No Options Menu
· No Invert Y AXIS Mouse Option
· Awesome Trading Cards
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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