Crimson Moon FAQ

No. This site covers Crimson Moon the game by ProbablyMonsters, released on 1 September 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Genshin's Crimson Moon's Semblance is a polearm, Anime Vanguards has a Crimson Moon unit category, Sols RNG has a Calamity of the Crimson Moon aura, Fate has Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, Snowbreak has a character called Crimson Moon, and Crimson Moon Rising is a Roblox game with codes. None of those are covered here.

ProbablyMonsters describes it as a gothic action-adventure RPG with 'visceral souls-inspired melee combat' and replayable runs. It has parries, stamina, dodges and boss encounters like a soulslike, but the structure is roguelite: a life pool instead of one life, no corpse run, run-only Boons, and permanent progression through purified gear and character level.

As of 2 September 2026 Steam shows 1,357 reviews, 57% positive (Mixed); Metacritic shows 73 from 5 critics; CGMagazine gave it 8/10; the PlayStation Store shows 4.46 stars from 576 ratings. Negative Steam reviews are dominated by the missing key rebinding, mouse sensitivity and FOV options on PC and by the lock-on camera. We do not score games ourselves — see the review page for the full breakdown.

Yes: optional two-player online co-op with shared lives and dynamic scaling. There is no couch, local or split-screen co-op and no PvP. PS5 requires PS Plus for online play.

Yes. The game director said "we support cross play" in Developer AMA #1, and AMA #4 confirmed you can "connect with people from any of the platforms" — PC (Steam and Epic), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Co-op is two players, online only; PS5 needs PS Plus. Host a Private game and share the session code to play across platforms.

No. The Xbox Store sells it for $19.99 with no Game Pass listing, and no announcement has mentioned the service.

$19.99 USD for the Standard Edition on Steam, Epic, PS5 and Xbox. The Deluxe Edition is $29.99 (Ceremonial Armor Set, Axe of the Gods, post-launch expansion), or a $10 upgrade from Standard. A soundtrack DLC is sold separately.

No. The developer says there are 'no traditional character classes'. A build is nine gear slots, the Weapon Arts on those items, the run-only Boons you pick at Nexus Gates and the Angel you choose before each hunt.

Nothing official describes a character creator, and the store page and support articles refer to a single Nephilim protagonist whose look comes from armor sets. Treat 'character creation' as not a feature as of launch; we will update this if a patch adds one.

Not published. The developer wiki's unlock table stops at level 15, but the Steam achievement list includes Level 30, so the cap is at least 30.

ProbablyMonsters has not given a length. The game is run-based rather than a campaign; the War Table shows an approximate duration per mission. One day after launch 5.6% of Steam players had completed a full run and 0.4% had finished every mission and boss.

Only Armor Set Codes tied to your account: FirstLook and Discord rewards, the Deluxe Edition items and platform bonuses. There is no public promo-code list. Redeem from the main menu or your ProbablyMonsters Account page.

Yes to all three. The official Discord is discord.gg/playcrimsonmoon, the subreddit is r/playcrimsonmoon, the developer-run wiki is crimsonmoon.wiki.gg, and support articles live at crimsonmoon.zendesk.com. The X account is @CrimsonMoonPM.

Not at launch. On 1 September 2026 ProbablyMonsters said a first implementation of keybinding support would ship the same week, with refinements to follow. Until then, preset layouts or a controller are the options.

Steve Pardo (Music Manager and Composer) and Christopher Wilson (Audio Lead and Composer), per the developer's Behind the Score post, with orchestra, choir and metal; Jared Dines features on the Mahkteah boss theme. Mick Gordon is not credited anywhere official.

No. Crimson Desert is Pearl Abyss's open-world action game. Crimson Moon is a run-based gothic action RPG by ProbablyMonsters. The similar names are why both appear in each other's search suggestions.

ProbablyMonsters, the studio founded by former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan; the development team signs its posts 'Team Metal'. It is self-published. The 'Crimson Moon' on Steam from 2024 by Spear Soft is an unrelated isekai horror RPG.