Crystar

The player controls a girl named Rei Hatada, who makes a deal with twin demons of Purgatory, and the story progresses as the player fights the souls that drift about Purgatory. The concept of the game revolves around crying, which purifies new equipment to use. By defeating specific enemies, "Memoirs of the Dead", final thoughts of the dead, will appear, and crying will purify those thoughts and develop the protagonist mentally.

Outside of battle and dungeon exploration, the player can also return to Rei's room in the real-world part of the game and prepare for battle, view collectibles, pet her dog, and to enjoy everyday life through various angles.

The title of the game, Crystar, is a portmanteau of "cry" and "star". The idea came the producer Fuyuki Hayashi, who wants to replicate the feelings where one can draw shining things (akin to a 'star') in a sad event that also makes one 'cry'.

The base story is written by Naoki Hisaya, formerly of Key, known as one of Kanon's scenario writers.

Crystar received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 38% of critics. Japanese magazine Famitsu rated the game 30/40 (8/8/7/7).

Crystar debuted at No.5 on the Media Create chart during the opening week in Japan, selling 10,473 retail copies. The Nintendo Switch version debuted at No.24 on the opening week, selling 2,842 copies.