Ginger: Beyond the Crystal
Drakhar Studio · 2016 · 3D Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Sandbox, Base Building, Platformer
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Mixed58% · 64
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About Ginger: Beyond the Crystal
A world destroyed by a crystal explosion, a mysterious threat hanging over its inhabitants, and a goddess who created a hero…this is Beyond the Crystal. Help Ginger restore peace, recover the brilliance of the crystal that keeps the world in balance, and travel through the crystal to repopulate the world. Hundreds of adventures await you: ghostly craters, coral planets, crypts filled with infinite staircases and sleeping caves. You’re about to embark on an incredible adventure beyond the crystal! Are you ready?
There are two main objectives in the game that Ginger should face:
Parents and children can work together to achieve the “I’ve won the game” sensation after having rescued the neighbours and completely reconstructed the village.
Features:
There are two main objectives in the game that Ginger should face:
- Rescue his friends: Traveling to different worlds and solving puzzles in various levels.
- Rebuild the village: Collecting resources and materials during his travels.
Parents and children can work together to achieve the “I’ve won the game” sensation after having rescued the neighbours and completely reconstructed the village.
Features:
- 3 worlds to repopulate
- 15 levels of adventures with platforms full of puzzles and enemies
- 15 hidden bonus levels
- An epic soundtrack delivered throughout the game
- Gather resources throughout your quest to re-build your village
- Acquire new abilities/skills as you advance throughout your adventure
- Hundreds of secrets to find out about in the incredible worlds
- Playtime of more than 15 hours
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Ginger: Beyond the Crystal receives mixed reviews, with players praising its charming, old-school platformer design, colorful worlds, and nostalgic appeal to classic 3D adventure games. However, the game is significantly hampered by control issues, particularly with cart and balloon movement mechanics that frequently fail to register inputs, causing progression to halt mid-game and leaving some players feeling the game is unplayable.
[b] DO NOT BUY! [/b] The controls for moving carts and air balloons are not registered. One has to move the mouse up and down, but nothing happens. When I moved the mouse at a degree of approx 50, sometimes the controls kicked in, but that trick no longer works. That means that your progress comes to a halt midgame. DO NOT BUY, the controls are broken!7 found this helpful
It's a great platform game that reminds you of the old school platform games back in the day.1 found this helpful
Ginger: Beyond the Crystal is a colorful and well-intentioned homage to classic 3D platformers, aiming to recapture the spirit of late-90s and early-2000s adventure games while introducing light modern twists. Developed by Drakhar Studio and published by BadLand Publishing, the game places players in a whimsical fantasy world thrown into disarray after the shattering of a powerful crystal. This catastrophe corrupts the land and its inhabitants, setting the stage for a journey focused on restoration, exploration, and gradual empowerment rather than pure action or spectacle. From the outset, the game signals its priorities clearly: this is a relaxed, nostalgia-driven platformer that values charm and accessibility over mechanical complexity. The central structure of Ginger: Beyond the Crystal revolves around exploring semi-open levels across several themed worlds, each filled with corrupted creatures, broken villages, and environmental obstacles. As Ginger, players run, jump, dash, and fight their way through these spaces, cleansing crystals to restore balance and unlock new paths forward. Movement is intentionally straightforward, with abilities such as double jumps and dashes formi…
Terrible, unplayable drivel.
A very cool and exciting game to play. There are a few bugs and glitches wich are a bit annoying sometimes, but in total i would really reccomend this game and give it a try if you love platformers.
Fun, charming game like in the good ol' days. Epic music and nice worlds.
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