The Crimson Call

The Crimson Call

Fatih Mert · September 16, 2024 · Visual Novel, Atmospheric, Lovecraftian, Dystopian , Post-apocalyptic

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Positive91% · 32 📉 Recent reviews down 75%
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About The Crimson Call

In a world ravaged by decay and despair, where civilization crumbles and hope fades, lies the enigma known only as The Great Apperance. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.

Story:

In the aftermath of an apocalypse that left the world decaying, survivors live in small societies. The Great Appearance, an unknown presence, communicates with some of the survivors through their dreams or in some other way.

The Crimson Call follows the journey of Behich and his friend Yerchi, two young pilgrims determined to uncover the truth behind this enigmatic force. As they traverse a landscape of decay and desperation, they will encounter other survivors and learn their stories.

Features:

A Rich Story
Atmospheric Visuals
Ambient Music
A Few Puzzle Elements
One Ending (However, depending on your choices you might get slightly less or more content.)

The Crimson Call — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Sep 14, 2025
The art is definitely the main highlight, complemented by an incredible soundtrack that adds a mystical air. I was fully immersed in the story too, but the cryptic ending left me more confused than satisfied.
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Recommended Sep 2, 2026
The Crimson Call is a strange little story driven adventure that I ended up enjoying more than I expected. It takes place after an apocalypse has left civilization broken down into small surviving communities, and I follow Behich and his friend Yerchi as they travel across this damaged world searching for something called The Great Appearance. I liked the mysterious setup because the game does not immediately explain what this strange presence really is, which made me curious about where the journey was going. The story is easily the main focus here. Behich and Yerchi meet other survivors along the way and hear their stories, while the strange force they are searching for continues to sit in the background. I found the writing more interesting when it focused on the people living in this ruined world rather than simply trying to explain the bigger mystery. There are some darker and more depressing themes throughout, which fit the setting quite well. The choices are also important even though this is not a huge branching adventure. I get to make decisions during conversations and certain situations, and those choices can affect how much content I see. There is only one overall end…
Recommended Aug 24, 2026
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Recommended Jun 26, 2026
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Not recommended Nov 5, 2025
[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop][b]Warning: AI Slop[/b][/url] The visuals for this e-book are completely made with talentless, soulless AI generated content.[/quote] "The Crimson Call" is not a game, it's an e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get published in print, they spend $100 and dump their high school fan-fiction onto Steam, under the guise of a game. This is an extremely badly written e-book with a high school sci-fi club dropout fan-fiction about a quest to find "The Great Appearance" of AI Slop, I guess. I say that because this CYOA was more an experiment to see how much money the "author" could get paid for dumping a bunch of AI slop imagery on a godawful fanfiction on Steam. Doesn't look like a lot, because, yeah, gamers hate AI slop. This was slapped together with the godawful Ren'Py visual novel c…
Recommended Oct 31, 2025
This is an amazing game, full of personality, rich in story, and featuring a lot of cool illustrations. I would like it if, in the future, you could choose more storylines, and if there were a way to know what the symbols mean. It would also be nice if there were a sequel where you could play the game in a 2D pixel style or a 3D sandbox.

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