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Nicalis is running a free-to-keep giveaway of Crystal Crisis on Steam through September 22, and it has a firm November 19 release date for the console complete edition of The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 17

Nicalis moved on two fronts in the space of about a month. On August 19 it announced that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ will launch on November 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 version gets a physical release. The complete edition includes the main game and all four DLCs, plus online co-op for up to four players. The date follows multiple delays, which is what makes the console release the more settled item on the calendar.

Then on September 14, Nicalis began a free giveaway of Crystal Crisis on Steam. The window runs until 15:59 on September 22. The game normally costs 2,050 yen, and anyone who adds it to their library during the window keeps it after the giveaway ends. The roster spans Osamu Tezuka characters (Astro Boy and Black Jack) alongside Quote and Curly from Cave Story and Umihara Kawase.

The two items show different sides of the publisher's current schedule. Repentance+ is a dated, multi-platform console release with a physical option and a defined content set. Crystal Crisis is a six-year-old crossover puzzle game being put in front of players at no cost, on a store page where it already sits at Very Positive, ahead of Mewgenics, the newer release.

Key facts

Binding of Isaac Repentance+ console release date
November 19, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 ↗
Repentance+ complete edition contents
Main game and all four DLCs, plus online co-op for up to four players ↗
Physical release
The Nintendo Switch 2 version gets a physical release ↗
Prior delays
The console version was delayed multiple times before the November 19 date was set ↗
Crystal Crisis giveaway window
Free to keep on Steam from September 14 until 15:59 on September 22 ↗
Crystal Crisis price
Normally 2,050 yen ↗
Giveaway terms
Anyone who adds the game to their library during the window keeps it after the giveaway ends ↗
Crystal Crisis roster
Astro Boy and Black Jack from Osamu Tezuka's works, plus Quote and Curly from Cave Story and Umihara Kawase ↗

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Sep 14

Nicalis Makes Crystal Crisis Free To Keep On Steam Until September 22

Nicalis began a free giveaway of Crystal Crisis on Steam on September 14, running until 15:59 on September 22. The crossover puzzle game normally costs 2,050 yen. Anyone who adds it to their library during the window keeps it after the giveaway ends. The roster includes Astro Boy and Black Jack from Osamu Tezuka's works, plus Quote and Curly from Cave Story and Umihara Kawase.