Crossing Souls
It’s 1986 in California. A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows to travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles in order to save their families and the world. Crossing Souls is an action-adventure set in a California suburb in the midst of a supernatural event that rocks the small community as grand forces siege the town. Control five characters: Chris, Matt, Charlie, Big Joe and Kevin, each one with their own skills and combat styles. Change characters on the fly and use each character's specialties to overcome any obstacle and target your foe's weaknesses. Fight in real-time, solve clever puzzles, face off against powerful bosses and play special levels inspired by 80's arcade video games.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
There is literally nothing I do not love about this game. I haven't experienced joy from a video game this way since I was a teenager. I'm not one to exaggerate either. This game nails the feel of the 80's when you're a kid. The graphics are retro styled and the animations are fantastic. The dialog is top notch, not to mention very funny, and the game is packed with hilarious hidden gems. Combat, along with each character's respective abilities are intuitive, engaging, and amusing, and most of all, the SOUNDTRACK...OMG; evocative of scores by John Williams, it is worth listening to by itself. If you love 80's classic movies, fun adventure games, and beautiful music then this game was made for you. Buy it. You will not regret it, unless of course, you're a total dork.
Steam User 3
This is a cute game with a cool story but it's pretty buggy and way harder than it has any business being, so I made this patch to make it more fun if you want to try it that way
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Steam User 2
This game is like playing a Spielberg film, with the mood of the storytelling and big moments. The friends relationships really shine in the story and lead to a nice and satisfying ending. Probably the one gripe I have is when it comes to playing through big moment levels, the difficulty goes up quite a bit and can throw the player off a lot. Not that it makes it a bad thing. It actually makes the story feel more grandios to the player. Still, you will be dying a lot. Regardless, best eight hours spent.
Steam User 1
Fun story, graphics and gameplay. It felt mainly driven by the story and the art style, which I had absolutely no problems. Thoroughly enjoyed this game.
Steam User 1
Love the pixel graphics and old school, hand drawn cut scenes. Gameplay is really solid! And the vibes are immaculate! Feels like Stranger Things meets Earthbound to me. A+ soundtrack.
Steam User 0
the stamina mechanic can be annoying at some times, but the game is very good overall
Steam User 0
This is a strange game to review, I agree with some of the others that the demo is kind of misleading, although not to the extent they make out. The game is an action adventure through and through. Though it's not a sandbox, it's more of a montage of 80's nostalgia in both style, content and the games of the time too.
If you're buying this expect a decent story, that's lovingly presented but is a little textbox heavy if you're not into that kind of thing. The characters are great and feel like Goonies mixed with various other influences from the time. The gameplay however is all over the place, 70 percent action adventure, 20 percent puzzles, 10 percent 80's retro gaming. Expect some weird style switch ups, especially for set pieces, and expect some difficulty no matter what odd ball thing they throw at you out of nowhere.
If you're okay with that, and relish the nostalgia and presentation it's great. If you're expecting a family friendly adventure sandbox, then you'll be disappointed.