# Crimson Company — The Ultimate Duel > Skill-based card game with unique board drafting and strategic sellsword army building. (iPhone/iPad app by Crimson Company UG.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crimson-company/id1542091684 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Crimson Company UG](https://appshunter.io/developer/1542092016) - Category: Games - Price: Free - Rating: 3.95/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 · 167 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2021-01-15 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crimson-company/id1542091684/reviews.md ## What is Crimson Company? Crimson Company is an intense 20-minute duel about drafting an army of sellswords. It involves deep strategic as well as tactical decisions, crazy combos and gut-wrenching mind games. A SKILL-BASED CARD GAME: You get the accessibility of all the card games you love, but combined with the competitive nature and depth of Chess. There's very little luck involved. Everything will come down to who made the better decisions! UNIQUE "BOARD DRAFTING" GAMEPLAY: Instead of holding a hand of cards, everything happens right on the board. Both players compete for the same deck and the same selection of sellswords and try to assemble stronger combinations of cards than their opponent. VARIETY AND DIVERSITY: There are 30 different sellsword characters in the game, each featuring their own unique artwork and special ability! Every match will differ from the one before and you will have to plan out your strategy on the fly each time. DECISIONS FIRST: The choices you make during a match are what determines your success! The outcome of the game does not depend on who has the "bigger collection" and there are no good or bad pre-determined matchups! ## Key features - Skill-based card gameplay - Deep strategic and tactical decisions - Unique board drafting mechanics - 30 unique sellsword characters - Variety and diversity in matches - Decisions-driven gameplay ## Recent user reviews (8 of 8) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crimson-company/id1542091684/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Bugs and bad AI ruin excellent game *2021-10-04, version 1.0.87* The once-per-day power to gain XP has broken and now counts down into the negatives and never resets. Note that this is after I paid actual money to upgrade that power. The AI is just terrible, even at what is supposedly level 22. It routinely loses via horrible blunders when victory is in its grasp. I can’t ever make a human match. It claims 45 seconds but past day 1 with the game I’ve never matched. Opening up new cards is incredibly slow. Like 5-10 games to unlock one card and you need 20-ish cards to create a new card mix. Paying to advance is absurdly inefficient and often too buggy to even work. I highly recommend the physical card game version. The digital game is more like a beta. Not ready for release. ### 1/5 — Wow, fail. *2021-03-29, version 1.0.83* Not for iPad. Crashes when guest login. **Developer response:** Hi mryuk, we tested the game on iPad ourselves and players have been playing in on their iPads as well. Can you give us some more details on the device you're using? ### 1/5 — Not good *2021-02-28, version 1.0.73* Very unbalanced gameplay. Not worth it. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your feedback! Could you describe in more detail what you mean? The game itself is actually designed around a kind of self-balancing bidding system, so card values are always situationally determined by the players. ### 5/5 — Awesome and unique methinks *2021-02-27, version 1.0.70* This game is dope haha it feels like it should be a board game. it’s a really simple but innovative rule set that doesn’t get more complicated, you just get smarter at using the rules to your advantage. I also like the ability to use your opponent’s cards in games so it doesn’t feel to limited. Really enjoy playing it in my free time, though it’s hard to grind because of a lack of goals to work towards. Not really a bad thing tho. ### 5/5 — MASTERFUL. *2021-02-27, version 1.0.70* This is a gem, something truly special. Give it a go. A couple things to know going in: - This game gives you enough rope to hang yourself from turn 1. There is a TON to consider strategically, and one misstep can bury you. - As you play, you’ll find far more interesting card combos than you see in the tutorial and in early games. Give it a little time. ### 3/5 — Excellent Game (UX for iPad needs work) *2021-02-25, version 1.0.69* This is an excellent game! Good strategy and tactics. ————- So then.. Why only ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️? Because this game does not have auto orientation for iPad players. Myself.. like most iPad users, hold our iPad’s in landscape mode, this game is only available in portrait. That to me, means devs didn’t take the huge iPad populace into account, (Tim Cook reported) during 2020 Apple Keynote - 1 billion (or 500 million) iPads sold worldwide. and so, I judge harshly when it comes to that, we are in 2021 and iPad is not a brand new concept. Fix this, I’ll gladly upgrade to 5 star and I’ll delete this paragraph. ——————— A HARMONY OF STRATEGY & TACTICS On battlefield... The cards are available for both opponents to purchase. These cards have simple mechanics, very EZ to understand what they do. Once you comprehend the card nuances, and the purchasing mechanics... that’s when the far reaching implications of your strategy and or tactics start taking form in your mind (you start seeing a mental picture of where you have to go) Once you grasp these dynamics (congrats) because that’s when you become a 4th dimensional being and start playing around with time and space - - because now you see farther. this deeper sight is basically provides you the steps necessary that you need to take. A very unique strategy game. Simple but deep. A battle of *decisions* The person that gave the game one star with the subject: it’s horrible, must be a child or someone ignorant to strategy & tactic games. They commented the game is horrible and didn’t list exactly what makes it horrible. I can attest it’s not horrible. Check the articles written in: Touch arcade (.com) Pocket tactics (.com) ### 5/5 — Very fun so far *2021-02-23, version 1.0.69* Its really satisfying to manage your money throughout the match and then put your opponent is a tough spot financially on the 3rd castle. The character designs are cool. Sort of simple but addictive gameplay. ### 1/5 — Horrible game *2021-02-18, version 1.0.66.1* Dont waste your time. I enjoy card battling games typically but I hate when no thought, or very little, is put in to making them. There are much funner card battling games on the app store. Don't waste your time with this one. **Developer response:** Hi there! May we ask how many matches you played? It could be that the appeal of the game only becomes clear after 3-5 matches since it's designed around really unique and innovative core mechanics. It's very different from other card battlers (to begin with, there are no private decks and you don't even hold a hand of cards) and really more of a dueling strategy game that happens to use cards as its components. The board game this digital version is based on has been refined for years, with multiple expansions and thousands of fans (many of which have played hundreds of matches and are still enjoying the game). So saying "no thought" was put into it seems a bit unfair at the very least. Maybe if you could more concretely tell us what your issues were, we could try improving the general app experience in those areas? Feel free to send feedback our way! ## Frequently asked questions about Crimson Company ### What is Crimson Company? Crimson Company is an intense 20-minute duel card game focused on drafting an army of sellswords. It emphasizes deep strategic and tactical decisions, with minimal luck involved. ### How does Crimson Company's gameplay differ from other card games? Instead of holding a hand of cards, Crimson Company features unique 'board drafting' gameplay. Both players compete for the same deck and selection of sellswords directly on the board. ### Is Crimson Company a luck-based game? No, Crimson Company is designed as a skill-based card game. The outcome relies heavily on the decisions made by the players, rather than luck or pre-determined matchups. ### How many different sellswords are available in Crimson Company? There are 30 different sellsword characters in the game, each with unique artwork and special abilities, ensuring variety in every match. ### What devices is Crimson Company available on? Crimson Company is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ### What is the age rating for Crimson Company? Crimson Company has an age rating of 12+. ### How often is Crimson Company updated? The latest version of Crimson Company is 1.0.92, which was last updated on January 8, 2022. The release date was January 15, 2021. ### What is the user rating for Crimson Company? Crimson Company has a rating of 4.0 stars from 22 ratings. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.0.92 — 2022-01-08 We are partnering with acQyr eXchange to bring your real-money tournaments! Win up to $100 in monthly seasons and up to $10 in weekly contests! More details: https://www.crimsoncompany.cc/english/win-to-earn/ Additionally, you now get DOUBLE XP if you start looking for a match during the first 5 minutes of every full hour! ## Apps similar to Crimson Company | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Finished! – Puzzly Solitaire](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/finished-puzzly-solitaire/id1486408857) | 4.7 (304) | Free | Games | | [The Fox in the Forest](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-fox-in-the-forest/id1578000887) | 4.3 (24) | $4.99 | Games | | [Spirit Island](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spirit-island/id1501321205) | 4.2 (192) | Free | Games | | [Roll for the Galaxy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roll-for-the-galaxy/id1324815218) | 4.9 (488) | $9.99 | Games | | [Neuroshima Convoy card game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/neuroshima-convoy-card-game/id1527545755) | 3.6 (14) | $3.99 | Games | | [Unmatched: Digital Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unmatched-digital-edition/id1573747138) | 4.0 (87) | $7.99 | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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