Indie

Crypt Custodian

96% positive of 2,962 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Kyle Thompson. Published by Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios, Inc., H2 Interactive Co., Ltd..

About the game

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

What sets it apart

Metroidvania
Cats
Nonlinear
Action RPG
Hand-drawn
Cute
Exploration
Dungeon Crawler
Action-Adventure
Atmospheric
Platformer
Story Rich

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Indie

Crypt Custodian

96% positive of 2,962 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Kyle Thompson. Published by Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios, Inc., H2 Interactive Co., Ltd..

About the game

What sets it apart

Metroidvania
Cats
Nonlinear
Action RPG
Hand-drawn
Cute
Exploration
Dungeon Crawler
Action-Adventure
Atmospheric
Platformer
Story Rich

What players say

Recommended
Absolutely superb game. I discovered Kyle Thompson's games through this one and worked my way back through them all. So great to see the scope and skill evolve but Crypt Custodian truly feels like a crystalisation of everything they've been trying to achieve. This game ticks just about all my boxes and I absolutely adore it. I would buy it over and over again, every penny into Kyle's pocket is a penny spent for…
8.3 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 9 found it helpful.
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Recommended
From my perspective game is absolute perfection, everything about it is great! The locations are beautiful, the enemies are diverse, the story is engaging, the map is massive, and the music is magnificent. I want to give a special thanks to the developers for the difficulty settings and accessibility features. I enjoy games like this, but unfortunately, the genre sometimes includes titles that force every player to…
18 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Crashed VERY often (Win32 Function Failed: HRESULT" 0x887a0001). Fixed by turning off the Steam Overlay (right-click > properties > General). The downside is you won't get any Steam notifications while playing this game, like when an achivement pops, but that's the price. I actually did like this game but I'm leaving it as a negative review so if this happens to anyone else, they'll likely go to the negative…
15 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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