AdventureFit check
Is Crypt Custodian worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want exploration tied to newly acquired abilities
- Adventure players who enjoy combat, puzzles, secrets, and boss encounters
- Players who prefer choosing their route through a connected game world
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open routes and self-directed exploration less suitable
- Those looking for a story-only adventure may find the combat, puzzles, upgrades, and dungeon challenges too mechanically focused
- Players who do not want to manage upgrade combinations may not enjoy its customization system
Our take on Crypt Custodian
Its broad exploration structure trades a tightly directed pace for route choice and discovery. Progress also depends on combining upgrades and accessing areas through collected abilities, which may feel less direct than a strictly linear adventure.
What is Crypt Custodian?
Play as Pluto, a mischievous cat who has died and is sentenced to clean the afterlife forever after a disastrous meeting with its guardian.
Explore the grounds around the palace, fight beasts with a broom, and collect abilities that open new parts of the map. Progress includes solving puzzles, finding secrets, exploring ruined dungeons, defeating bosses, and upgrading gear. Upgrades can be combined to shape Pluto’s play style. The interconnected world supports choosing different paths and discovering its secrets at an individual pace. Pluto can also meet other banished ghosts, learn how they died, and visit the Sinner’s Inn to talk with them and improve equipment. The story includes planning an ambush to break back into the palace.
How Crypt Custodian plays
- 01Ability-Based Exploration
- New abilities open access to additional areas and expand the map.
- 02Upgrade Combinations
- Collected upgrades can be mixed to change Pluto’s play style.
- 03Ghost Encounters
- Conversations with banished ghosts reveal their histories and continue at the Sinner’s Inn.
- 04Dungeon Challenges
- Ruined dungeons include puzzles, beasts, bosses, and gear upgrades.
- 05Open Route Progression
- The interconnected landscape allows different paths through the afterlife and secrets to be discovered at an individual pace.
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Crypt Custodian: platforms & release
Is Crypt Custodian worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want exploration tied to newly acquired abilities. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open routes and self-directed exploration less suitable.
Where can I download Crypt Custodian?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Crypt Custodian's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Crypt Custodian on?
Windows only.
