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Crypt Custodian
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 players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I am genuinely addicted. Very cute characters, good writing, amazing game mechanics.”
“Kyle, Top Hat Studios, and H2 Interactive, Great game! I played thru on Hard, while getting most of the achievements (some of my run time was leaving the game on in the background when I went to sleep.) I found the game…”
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I am genuinely addicted. Very cute characters, good writing, amazing game mechanics.”
“its a cute game. good story and makes you want to collect all the things”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“my first metroidvania! The difficulty is great for beginners, the artstyle is very cute and the music is great. awesome game”
“Kyle, Top Hat Studios, and H2 Interactive, Great game! I played thru on Hard, while getting most of the achievements (some of my run time was leaving the game on in the background when I went to sleep.) I found the game…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“my first metroidvania! The difficulty is great for beginners, the artstyle is very cute and the music is great. awesome game”
“Kyle, Top Hat Studios, and H2 Interactive, Great game! I played thru on Hard, while getting most of the achievements (some of my run time was leaving the game on in the background when I went to sleep.) I found the game…”
“A fun Metroidvania with a top down view, with a simple but moving story about a cat who went to the afterlife. Gameplay is decently fast-paced, pretty graphics, a good variety of enemies, bosses and some "puzzles" as…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fun Metroidvania with a top down view, with a simple but moving story about a cat who went to the afterlife. Gameplay is decently fast-paced, pretty graphics, a good variety of enemies, bosses and some "puzzles" as…”
“Played this after being disappointed with Prime 4. I was pleasantly surprised with this game, its pretty fun. The combat is a bit simple, but it makes up for it by having a ton of different abilities and upgrades you…”
“Outstanding game. Everything is done absolutely perfectly. Both the movement and combat are very fast paced and responsive. The enemies are all unique and creative, well animated, fun to fight, and intuitive to figure…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“A fun Metroidvania with a top down view, with a simple but moving story about a cat who went to the afterlife. Gameplay is decently fast-paced, pretty graphics, a good variety of enemies, bosses and some "puzzles" as…”
“Kyle Thompson really hit his stride with Crypt Custodian. The characters and dialogue are charming, the game features a massive map with a variety of biomes and enemy diversity, and tacktracking and exploration are a…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Crypt Custodian is a 3D top-down perspective Metroidvania that offers open-ended world exploration paired with a simple but addictive combat system. Had great fun with the boss fights and the fast room-to-room…”
“I loved Islets, but I have no desire to play this any further. Just did not hook me enough to invest more time into it. Not a bad game by any means but I just did not enjoy my time with it that much. Oh and there are…”
“I gotta say, the game is carried by the art and the combat. The start of the game is really, fun, and it's still fun near the end of the game, but a lot of the later stuff feels... rushed. Generally, I think it's a good…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I absolutely love the atmosphere of this game! It's relaxing to play and each zone looks amazing! I highly recommend this, it's a short game, but is relatively calm and definitely cute!”
“Fun little short game that feels smoothe and not annoyingly hard.”
“I completed the story in less than 10 hours (78%), and it was a great experience. The combat is very responsive and always felt fair. Many of the items actually felt useful and I found myself wanting to equip almost all…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I gotta say, the game is carried by the art and the combat. The start of the game is really, fun, and it's still fun near the end of the game, but a lot of the later stuff feels... rushed. Generally, I think it's a good…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Crypt Custodian went straight into my Top 10 Metroidvanias of all time. The combat feels so snappy, the exploration is super rewarding, and honestly, all the mechanics are just top-notch and polished. I know some people might say it’s not hard enough if they’re looking for a…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“It's a fun little chill game that I got on sale and I really enjoyed it. It really hits that goldilocks spot for me. It's not really easy or really hard, good puzzles and bosses and you can pause and change the difficulty anytime if you like. It's got a really touching story as…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“Very simple and relaxing little adventure game. It was fun collecting upgrades, platforming was absolutely top notch, mechanics were fun but made you overpowered at times, all the enemies and bosses had fun patterns to learn.. Music was relaxing and the game was really great to…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Participating in Top Hat Studios Showcase Tomorrow
Hey everyone! Happy to announce for all fans of Crypt Custodian (and Kyle Thompson's games in general!), there will be news for you in the Top Hat Studios Showcase on April 22nd, tomorrow. Tune in at
Participating In Top Hat Studios Showcase
Hello everyone, We're happy to announce that the developer of Crypt Custodian, Kyle Thompson, will be participating in the upcoming Top Hat Studios Showcase on April 22nd. This showcase, in partnershi
Patch 1.0020
Just updated with a small patch fixing a handful of bugs and tweaking some systems slightly -Your vessel refills after death -Fixed some issues with the camera zoom setting (including some background
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Adventure · Action · Exploration · Atmospheric · Cute · Indie · Action RPG · Action-Adventure · Story Rich · Cats · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 48 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000), AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300), or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 220 (1024 MB), Radeon HD 4650 (1024 VRAM), or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space