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Cryptical Path

Cryptical Path

Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.

Released Jan 29, 2025 Developer Old Skull Games Publisher Old Skull Games, Game Seer Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeHack and SlashRogue-likeCombatStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

87.9%positive165 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Cryptical Path is an action roguelite developed by Old Skull Games and published by Old Skull Games together with Game Seer that combines dungeon crawling, strategic planning, and fast-paced combat into a formula that feels both recognizable and refreshingly different. While…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Its a somewhat unique concept for the genre, I'll give it that. It falls short in just about everything else. There is not enough variation to keep the gameplay loop engaging and I found the game fizzled out quickly. They should have taken a cue from games like Spiritfall and…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2025-03 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

67all-time peak
0 10 20 16 avg · Feb 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

53achievements
5.9%median completion
0.1%rarest: Completionist
90.4% of players 79.8% of players 63.2% of players 49.8% of players 43.2% of players 41.5% of players 39.4% of players 37.0% of players 29.8% of players 27.9% of players 26.5% of players 24.7% of players 24.4% of players 23.4% of players 15.8% of players 15.2% of players 15.0% of players 12.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 10.7% of players 9.9% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.0% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.1% of players 90.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.4%Trey the Scarecrow — Defeat Trey the Scarecrow
79.8%First Steps — Buy 1 Talent
63.2%Lady Ovenwoe - Act I — Defeat Lady Ovenwoe in Act I
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Completionist — Hidden achievement
0.3%Double experiences — Hidden achievement
0.3%Challenges — Complete all Challenges

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 14, 2025
PATCH 1.0.2 is here!

1.0.2 Patch Notes Improvements Procedural challenge layouts no longer repeat the same object placement each time. Steam Deck resolution list now excludes unintended low-resolution options when using B

Feb 11, 2025
PATCH 1.0.1 is here!

1.0.1 Patch Notes Improvements - Reduced enemies' health in Biomes 2 & 3. - Combo now lasts 2.5s and fades for 1s - Effects for the following items have been adjusted: Real Estate Expert → Entering a

Jan 29, 2025
Hotfix #1

Fixed challenges that could sometimes corrupt saves.

Jan 29, 2025
CRYPTICAL PATH is now available!

Today’s the day! ⚔️🗺️ Cryptical Path is officially out now! Build your dungeon, strategize your path, and face the ultimate roguelite challenge. Are you ready to become the Architect? 💀 Start your adv

Jan 27, 2025
Just 2 days to go! 🕰️

Cryptical Path launches on Steam this week! Are you ready to build your dungeon and face the challenge? ⚔️🗺️

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Rogue-like · Combat · Story Rich · Procedural Generation · Action · Difficult · Dark Humor · 2D Platformer · 3D · Rogue-lite (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 SP1 Processor: Quad Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space