Crypt Custodian

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios

Aug 27, 2024

Visual

hand drawn
top down

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
boss gated
fast travel
Has Hub
Semi-Linear

Combat

contact damage

Features

difficulty options
equipment

Themes

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

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.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

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96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

2,419 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- side scroll
- action
- fantasy
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96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

605 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- side scroll
- action
- no combat
- isolation
- relaxed
- speedrun mode
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
- equipment
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
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90%

Very Positive

2,019 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- equipment
- Differences
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
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95%

Overwhelmingly Positive

9,054 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- equipment
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
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41%

Mixed

94 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- equipment
- bullet hell
- top down
- Differences
- action
- Roguelite / Roguelike
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75%

Mostly Positive

2,108 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- Differences
- non linear
- side scroll
- fantasy
- skill tree
- Souls-like
Sojourn Past

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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- bullet hell
- top down
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- pixel
- action
- fantasy
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2023

92%

Very Positive

6,574 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- equipment
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- corpse run
- parry
- gore
- post apocalyptic
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86%

Very Positive

131 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- equipment
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- steampunk
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2023

89%

Very Positive

4,004 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- equipment
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Has DLC
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- companion combat
- cosmetics
- fantasy
- steampunk
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September 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- equipment
- bullet hell
- top down
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- action
- fantasy
- medieval
- multiple endings

Crypt Custodian

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