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Crypt Custodian

97% positive · 3,058 Steam reviews · released Aug 27, 2024 · by Kyle Thompson

MetroidvaniaAdventureActionExplorationAtmosphericCuteIndieAction RPG

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~100,914 (P10–P90: 40,366 – 222,011)

Gross revenue: ~$1,654,162 ($661,671 – $3,639,160)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 94% positive across 88 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).

Story & writing96% positive · 103 mentions
“The first cute-cozy metroidvaina I've ever played. The artstyle is really cute, the plot is really cute, the characters, the monsters, the bosses, the "backstory" pictures and every dialogue... everything is really cute. The puzzles are…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 9 h played
Gameplay & mechanics94% positive · 102 mentions
“The whole game was very calming and a little bit sad, but also very satisfying. Thank you for the accessibility options - they’re very player-friendly. The only thing in the game that made me completely mad was the extremely annoying…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 15 h played
Visuals & audio97% positive · 72 mentions
“The first cute-cozy metroidvaina I've ever played. The artstyle is really cute, the plot is really cute, the characters, the monsters, the bosses, the "backstory" pictures and every dialogue... everything is really cute. The puzzles are…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 9 h played
Difficulty & balance96% positive · 48 mentions
“I've been a big fan of Kyle Thompson's work ever since playing Islets, which is still easily among the best metroidvania's out there, and Sheepo is probably THE best microvania. I had thus bought Crypt Custodian day one to help Kyle with…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 12 h played
Content & longevity83% positive · 24 mentions
“The whole game was very calming and a little bit sad, but also very satisfying. Thank you for the accessibility options - they’re very player-friendly. The only thing in the game that made me completely mad was the extremely annoying…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 15 h played
Controls & UI100% positive · 23 mentions
“The whole game was very calming and a little bit sad, but also very satisfying. Thank you for the accessibility options - they’re very player-friendly. The only thing in the game that made me completely mad was the extremely annoying…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 15 h played
Price & value95% positive · 21 mentions
“A cute aesthetic Metroidvania that will challenge your reflexes and long-term memory. The game doesn't explain why the animals are anthromorphic in the afterlife, but the story is only one of the few weak points. You can mark the map with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 16 h played

300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Art style

Hand-drawn

Structure

Metroidvania

Mood & themes

AtmosphericCuteFunny

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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