Islets developer Kyle Thompson has announced Crypt Custodian, a Metrodivania game about cleaning up the afterlife. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2024.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Crypt Custodian is a charming Metroidvania / Zelda-like about cleaning up the afterlife.
You play as Pluto—a mischievous cat who has just died, and landed in the afterlife’s palace. After a brief and disastrous meeting with the Afterlife Guardian- Kendra, you are banished from the palace and sentenced to clean… forever!
Explore the vast grounds that surround the palace, battle beasts with your trusty broom, and gain new abilities to expand your map. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and… organize an ambush to break back into the palace!
Key Features
- A Charming Cast Of Characters – Meet and befriend all the other bad ghosts who live outside the palace. Learn how they died, and what caused them to face eternal banishment! And then head on over to the local haunt- The Sinner’s Inn- to chat with the ghosts you meet, and upgrade your gear.
- Tons of Upgrades – Complete puzzles, battle epic bosses, and clean your way through ruined dungeons in order to collect new upgrades and abilities. Customize your play style by mix-and-matching your upgrades, and use the abilities you collect to expand your world.
- A Lively Interconnected World – Traverse a vast landscape with secrets hiding at every corner. Form your own path and discover the afterlife’s many secrets at your own pace.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.