Crypt Custodian

Crypt Custodian is a 2024 Metroidvania video game developed independently by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios. A single-player video game played from the top-down perspective, it follows Pluto, a black cat who dies and is tasked with cleaning up the underworld. With his broom, Pluto must sweep up trash and fight enemies, make friends with other creatures, and escape the afterlife. Crypt Custodian features abilities, upgrades, power-ups, and collectible items that the player can purchase with in-game currency or obtain through exploration, defeating enemies, or solving puzzles. The map is separated into themed areas that are gradually unlocked as the story progresses. Crypt Custodian has three main difficulty levels, as well as several additional game modes.

Crypt Custodian is Thompson's third indie game, after Sheepo (2020) and Islets (2022). The game was released on 27 August 2024 for PC (via Steam), Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. A physical edition for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch was released on 29 August 2025. Crypt Custodian received generally favorable reviews. Reviewers praised the charm, narrative, characters, artwork, music, and worldbuilding, but they criticized the difficulty scaling and repetitive area design. It was described as a good introductory game to the Metroidvania genre.