Courier of the Crypts
Emberheart Games · 2019 · Adventure, Indie, Pixel Graphics, Retro, Singleplayer
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Positive85% · 26 📈 Making a comeback 94%
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About Courier of the Crypts
The crypts, once a sacred place of mourning, is now a place of corruption, where dark rituals are practiced, unbeknownst to the world outside..
Survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts in this puzzle adventure game. Your main tool to achieve the delivery is a magic torch, which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles.
The main aspect of the game is your magic torch. The environment will react to its flames in different ways so it will be common for you to toggle the flame on and off throughout the game. Some enemies will leave you alone while others will try to extinguish the torch. It's up to you to learn all about them and use that knowledge to your advantage. You can lure some enemies into traps or sneak past them. Will you let Dark Moths drink your light or attack you? Find riddles in the dark that only the magic flame can reveal. Enemies and puzzles should not be your main worry though...Flame is a limited resource, which keeps you safe from the dark spirits – it must never run out!
- Adventure story never told before
- Over 20 hand-crafted maps to explore
- Great atmosphere
- Lots of secrets
- Variety of enemies & puzzles
- Music and visuals for perfect ominous ambient.
- Secret maps
- Torch mechanics that will keep you going
- Challenging achievements
- Perfection system
- Crypts shop with perks
- Arachnophobia filter
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Courier of the Crypts is a tightly focused indie adventure that builds its entire identity around atmosphere, careful exploration, and a deceptively simple but powerful core mechanic: light as both lifeline and liability. Developed and published by Emberheart Games, the title presents a retro-inspired, top-down journey into a series of ancient crypts where danger is not always immediate or loud, but instead creeps in through shadows and dwindling resources. From the very beginning, the game establishes a sense of vulnerability, casting the player as a novice courier sent on what should have been a routine delivery, only to discover that the depths below are governed by strange rules and an ever-present, hostile darkness. At the heart of the experience is the magic torch, a tool that defines nearly every decision the player makes. The torch illuminates the environment, reveals paths, and keeps certain enemies at bay, but its flame is finite and constantly burning down. This creates a persistent tension that permeates exploration, turning time itself into an enemy. Lingering too long to search for secrets risks extinguishing the light, yet rushing forward blindly can lead to deadly …1 found this helpful
Great indie game :)1 found this helpful
Good atmosphere, kinda relaxing gameplay. Not really a game for me, but it was clearly developed with great care and love and I'm sure some would really enjoy it.
A fun little puzzle action adventure. Plays similar to Zelda:LttP(the best zelda game), with gorgeous pixel art, secrets galore, and a neat story. 100% it was a tad difficult since there's very little info out there. Looking forward to more from Emberheart!
Retro style gameplay with a charming story behind it all! Love the main character and his attitude! Really makes you bond with the character. Challenging gameplay, but rewarding when completing areas! https://youtu.be/VF7AASb5T1c
a fantastic 2d puzzle/dungeon crawlerish game with very awesome pixel graphics and great challange altough there is a "history" mode if you wanna enjoy the story witch is great also the fight system is really nice remaind me crystal caves or secret agent for the limited ammo thingy not sure if it was the dev intention but it can quite spooky be in the dark and if you torch is on low energy you are screw! so i would recommend dont waste too much time exploring if in your first game after you know the correct path and what to do then you can enjoy the levels and collect relics.give it a try cause is very amazing and for what i can see sadly under rated
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