Crypt Stalker
Sinclair Strange · 2020 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Retro, Pixel Graphics
PC
Very Positive85% · 105
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About Crypt Stalker
Crypt Stalker is full of those nail biting, heart pounding, stress inducing gaming moments when no one knew what an analogue stick was and you couldn't recover health by hiding behind a wall. (Instead it was done by eating chicken found in a brick wall!) If you wish to relive those golden moments in video gaming then this game might be for you. Time travel might not currently exist but this game will hopefully bring you back in time to where somehow birds do massive damage.
Your task is to fight through nine action packed stages, filled to the brim with demons that you'll need to slay with your trusty cyber whip, (or blast them with your side arm, your choice.) However it doesn't stop there, within these worlds there lies dangers that you'll need to navigate past, from raising hot magma to walls crushing down on you. And after you've managed to survive to the very end, defeat the evil demon overlord, you'll have to do it all again but in glorious monochromatic handheld mode. (This mode contains four all new levels to really test your skills)
Also included is a few extras such as challenges, a boss rush and that otherworldly "sound test" mode that you only ever see in vintage retro games.
- 13 massive levels to conquer, each with it's own dangerous traps to dodge!
- Huge end level bosses to completely destroy with your demon slaying whip!
- Including both console and handheld versions of the game.
- Boss rush and extra challenges.
- Actual 8-bit graphics that follow strict limitations from that era. (Even included is fake flickering for that extra nostalgia hit!)
- Listen along to a chiptune soundtrack while banishing those demons back to where they came from!
- Extras and Steam Achievements to, umm unlock!
Written in Engrish for that extra layer of authenticityEvery ninetieth solar eclipses is the time where the demons open up the portal to our world.
Every time the portal is at a different crypt. This time it's located in the desert, inside the pyramids of the damned.
Trained stalkers take on the task of defeating the said demons before they unleash hell on the Earth.
Today's task has fell upon Gladys, one of the descendents of the,
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players appreciate Crypt Stalkers' retro Castlevania-inspired art design and generally solid controls that work well for platforming, with most finding it a worthwhile short experience with challenging but fair difficulty. However, several note frustrating inconsistencies in level design where fast-moving sections clash with slower character movement, a whip that feels slightly too short for precise combat, and occasional technical issues that detract from an otherwise charming throwback.
Fun 2d platformer, its not very long (I died a quite a few times on certain levels) but that means it doesn't overstay its welcome. Even at full price its worth playing through.2 found this helpful
Really mixed. I mean just playing 10 minutes of this and ready to put it down. Parts of the game perfectly capture that old school feeling of sluggish and slow control input and gameplay but then you hit your first set of lifts and the screen speed goes super turbo while your still moving like a broke legged 2 bit gimp on their way to insta death.2 found this helpful
A loving send-up to Castlevania with pretty decent stage and action set-piece concepts and art design that is nonetheless hampered by both technical hiccups and baffling design choices. I hate to do as many comparisons as I am about to, but in a game that wears its inspirations this openly on its sleeve I think it can be forgiven. Where Castlevania featured deliberate movement Crypt Stalkers has you glide along smoothly and quickly, which can often be a boon (while platforming), but can also result in some of the more precise trap navigation and attacking being more difficult than it should be. Your whip is about a hair shorter than you would like it to be as well, although it is rather forgiving in it's wind up swing protecting you overhead. Enemy variety is a bit basic, reusing most of them throughout the adventure. All this wouldnt be an issue, except I cannot say that I died from actually losing health more than once or twice, and those times were due to iffy trap placement. Instead you will be knocked back into bottomless pits,, or else die due to the jittery scrolling of the vertical portions of the game not being able to catch up with you. At one point I died in one of th…1 found this helpful
Excellent retro-inspired game. I enjoyed the aesthetics and gameplay. The difficulty level is challenging but fair. Be prepared to play through a level a few times until you master all of the traps. I had to put on infinite lives for the last few levels because they were too brutal for me. There is a good amount of modes and bonus content here. This game is worth playing if you enjoy NES Castlevania.1 found this helpful
Cool.
Great artwork and controls, recommend it!
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