The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford
Choice of Games · 2017 · RPG, Indie, Adventure, Text-Based, Choose Your Own Adventure
PC
Mostly Positive75% · 12
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About The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford
Sharpen your sword to save Hallowford in this sequel to "The Hero of Kendrickstone!" Monstrous creatures prowl beneath the streets of Hallowford. When the enigmatic Cryptkeepers Guild sends a call for adventurers, you must answer. You'll discover secrets in the crypts that are better left hidden, and a revelation that will shake Hallowford to its very foundations.
Cryptkeepers of Hallowford is a 360,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Paul Wang, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Step into the role of a veteran adventurer in a high fantasy world. Sharpen your steel, prepare your spells, and practise your silver tongue. Decide who to trust and who to betray. Discover lost secrets and forbidden magic. Ally with the powerful Cryptkeepers Guild, the town watch, your fellow adventurers, or follow your own agenda. Save Hallowford, or engineer its downfall for your own gain.
Will you complete your quest and save the town? Or will you make enemies of the Cryptkeepers of Hallowford?
Cryptkeepers of Hallowford is a 360,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Paul Wang, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Step into the role of a veteran adventurer in a high fantasy world. Sharpen your steel, prepare your spells, and practise your silver tongue. Decide who to trust and who to betray. Discover lost secrets and forbidden magic. Ally with the powerful Cryptkeepers Guild, the town watch, your fellow adventurers, or follow your own agenda. Save Hallowford, or engineer its downfall for your own gain.
- Play as male, female, or non-binary; gay or straight.
- Continue the story of your adventurer from The Hero of Kendrickstone or create a new character.
- Play as a mighty warrior, or a smooth-tongued negotiator, a powerful mage, a stealthy infiltrator, or anything in between.
- Amass ancient secrets and lost knowledge to give you an edge in and out of combat.
- Betray or befriend knights, guildmasters, and your fellow adventurers.
- Delve into the sprawling underground passages beneath the town of Hallowford.
- Be an altruistic hero, a cruel villain, or someone just looking to make a little gold.
Will you complete your quest and save the town? Or will you make enemies of the Cryptkeepers of Hallowford?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A definite improvement over the first game, focusing a lot more on characters and a single adventure, but still not as good as Paul Wang's other works. The skill system is still extremely simple and pigeonholes players into very specific paths. I would just say that this game is good if you're looking for some simple pulpy fun in a cool fantasy world with some really nice writing, but don't expect much more. I think its clear Paul Wang has a lot of potential writing but this series really needs a redo gameplay wise, there's just not enough to do and your character really feels very cookie cutter and narrow minded. Regardless it was a fun read and I am actually excited for the sequel.1 found this helpful
A very heavy drop in quality, fun, and choice from the previous story.
Good
A decent sequel to "Hero of Kendrickstone". It has less character development and it's a bit short. Still worth the money if you liked the first game though.
This story was short, offered few character advancement options...but was still entertaining. Honestly, I felt like it would have been better suited as something like the setup of Choice Of Vampires, sold as DLC to the original. Also, I hope it follows through on teasing a third installment, because lacking or not, I would like more of this storyline, and my characters.
It left a bad taste in my mouth at first, largely for reasons that other reviewers have already pointed out. However, after revisiting it nearly a year and a half later, I've actually come to appreciate it far more. I think the main issues are the somewhat disappointing ending, and the game as a whole not being as good as the original. Everything else was actually pretty good. The author has made plenty of other great games, so I'm sure the sequel to this one will be better.
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