Iron Crypticle

Iron Crypticle follows Cryptonia’s washed-up kingsguard on a rescue mission into ancient magical crypts after the princess and the Royal Treasures of Cryptonia are abducted. You fight through rooms filled with ghastly creatures, collect items and try to survive the Guardian Monsters on each floor. You can play solo or in local co-op for up to four players.

Explore the crypts

Each floor consists of branching rooms, and choosing your route matters because room types have different advantages and disadvantages. The rooms shift and reform with each playthrough. The crypts also hold many secrets to uncover.

Fight and upgrade

You slash through enemy hordes while collecting food dropped by most enemies, including cheese, cake, lollipops, hotdogs and fruit. Chain-collecting these pickups can upgrade your speed, damage, fire rate and weapon duration; you can also improve these abilities at shops. Weapons, magical scrolls and other items are available to unlock. Your dash helps you escape in close-combat emergencies, while the Atomic Fist punches a hole through enemy ranks.

Shops and arcade room

You can visit the cat merchant to see what is on offer, or play in the arcade room to earn extra coins and health. Reaching the end of each floor means facing its Guardian Monsters.

Expanded edition

Iron Crypticle is an expanded and enhanced version of Iron Fisticle, with gameplay, visual and presentation upgrades and improvements.