Gloomcrypt

Gloomcrypt is a retro pixel-art dungeon crawler about one knight, one sword, and three floors of hungry dark. Fight down through the Bone Hollows and the Sunken Crypts to the Gloom Throne, where the Gloom King waits on his ruined throne.

Every run is a crawl: clear torch-lit rooms of bats, goblins and skeletons, snap up gold from your kills, and crack open iron-banded chests for potions — and the rare ember shard that makes your blade hit harder. Just watch the floor: spike traps and flame vents telegraph, then bite.

It's built for short sessions — one floor takes a few minutes, one heroic run takes fifteen. Read the telegraphs, keep a potion for the boss, and remember: hold the attack button and swing until the gloom stops moving.

• Top-down sword combat with slash arcs, knockback and screen-shake
• Loot that matters — gold, potions (Q to drink) and ember shards that stack real damage
• Traps that telegraph — spikes and flame vents on a rhythm you can learn
• A real boss — the Gloom King slams, volleys green magic, summons reinforcements, and changes phase at half health
• A living dungeon — flickering torches, drifting embers, a minimap that fills in as you explore, and chiptune music that turns mean when the king wakes