Crypt
Released Sep 2022
This is not a video game. This is a psychological torture device. Do not attempt to play this game. You won't have an enjoyable experience. And that's intentional.
89% positive · 1,434 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Crypt is a free-to-play joke game created by YouTuber Valefisk, released on September 27, 2022. The store description explicitly frames the game as a finished, intentionally awful experience — a complete product by design. The only developer news post is a feature patch from September 7, 2022 (pre-dating the Steam release), which added content and fixes ahead of launch. There have been no developer communications since the game's release date, no announced future content, no DLC, and no roadmap. The game was clearly shipped as a complete, self-contained product with no post-launch content cycle ever established.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a finished, intentionally bad experience — a complete joke game designed to be exactly what it is with no implication of future updates or content.
Patch 1.13 released before the game's Steam launch, adding an FOV slider, a new mechanic to win the game, three achievements, and various balance changes and bug fixes. This is the only developer post on record and predates the public release.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Valefisk
Achievements
9
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
If you've found this game by chance through Steam, I advise you not to play it.
My name is Valefisk, and I'm a YouTuber. I made this game as a joke - it's not designed to be fun, but to be awful to play. And in this it succeeds.
This version that has found its way to Steam is slightly different from the one in the original video. This one is beatable.
Personally I think the way this game is best played is with you making someone else play it with no context as to what the game contains. It presents itself (successfully) as a real indie game until you really start to play it, so feel free to torture your friends with this abomination of an experience.
Enter the Crypt.
Good luck. You're gonna need it.
My name is Valefisk, and I'm a YouTuber. I made this game as a joke - it's not designed to be fun, but to be awful to play. And in this it succeeds.
This version that has found its way to Steam is slightly different from the one in the original video. This one is beatable.
Personally I think the way this game is best played is with you making someone else play it with no context as to what the game contains. It presents itself (successfully) as a real indie game until you really start to play it, so feel free to torture your friends with this abomination of an experience.
Enter the Crypt.
- Retrieve the Essence and Make your Escape.
The objective is - on the surface - simple. Steal the jar from the Crypt and then make your escape. The idea is easy, but finding all the keys wont be. - Solve the Puzzles.
Can you actually solve the puzzles necessary to access the keys to escape? Sure you can. Does the game include any actual helpful information as to how to solve them? Of course not. Trust your instincts, and not your eyes. - Survive Him.
You are not alone down within the Crypt. Someone or something is there with you - and it's never too far behind you. - Escape!
Once you've gotten all the keys, you can finally open the door to Escape...assuming you've done everything right. I mean, I put an achievement in for winning so it's definitely possible - perhaps you've simply missed a nasty prerequisite...
Good luck. You're gonna need it.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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