History VideoGame / CryptWorlds

** The shopkeeper in the Pilgrime Village says [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda "Buy somethin' will ya?"]]

A Kickstarter for the sequel, ''[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/357609386/crypt-underworld-a-sequel-to-crypt-worlds Crypt Underworld]]'', has been funded. The game was finally released on [[https://lilithzone.itch.io/crypt-underworld itch.io]], after a long wait.

''Crypt Worlds'' is a [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game by indie developer [[Creator/LilithZone Lilith Zone]] about TheProtagonist going on a quest to save the world. Despite how normal and average that sounds, it gets way weirder than that.

A Kickstarter for the sequel, ''[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/357609386/crypt-underworld-a-sequel-to-crypt-worlds Crypt Underworld]]'', has been funded. The release date for Crypt Underworld appears to be a lot closer.

->"'''Crypt Worlds: Your Darkest Desires Come True' is the story of humanity. It will be told through a pure new medium: 'Video Game'. It was created in the year 2013 AD by a swarm of unruly Magical Girls. You will regret this decision.''" --The [=ReadMe=] File

* EarnYourBadEnding: [[spoiler: One way to destroy the world is to awaken The Chaos God (see EldritchAbomination). You can't do this unless you pay the archaeologist in your basement to dig up all three ancient City Ruins. Then you must find the Tear itself, which involves lots of first-person platforming. Repeat 3 times until you have all Tears Of God, and then sleep repeatedly to die of stavation and get sent to the Hellzone (not to be confused with Hell). Once The Chaos God is awakened, the entire world is destroyed and you are left with no option other than to start a new game.]]

* NoBulkDiscounts: The shopping system requires you to press a number to buy or sell an item. You can press 1 to buy [MINIBURG]as many times as you want, but you will still be paying the same amount for each one. Also applies to selling [SEEDS] for [GOLD].

* NoBulkDiscounts: The shopping system requires you to press a number to buy or sell an item. You can press 1 to buy [[AC:[Miniburg] ]]as many times as you want, but you will still be paying the same amount for each one. Also applies to selling [[AC:[Seeds] ]]for [[AC:[Gold].]]

TheProtagonist is never referred to by name and is only ever called "([[AC:You]])". Almost everything else in the game is named in a similar way. [[[AC:Gold]]], [[[AC:Bread]]], [[[AC:Piss]]], ([[AC:God]]), the list goes on.

A Kickstarter for the sequel, ''[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/357609386/crypt-underworld-a-sequel-to-crypt-worlds Crypt Underworld]]'', has been funded.

* EarnYourBadEnding: [[spoiler: One way to destroy the world is to awaken The Chaos God (see EldritchAbomination). You can't do this unless you pay the archaeologist in your basement to dig up all three ancient City Ruins. Then you must find the Tear itself, which involves lots of first-person platforming. Repeat 3 times until you have all Tears Of God, and then go to Hell. Once The Chaos God is awakened, the entire world is destroyed and you are left with no option other than to start a new game.]]

* FlushingEdgeInteractivity: Pissing on the world is a normal and often useful part of the game, but there are toilets you can piss in - which do absolutely nothing.

* ShoutOut: Several. One of the more recognizable ones is the late-game's Debug Maze, which looks very similar to the 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95.
** Mewl is an obvious reference to Mew from Pokemon. In addition, Mewl is found under a truck, which references a popular rumor based on the original Pokemon games.

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: The official manual says that this idea is what inspired the game. "In our world, you can die at any time, for no reason whatsoever."

** Mewl is an obvious reference to Mew from Pokemon. In addition, Mewl is found under a truck, which references a popular rumor in which Mew was said to be under a truck in the original Pokemon games.

** Mewl is an obvious reference to Mew from Pokemon, but in addition, the standard glitchy dust resembles that of MISSINGNO.'s appearance in Pokemon Yellow.

* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: The game never tells you this--and you may very well beat the game without ever realizing it--but you have a hunger meter that will run out in five days. Luckily you almost have to try to make it happen, since picking up those huge orange fruits, loaves of bread, and [[IAmAHumanitarian the green corpse heads]] all count as eating, as does buying anything at Mart Donald's.

You wake up one morning with a goal: find the 5 Goddess Relics and bring them back to the Unicorn Goddess so that you can defeat Dendygar, who is otherwise going to destroy the world in 50 days. But the game has three endings, and like a ChooseYourOwnAdventure book, you can choose to either help the Unicorn Goddess, or [[Main/VillainProtagonist do something more sinister]].

''Crypt Worlds'' is a [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game about TheProtagonist going on a quest to save the world. Despite how normal and average that sounds, it gets way weirder than that.

* NoBulkDiscounts: The shopping system requires you do press a number to buy or sell an item. You can press 1 to buy [[AC:[Miniburg] ]]as many times as you want, but you will still be paying the same amount for each one. Also applies to selling [[AC:[Seeds] ]]for [[AC:[Gold].]]

* TVHeadRobot ...er, Cyborg: There's an optional quest from a SHODAN-esque supercomputer named P.O.R.P. to help it assimilate the skeletal pilgrimes (sic). This is accomplished by apparently slamming monitors down onto their heads.

* BreathlessNonSeqitur: "It was a pleasure doing business! I hope you die! Bring me all your valuable belongings, hun! Bye!"

* Cyborg: Your reward for completing P.O.R.P.'s quest is to become one. It boosts your stats and reskins the picture of your face in the HUD.

* TelevisionHead: There's an optional quest from a SHODAN-esque supercomputer named P.O.R.P. to help it assimilate the skeletal pilgrimes (sic). This is accomplished by apparently slamming monitors down onto their heads.

* AllThereInTheManual: The game comes with a folder called Dictionarre Crypticus which contains pictures explaining more of the game's lore. Part of it is a diagram of the Crypt Plains which seems to be showing that the world is seperated into four quadrants. None of it is mentioned in the game.

* StealthPrequel: In the game files there is another game called Horrible Screaming Murderer that leads into the main game.

* TheProphecy: Some pictures on the wall of The Tunnels depict a 'hero' and his task. Clicking each one reveals the story of The Chosen One collecting the three Tears of God and using them to awaken The Chaos God. If you want a bad ending, you can actually do this.

Crypt Worlds is a freeware PC game about TheProtagonist going on a quest to save the world. Despite how normal and average that sounds, it gets way weirder than that.

** [[spoiler:Once you reach said area of the game, it's impossible to lose to Dendygar.]]

* SurrealHorror: There is a fair amount of NightmareFuel in the game, but somehow most of it is toned down with dry humour and characters talking about horrible things as though they are quite normal.

** [[spoiler:It's impossible to lose to Dendygar.]]

* EldritchLocation: It's possible to make a wrong move and end up in the "Glitch World". This is not a real glitch, but it does weird things to you and does not fit anywhere with the world as you know it. Once you've beaten the inactive boss, you don't get to go there again.

* ZeroEffortBoss: [[spoiler:It's impossible to lose to Dendygar.]]