Cripta: Boss Rush

The crypt remembers every death. So will you.

CRIPTA is a tough-but-fair 8-bit boss rush inspired by soulslikes. There are no filler levels: just you, a sword and 20 bosses back to back, each in its own arena with its own rules.

👑 20 bosses — and counting
Every donation helps fund new bosses, new arenas and new attacks. The more support the game gets, the bigger the crypt grows.

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⚔️ Combat that rewards skill

• 3-hit combo with a heavy finisher, critical hits and hit-stop
• Dodge roll with invincibility frames, but it has a cooldown: spam it and you’re dead
• Slash fireballs, feathers and bombs out of the air
• Only 2 blood flasks per fight. Heal at the wrong moment and you pay for it.

👑 Every boss plays differently

• The Medusa turns you to stone if you’re facing her when her eyes flash
• The Court Jester hides among painted copies of himself
• The Hydra’s heart is only exposed once all three heads are down
• The Blacksmith sets the whole floor on fire, so get up on the beams
• The Crow King dives along a line he shows you first
• The Shadow fights like you: it rolls, counters and drinks its own flask
• The Crypt King, the final boss, fights in three phases and steals attacks from the bosses you’ve already beaten

Bosses get angrier as they lose health and unlock new attacks. Every four bosses your hero evolves, and your armor shows how far you’ve come.

🔁 No endless backtracking
Die to a boss and you’re sent straight back to its antechamber, fully healed, for another try. A blood fountain refills your health and flasks before every fight.

🎮 Controls

• Move: Arrows / A D (mobile: D-pad)
• Jump: Space / W / Z (mobile: JUMP)
• Attack: X / J (mobile: ATTACK)
• Roll: C / K / Shift (mobile: ROLL)
• Heal: V / Q (mobile: HEAL)
• Pause: P / Esc (mobile: II)
• Mute: M (mobile: SOUND)

Plays in your browser on PC and mobile (landscape).