# Crypthop

> Play Crypthop online: a pixel-art dungeon platformer. Guide a knight through single-screen rooms past spikes, lava, saws, slimes and ghosts.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/crypthop/
- Category: Arcade, Original Games
- Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site)
- Price: free, no download, no sign-up
- Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser
- Guide: [Dungeon Platformer Tips: 72 Runs, 0 Rooms Cleared](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/dungeon-platformer-tips.md)

## In short

Crypthop is a pixel-art dungeon platformer. Guide a gold-armored knight through single-screen rooms, jump spikes, lava and saw blades, dodge slimes and ghosts, and clear as many rooms as you can.

**How to control it:** Pick start game and press X. Use the left and right arrow keys to walk and the up arrow to jump, and step on springs to bounce higher. Reach the exit door on the far side of each room to move on. Press P to pause and F for full screen; press C to return to the title screen after a run.

**Crypthop** is a pixel-art platformer in a crypt of single-screen rooms. You guide a small knight from the entrance of each room to its exit, and every room you clear adds one point to your score.

## How to play

1. Pick **start game** on the title screen with the up and down arrow keys and press **X** .
2. **Move:** press the left and right arrow keys to walk.
3. **Jump:** press the up arrow, and step on a spring to bounce higher.
4. **Reach the exit:** every room has an arched exit on the far side. Walking into it loads the next room and adds 1 to your score.
5. **Stay alive:** spikes, lava, saw blades, slimes, ghosts and shots from the wall cannons all end the run. After a run, press **C** to go back to the title screen.
6. **Extras:** press P to pause, F for full screen and Esc to leave a run. The blue gems you pick up are counted on the title screen.

## What you see on screen

- **Title screen:** the CRYPT HOP title on a teal brick wall, your best score and your gem count.
- **Rooms:** sandstone walls on a dark teal background, one screen each, 14 different layouts.
- **Score line:** your gem count at the top left and your room score at the top center.
- **Game over screen:** a skull with the words you're dead and a reminder to press C.

## Tips

- Do not just hold the right arrow. In our test, holding right ended the run within 2.5 seconds in 13 of the 14 rooms.
- Look before you move. Standing still was safe for 12 seconds in 10 of the 14 rooms, so most rooms give you time to read the layout.
- Do not wait too long in every room: 4 layouts ended a motionless run within about 3 seconds.
- Read our [dungeon platformer tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/dungeon-platformer-tips/) for the numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which keys do I use?

The arrow keys to move and jump, X to confirm a menu choice, C to go back, P to pause and F for full screen.

### How do I score?

Each room you clear adds one point. Gems you pick up are counted separately and kept between runs.

### Does the game save my score?

Yes. Your best score and your gem total are kept in your browser on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.

### Are the rooms always the same?

There are 14 room layouts, and they come in a random order, so the next room is never certain.

### Can I play on a phone?

Not really. The game is played with the keyboard and has no touch controls.

### Is Crypthop free to play?

Yes. You can play it in your browser on Yes This Game with no download and no sign-up.