CRYPTMASTER is a dungeon crawler RPG where players interact with the world by typing words. Playing as four long-dead heroes, you must climb UP through the levels of the Underland until you reach the surface. This unique, grayscale game is one you will definitely enjoy.

Staring into the endless abyss isn’t something I thought I’d encounter in a typing game, but I can say with certainty that I have. In CRYPTMASTER, you play as four heroes who have been awakened from their eternal slumber by a necromancer known as the CRYPTMASTER. With the CRYPTMASTER occasionally chattering in your ear, you travel through the Underworld and make your way through the game’s five chapters.

You’ll pick up bits of the story as you go — starting with the CRYPTMASTER telling you why he resurrected you. By battling creatures and correctly answering the SKULL and CHEST riddles, you’ll gain clues to help you uncover more memory words for each of the heroes. Some of the words are just memories, while others are abilities you can use in battle.

The story feels a little unbalanced between the five levels (chapters). The first is a good length, but the second is so incredibly long. The third chapter isn’t much shorter than the second, and the end of that chapter — which is about the islands of the gods and goddesses — feels a little rushed. On the other hand, the fourth and fifth chapters are very short. I feel like they could have been combined and worked well together. It didn’t make sense to me to still be climbing UP when I was already on the surface world.