Cryptborn: A Solo Souls-Like Roll-And-Write

Awaken 'o Cryptborn...

From the blackness you awaken, torn from your eternal rest by a force unspeakable. Long has your crypt laid silent; now, darkness walks the halls, and evil festers within your ancestral home.

You are the Cryptborn. An undead warrior, bound by grim purpose. A sorcerer of corrupted mind has claimed this place, filling it with monstrosities and madness. Your mission is simple: scour the shadows, reclaim these desecrated halls, lay to rest the sorcerer's wicked ambitions, and perhaps in doing so, reclaim the peace that death once promised.

Game Overview

Delve into Darkness Alone

Cryptborn is a tense, solo dungeon-crawling experience. With nothing but your wits and a pair of dice, you’ll chart a harrowing journey through haunted corridors, forsaken chambers, and depths untouched by light. Every room explored, every enemy encountered, and every treasure claimed will shape your fate.

But beware...every battle scars you, and every step deeper into darkness draws you closer to oblivion.

Where Every Roll Could Be Your Last

Engage foes in brutal encounters where your dice decides life or death. Discover loot stashes, dungeon traders, and deadly enemies as you navigate through a randomly generated dungeon each time you play. 

Your health is limited, every encounter could be your last. Manage your resources carefully or join the restless dead.

Where Death is Only the Beginning

Failure in Cryptborn is inevitable, but each defeat imparts bitter wisdom. With every run, you learn, adapt, and rise again, stronger yet burdened by the echoes of past failures.

The game unfolds differently each session, ensuring no two journeys through the castle are ever alike. Replayability is vast, promising countless hours of tense, gripping adventure.

How to Play

Reward Levels

I’ve done everything I can to make sure Cryptborn arrives as a complete experience right from the core pledge. Deluxe and quality-of-life components aren’t hidden behind stretch goals — they’re included as standard. Every backer starts with the full game, ready to play straight from the box.

What’s in the Box

• 200-Page Game Book – The complete Cryptborn experience, featuring 30 dungeon levels, encounter tables, and full rules.
• Dry-Wipe Sheet & Pen – Replay endlessly without marking your book; each new delve is a clean slate.
• Two Six-Sided Dice (d6) – Your fate made tangible. Every roll decides your path through the dark.
• Two Cardboard Health Trackers – One for your fallen hero, one for the monsters that stand in your way.
• Game Box – Designed to hold your copy of Cryptborn securely, from your first death to your hundredth.

Add Ons

Previews

Shipping

The figures below are our best estimates for shipping this accursed tome and its trappings to your corner of the world. These are early projections, not yet carved in stone. Final rates will be confirmed in the pledge manager once the dust has settled and we know precisely what journeys each package must endure.

Be warned, some lands may demand tribute in the form of VAT or import fees, bound by the fickle laws of their dominions. Study the table below to glimpse what the cost of passage may be.

Stretch Goals

Should we succeed beyond our initial ambitions, further terrors and treasures await:

• Additional Cryptborn archetypes
• Exclusive, beautifully haunting artwork to further immerse your sessions

Back Now, If You Dare

Your crypt awaits, champion of the restless. Will you answer the call, or allow the shadows to consume what remains of your soul?

Rise, Cryptborn. Destiny and darkness call your name.