Cleaner of the Crumbling Keep by andy593
The Dragon's lair is crumbling, with its master still deep inside... Too bad he's your boss.
Take control of a lowly kobold janitor, and rush to the bottom of the dungeon, completing every fast-paced task in your path as you seek to appease your ruler!!

Controls: WASD/Arrow Keys -- Move, Task Commands
Enter/Space -- Confirm, Talk Commands
Esc -- Pause Menu
| Link | https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/817239 |
| Soundtrack | https://youtu.be/EWcZdnF-9-s |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/keeper-of-the-crumbling-crypts |
Ratings
| Overall | 405th | 3.774⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 116th | 4.032⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 386th | 3.645⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 760th | 3.532⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 819th | 3.532⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 156th | 3.952⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 192th | 3.867⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 299th | 3.833⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 34🗨️ |
The level design was really great too, I liked how some of the dungeons were shaped like a skull or a maze. After buying all the items, I felt less incentivized to go for gold. Perhaps it shows your high score or something at the end of the game, but I never made it there, what with the softlock and all. Overall, this was a fantastic entry! Seriously great work from all of you.
Cool music and gameplay. And I found this style pretty fun and cool for a jam game
It's stressful, fun, and most importantly manageable. The difficulty is just right.
I stumbled upon a few minor inconveniences:
1. The minimap colors for gold and the tasks are pretty similar which almost killed me once :sweat_smile: Maybe making them a bit more different could be beneficial.
2. Restarting is impossible? Maybe there is a way, but I couldn't find it. I ended up reloading the page which kind of has the same effect.
But both of these are just nitpicks and probably easily adjustable.
You did an amazing job!
Of note, on one of the type in sign levels, the exclamation point was cut off so I messed it up. Also stirring the pot was really tough on the later levels.
This game definitely deserves a post-jam version.
Thanks for the game!
The though of this janitor doing these tedious chores really was quite humorous.