Celebrate with the Anniversary Update: Cryptmaster’s Deckbuilding Roguelike Fun

Okay, so get this—Cryptmaster, right? You know, that funky narrative adventure game. The one where your words are the literal power? (Kind of like Scrabble meets D&D but with ghosts or something.) Anyway, they had this card minigame—”Whatever.” Weird name, if you ask me. But everyone seemed to love it.

Here’s the deal with Whatever: It’s like this mad rush to whittle your opponent’s life down before they zap yours. You use these letter thingies, almost like Scrabble tiles, to spell out card names in your hand. Match all the letters of a card’s name? Bam! You trigger its power. Could be damage, could be healing, could be, I dunno, making your hand bigger? Options galore.

Honestly, we had NO clue folks would go nuts over it. Beat your opponent, pockets fuller—new cards, more souls, extra oomph in the main game. Why a minigame though? Guess it’s to break up that dungeon crawl monotony. Who’d think a side hustle would get so big?

And then—oh, right, the Anniversary Update. Jazzing up Whatever, making it all strategic-like. You can now stack your deck better, face off against new challengers. We labeled it “maximizing the minigame.” Seriously, some folks might buy Cryptmaster just for Whatever. Wild, huh?

We piled on over 100 new cards—you heard me, triple digits! Loads of new combos to mess with. You could gamble big, by sharing letters across cards for mega damage. Or play it safe, maxing out your chances to trigger abilities every turn. I’m curious—is it risky or a waste? Who can say!

Oh, and this new tavern in the Downwood area? Rad spot to hang and duel. Knock out five opponents and you’re up against the pros. Keep an eye out for the shady Highwayman or the Innkeeper, who’s kind of bossy but in a cool way. More baddies, more fun. Simple math, right?

The connection people felt with Whatever blew us away. So we cranked things up: more characters, snazzy cards, fresh spots to play. Seriously, “whatever” you type leads to an hour’s fun in this zany minigame world.

If you’re keen, this Anniversary Update is live on Xbox now. Have at it, adventurers!