CRYPTIC (2020)
- Developer
- Shoho Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 42 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a tense, text-based survival puzzle where you type commands to escape a crypt under a ticking clock.
atmospherictext-basedpuzzle-heavytensepsychological horrorsurvivaldifficulttime-pressured
What players say
Players describe it as an old-school text adventure that relies on typing commands, with over 80 rooms and five different endings. Some call it well written and creepy, while others note it lacks graphics and compares poorly to 1980s games.
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