Cypher (2018)
- Developer
- Matthew Brown
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 942 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You walk through a quiet museum, solving increasingly tricky cipher puzzles with pen and paper in hand.
puzzlechallengingeducationalfirst-personslowcerebralminimalistacademic
What players say
Players say Cypher is more of a cryptography textbook than a game, rewarding those willing to solve puzzles with pen and paper. Many find the difficulty spiky, with some puzzles solved quickly and others demanding hours due to obscure logic, and players are split on whether the hints help at all.
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