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Matthew Brown · Published by Matthew Brown
Very Positive — 90% positive (952 reviews) · 7 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
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Indie · 2018 · More under £5 games
Navigate cryptic puzzles in Cypher, a first-person adventure from Matthew Brown that tests your coding skills. Dive into an intricate world of cryptography and logic.
About this game
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from
simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond.
Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles.
Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from
simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond.
Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista (64-bit) or later
- Processor: 2.8 GHz+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Shader Model 3.0
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
English
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Cypher is a neat, head-scratching puzzle game that'll teach you cryptography
I've just spent 15 minutes in a white, empty room attempting to understand steganography. Steganography, I've learned, is a form of cryptography whereby a secret message is hidden within another seemingly innocuous one. I'm playing Cypher—Matthew Brown's latest venture following CrossCells, SquareCells and HexCells—and I'm stuck on puzzle three: Typing "hint" into a podium that faces the conundrum informs me to look for a different perspective. Upon closer inspection, I discover this (click the top right to expand): Elsewhere in the room, I'm met with several other text samples—ranging from Edgar Allan Poe extracts, to grocery lists and poems—all of which must be deciphered in order to progress to the next room, where I understand different aspects of the discipline await. Needless to say, I'm still trapped in room one. But it's great fun. And there's something incredibly soothing about cracking a code against Cypher's meandering piano score and pristine setting. Granted, I've nearly lost the plot on more than one occasion, but the game's eureka moments outweigh its stressful ones. Cypher is out now on Steam for just £3.99/$4.99. If puzzle games are your jam, take a wee break from the Kingdom Comes and PUBGs and whichever other time-sinkers you're into at the moment and give it a spin—I reckon you'll like it.Read full article on PC Gamer
