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Cypher

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…

20 February 2018

Cypher is an indie developed by Matthew Brown, released 20 February 2018 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cypher is

Cypher is an indie game developed by Matthew Brown and released in 2018. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cypher launched on 20 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018) and Into the Breach.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018), Into the Breach.

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When did Cypher come out?
Cypher was released on 20 February 2018 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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