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Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

Cypher is a puzzle, indie and difficult game developed and published by Matthew Brown.
Released on February 20th 2018 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 839 reviews of which 765 were positive and 74 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Cypher into these genres:

Puzzle Indie Difficult Minimalist Education First-Person

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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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

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March 2025
Personally, I think this game is very difficult for people who are not good at English and scholars who do not have any decoding foundation, playing this can improve English proficiency and computer and software, information security, etc., at the same time, if you have a foundation in information security and software, I feel that the first three levels, you will be very easy, and then you will need advanced mathematics and calculus and even mechanics and electricity, and even you may have to understand the codes of World War II Germany, at the same time I suggest Matthew Brown your company, You can add more items to Cypher or add some hybrid decoding, which might add a bit of fun and complexity, so hopefully adopt!
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March 2025
Crack open your notebook and enjoy thinking at a blank wall for a solid hour. Each cypher is worth sitting down to and the light history makes you feel like you are learning while screaming at your scream.
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Dec. 2024
I loved it, I feel like this game was aimed at me with a laser. The design, the music choices, even the footsteps echoing through the halls, it had great atmosphere with a minimalist feel. I enjoyed the need for pen and paper. The puzzles kept coming back to me throughout the week which was a nice surprise. I found myself pulling the notepad out on the train or on the couch at home, to finish them away from the computer, which was a rare and lovely thing. I've loved everything MB has put out but this might be my favourite :)
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Dec. 2024
Matthew Brown is my favorite Indie game dev. I put hundreads of hours into his "-Cells" games. This one started very well. The atmosphere, the refined look and the music playing in the background is relaxing. Sadly I cannot say the same thing about the game. The puzzles are lovely, the only part is that they are only in english. I can speak so no problem right? The puzzles are way too hard imo if you are not a native speaker. So I might try it later when I am even better in english :/
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Sept. 2024
cryptography textbook which looks like a game, obviously very difficult
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Frequently Asked Questions

Cypher is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Cypher is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Cypher received 765 positive votes out of a total of 839 achieving a rating of 8.58.
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Cypher was developed and published by Matthew Brown.

Cypher is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Cypher is not playable on MacOS.

Cypher is not playable on Linux.

Cypher is a single-player game.

Cypher does not currently offer any DLC.

Cypher does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Cypher does not support Steam Remote Play.

Cypher is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Cypher
4.99€
8.6
765
74
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Developer
Matthew Brown
Publisher
Matthew Brown
Release 20 Feb 2018
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