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2018PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive4.99 €

You wander a museum dedicated to the history of cryptography and crack over 40 puzzles with pen and paper, from simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma. A challenging, educational puzzler for people who love working things out themselves.

  • Historical setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Cypher are The House of Da Vinci 2, The House of Da Vinci and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cypher special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The House of Da Vinci 2

91 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive19.99 €

  • Historical setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Cosy, great for unwinding

A Renaissance-set puzzle adventure where you explore rooms full of mechanisms, hidden clues and inventions tied to Leonardo da Vinci. The puzzles take center stage, backed by a calm, mysterious atmosphere.

The House of Da Vinci

Pure single-player experience

A first-person 3D puzzle adventure set in the Renaissance, where you solve mechanical contraptions, hunt for hidden objects and uncover why your master Leonardo da Vinci vanished.

Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Historical setting

You play through Defoe's classic as a hidden-object adventure: explore the island, solve puzzles, collect items and build a boat to get home. Relaxed puzzle fun with no combat pressure.

Botany Manor

Historical setting

As retired botanist Arabella, you roam a Victorian manor and solve puzzles by piecing together notes and clues to learn what conditions let forgotten plants bloom. A calm, cozy thinking game with no combat or time pressure.

Proverbs

Gameplay comes before story

A single gigantic puzzle blending picross and minesweeper, inspired by Bruegel's painting Netherlandish Proverbs. You chip away at it at a calm pace, gradually revealing a picture full of quirky scenes.

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