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CRYPTARK

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

What works

  • Deep strategic gameplay
  • Varied weapons and mechs
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Immersive sci-fi atmosphere and soundtrack
  • Challenging but rewarding

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve
  • Some technical bugs and glitches
  • Short campaign length
  • Limited online community and multiplayer
  • Occasional difficulty spikes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Super Hydorah

  • Voidigo

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Catacomb Kids

  • Dungreed

Less social

Games that feels like CRYPTARK but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • DRAINUS

  • Starward Rogue

  • CleanFall

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Teleglitch: Die More Edition

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

CRYPTARK: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026