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Cryptmaster

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2024

Should you play it?

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?

What works

  • Innovative and creative word-based mechanics
  • Engaging and humorous writing with excellent voice acting
  • Unique blend of dungeon crawling and typing gameplay
  • Atmospheric art style and sound design
  • Accessible difficulty options including turn-based mode

Things to keep in mind

  • Some grind required for progression
  • Navigation can be confusing without detailed map
  • Combat balance issues and occasional repetitiveness
  • Language barrier for non-native english speakers
  • Shorter length and limited replayability for some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Aground

  • Dungeon Lords Steam Edition

  • Kingdom of Night

  • The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

  • Hexen: Beyond Heretic

  • Hedon Bloodrite

Less social

Games that feels like Cryptmaster but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • In Verbis Virtus

  • Inscryption

  • Zelle

  • Vaporum: Lockdown

  • Pluto

  • Operencia: The Stolen Sun

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Cryptmaster: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026