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| Developer(s) | Paul Hart, Lee Williams |
| Publisher(s) | Akupara Games |
| Composer(s) | surasshu, Stemage, Catton Arthur[1] |
| Engine | Unity[2] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle, RPG, dungeon crawler, word game[3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cryptmaster is a 2024 role-playing word game developed by Paul Hart and Lee Williams, and published by Akupara Games. It was released on Steam, GOG, and Itch.io on May 9, 2024 for Windows. The game is played by typing words on a keyboard.
It has received positive reviews for its gameplay and visual design. It has won awards from Independent Games Festival, BIG Festival, and IndieCade.
- ^ @thecryptmaster (June 2, 2024). "I've received a number of lovely comments about the music in my game just recently. I'd love to say I composed it all myself but in truth our wonderful bard @surasshu was responsible, with guitar and bass from @Stemage and @CattonArthur" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gamedevwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Carpenter, Nicole (22 July 2024). "You need to play Cryptmaster — but dear god, don't use a compact keyboard". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.