Games like Cryptmaster
If Cryptmaster is your kind of game, the closest matches are GraeHart, South of the March and accelerating hotkeys — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fun fishing mini game, tactical word usage matters and writing quality is exceptional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Cryptmaster is a word-puzzle dungeon crawler from developers Paul Hart and Lee Williams, published by Akupara Games. Released in 2024 at $24.99, the game tasks players with filling in blanks to uncover abilities, solve riddles, and progress through dungeons using typing-based combat and word puzzle mechanics. Reviewers highlight its atmospheric quality and whimsical tone, with players particularly drawn to a fishing mini-game that sits alongside card-based challenges and tactical word usage that impacts combat outcomes. The game runs as playable on Steam Deck, offers a medium-length solo experience with normal difficulty, and holds a 95% positive rating from 1545 Steam reviews.
About Cryptmaster: 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?
Players who liked Cryptmaster also play
Steam players who put hours into Cryptmaster also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
GraeHart
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Top pick for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
Inspired by Breath of Fire, GraeHart is a 16-bit inspired medieval fantasy RPG. Play as Percival Winfred, a young hunter whose ancestral sword awakens visions of a fallen hero and a cursed prophecy. With his archer sister Clara, he must face shadows, secrets, and the cost of destiny.
South of the March
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cryptmaster.
South of the March is an RPG that combines visual novel exploration with turn-based combat in a hand-drawn dark fantasy world. Meet the locals and unravel a mystery, equip your party for the dangers ahead, and set out into the unforgiving wilderness.
accelerating hotkeys
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cryptmaster.
Try and survive working as a corporate drone while typing your anger away, making money hand over fist.
Black Mountain Kings
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Ranked #4 for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
You were thrown in a strange world. You are alone, and you got nothing. What to do next? You decide it! Explore, defeat monsters, get riches, learn new abilities, discover secrets, and learn the truth.
朕不想死！
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Ranked #5 for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
Late Ming collapse—you carry a ruler’s secret in a world of blades and famine. Card combat drives battles and plot branches; AI persuasion challenges key figures, and skill cards help you win. Minigames change what comes next. Raise attributes and destiny, explore for events, items.
The Song Of WILL: ACT I
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cryptmaster.
Arise! This isn't the world you knew, but at least it's a cute one! Explore a turn-based, story driven JRPG that feels alive! Befriend strange, anthropomorphic creatures, wield bizarre, unique weapons, uncover secrets in an interactive world and...pet dancing bats? Just, don't look closer...
Hexborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cryptmaster.
Hexborn is a dark fantasy action RPG where you rise from an unknown mage into the leader of a legendary guild. Master arcane combat, recruit powerful allies, forge relics, and descend into dangerous dungeons and large-scale raids to uncover the secrets behind your rare ability to fly.
Book of Infinity: 1001 Nights
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cryptmaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
Can you survive an evil King who kills a bride every night by telling stories? A story-crafting game based on a unique narrative system — Become the storyteller Scheherazade from Persian folklore, weave tales to the King through typing, and guide his words to forge magical weapons for your revenge!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cryptmaster at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cryptmaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptmaster.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cryptmaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~60% under Cryptmaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptmaster.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~60% under Cryptmaster on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cryptmaster.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~80% under Cryptmaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cryptmaster.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cryptmaster.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cryptmaster.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptmaster.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Cryptmaster
- Does Cryptmaster run on Steam Deck?
- Cryptmaster is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Cryptmaster cost?
- Cryptmaster is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cryptmaster?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cryptmaster are GraeHart, South of the March, accelerating hotkeys.
- Who developed Cryptmaster?
- Cryptmaster was developed by Paul Hart, Lee Williams, Akupara Games and published by Akupara Games.
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