Games like Cypher
If Cypher is your kind of game, the closest matches are Manifold Garden, Hexcells Infinite and Hexcells Plus — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist atmosphere enhances focus, atmospheric and challenging. 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 →About Cypher: Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
Players who liked Cypher also play
Steam players who put hours into Cypher 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.
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Top pick for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cypher.
Second-strongest match for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Third-strongest match for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Sokobond
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cypher.
Ranked #4 for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
Understand
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cypher.
Ranked #5 for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Bang Bang Fruit
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cypher.
Ranked #6 for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Just make a cake.
SUPERHOT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Ranked #7 for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Antichamber
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Ranked #8 for Cypher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cypher at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cypher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cypher.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cypher.
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly lets you delve into the inner workings of guns from the largest gears to the smallest screws
NaissanceE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cypher.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Generations
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cypher.
If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle is your game. Enjoy its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that pose a real challenge for lovers of puzzles.
Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Enter the world of gunsmithing and become a real expert in making, repairing and modifying weapons in Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue. Open your workshop, be creative and excel at gunsmithing!
Jigsaw Puzzles Infinite
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sit back, relax and build puzzles to your heart's content. Assemble one of the many included puzzles, or add your own images. Customize size and shape of the pieces for any puzzle. Enjoy Classic mode or try out Zen mode for a new type of puzzle experience.
MATH EXPRESSions
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cypher.
WORDLE for math fans. The perfect daily warm-up routine for your brain.
EQI
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
EQI is a trippy first-person arcade game with spatial puzzles, and a synthwave soul. You find yourself in a digital world that twists and changes around you, challenging your senses, focus, and reflexes. Interface with the great mystery and transcend.
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More from Matthew Brown
Other recommendable Steam games by Matthew Brown, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cypher.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Cypher. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Cypher. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cypher.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Cypher. Shares Indie with Cypher.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
CrossCells
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Cypher. Shares Indie with Cypher.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Sound Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Cypher. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Understand
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cypher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
SUPERHOT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cypher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cypher.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Frequently asked about Cypher
- Does Cypher run on Steam Deck?
- Cypher 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 Cypher cost?
- Cypher is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cypher?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cypher are Manifold Garden, Hexcells Infinite, Hexcells Plus.
- Who developed Cypher?
- Cypher was developed by Matthew Brown.
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