Cryptmaster
First-person dungeon crawler where typed words drive combat and puzzles
Paul Hart, Lee Williams, Akupara Games · Published by Akupara Games · Released May 9, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 2,296
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 12
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jun 10, 2025
Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Cryptmaster?
Four resurrected heroes climb through the buried layers of a city under a necromancer's command in this first-person dungeon crawler. You explore each area, type words to fight and interact with characters, solve riddles, and recover the heroes' memories.
For you if...
- +you enjoy guessing words to unlock character abilities
- +you like strange humor and character dialogue
- +you want word puzzles mixed with party-based combat
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repeated fights between puzzles
- −you prefer straightforward riddles with familiar words
- −you need a clear map while exploring dungeons
What players say
93% of 2,296 reviews are positive
Players praise the word puzzles, humor, writing, and the Cryptmaster's voice acting. Many say combat and exploration grow repetitive, while some find riddle answers obscure and navigation frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Cryptmaster system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 5th Gen i5/1st Gen Ryzen Series
- Graphics
- GeForce 900 Series/Radeon RX Series
- Memory
- 8GB GB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 8th Gen i5/3rd Gen Ryzen Series
- Graphics
- RTX 2000 Series/Radeon Vega Series
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Typing
- Dungeon Crawler
- Word Game
- Party-Based RPG
- Fishing
- Action-Adventure
- Action RPG
- RPG
- 3D
- First-Person
- Funny
- Third Person
- Lore-Rich
- Psychological Horror
- Surreal
- Stylized
Recent updates
- Jun 10, 2025 · Public Playtesting - Version 1.112
- May 29, 2025 · Anniversary Update
- Jul 22, 2024 · Patch notes v1.04.1
- Jun 24, 2024 · Patch notes v1.0.35
- May 29, 2024 · The Crypts 1.034 Patch Notes
2 DLC available.
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