Cypher
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
89% of 906 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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Mysterious, Retro, Relaxing
67% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Cypher
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
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89% of 906 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
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92% of 155 Steam reviews are positive$12.50Desktop Explorer
A letter asks you to investigate a missing person case with the help of a strange program called Desktop Explorer.
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79% of 716 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Access Denied
Access Denied is a puzzle game in the world where for storage of personal data are used special device in the form of protected boxes. Imagine yourself in the role of the professional cracker of such devices and test your skills for 36 different levels.
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92% of 519 Steam reviews are positive$4.99CLeM
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
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92% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$15.99Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
A suave spy adventure with a 1960s twist: infiltrate the hideout of enemy agent Ruby La Rouge and crack your way through her labyrinth of hidden safes, ciphers and contraptions. Logical puzzles, a jazzy soundtrack and a villain worth chasing. No shooting required, just sharp eyes and a good memory.
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95% of 5,965 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$1.99The Room
A mysterious note leads you to an abandoned attic and a cast-iron safe covered in strange carvings. Inside waits something ancient, and between you and it: locks, hidden compartments and contraptions that fold into each other like a puzzle box built for one very patient person. Tactile, quiet and beautifully eerie.
Mysterious, Relaxing, Hand-drawn
97% of 30,557 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$4.99Adventure Escape Mysteries
A collection of story-driven escape room mysteries: investigate a Navy ship explosion, hunt a serial killer in a sleepy town, or crack a murder as Detective Kate Gray. Search hand-drawn scenes, gather clues and solve puzzles that are tough but always fair. One more chapter is always tempting.
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In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
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96% of 107 Steam reviews are positiveFree
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What's the Password?
"What's the Password?" is a minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords. Featuring over 100 puzzles!
67% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Access Denied
Access Denied is a puzzle game in the world where for storage of personal data are used special device in the form of protected boxes.
76% of 301 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
A suave spy adventure with a 1960s twist: infiltrate the hideout of enemy agent Ruby La Rouge and crack your way through her labyrinth of hidden…
95% of 5,965 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$1.99
The Room
A mysterious note leads you to an abandoned attic and a cast-iron safe covered in strange carvings.
97% of 30,557 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$4.99
Crossroad OS
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange…
98% of 303 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Locktale
Discover a tale about identity and love in this game of ciphers and puzzles... that may force you to think outside the (text)box.
80% of 40 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$7.99
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining…
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Mu Complex
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets.
79% of 192 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
Duncan W. Adams was an avid safe collector and an 'eccentric,' to say the least. Adams has hidden the deed to his vast fortunes in one of 35 safes.
59% of 443 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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Desktop Explorer
Dig through files and clues with a peculiar program to find out what happened to someone who vanished.
95% of 2,602 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 61$17.99
Terminal Lucidity
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers.
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Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure.
92% of 155 Steam reviews are positive$12.50
Crossroad OS
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange…
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Parallel Experiment
Team up as two detectives who each hold half the clues, and talk your way through a noir murder mystery together.
84% of 739 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$9.99
TEST TEST TEST
Play an office worker trapped in a 15-minute time loop, solving cryptic puzzles with clues that lead outside the game.
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Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories
Puzzle your way through a criminal organisation's sewer-based recruitment process, alone or with up to five friends.
94% of 1,693 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8Free
Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Solve your way through a cozy, colorful escape room where every clue brings you closer to the mansion's secret.
92% of 910 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$16.99
CLeM
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist.
92% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths.
80% of 230 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Doors: Paradox
Pop open little 3D dioramas and pick through their puzzles at your own pace, one strange doorway at a time.
91% of 1,610 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
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Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork.
65% of 113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
Desktop Explorer
Dig through files and clues with a peculiar program to find out what happened to someone who vanished.
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What's the Password?
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A retro-sci-fi themed mystery investigation puzzle game. Search for clues across the solar system, gather intelligence using your cutting-edge…
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Puzzle Spy International
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Locust_4457
Locust_4457 is a self-contained compilation of puzzles with elements of cryptography, escape rooms, and some ARG tropes.
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Terminal Lucidity
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers.
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Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths.
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Parallel Experiment
Team up as two detectives who each hold half the clues, and talk your way through a noir murder mystery together.
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Puzzles For Clef
Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived.
84% of 120 Steam reviews are positive$14.99