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Cypher cover art

Cypher

Matthew Brown · 2018-02-20

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 20, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

Cypher is an Indie game released in 2018, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 951 reviews).

2
playing now
90%
positive of 951 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 58 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 951 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2019-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820182026Week of 2018-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
281Feb 2018Aug 2026Feb 2018 — avg 15 · peak 166May 2018 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2018 — avg 3 · peak 15Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2019 — avg 3 · peak 8May 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 24May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2020 — avg 12 · peak 73Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2022 — avg 7 · peak 44Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 16Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 16Nov 2024 — avg 12 · peak 66Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 21Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.002015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $0.002018-06-21 — best price $3.742018-10-30 — best price $3.492018-12-20 — best price $3.492019-02-04 — best price $2.492019-06-26 — best price $1.992019-09-16 — best price $1.992019-11-26 — best price $1.492020-01-23 — best price $1.492020-04-13 — best price $1.492020-08-19 — best price $1.492020-11-09 — best price $1.492020-12-22 — best price $1.492021-02-11 — best price $1.492021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-10-28 — best price $1.492021-12-22 — best price $1.492022-07-25 — best price $1.492022-11-07 — best price $1.492022-12-22 — best price $1.492023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-06-30 — best price $1.492023-11-06 — best price $1.492023-12-21 — best price $1.492024-03-14 — best price $1.492024-06-27 — best price $1.492024-10-07 — best price $1.492024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-03-13 — best price $1.492025-05-29 — best price $1.492025-09-01 — best price $1.492025-11-03 — best price $1.492026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
43.6%
earned "Complete all steganography puzzles."
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,57628%7

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndiePuzzleDifficultEducationMinimalistFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.