Cipheur

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Cipheur is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Error 300 and was released on March 12, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Cipheur is a single-player puzzle game that challenges you to decrypt intricate, coded messages step by step. With 100 levels featuring quotes rich in humor, wisdom, and insight, you’ll sharpen your cryptographic skills while uncovering hidden patterns and meanings. Each solved message offers satisfaction and deeper understanding.

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Single-Player

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80%

Audience ScoreBased on 51 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Cipheur offers a relaxing and engaging experience with its simple yet effective cryptogram puzzles, making it a great choice for fans of word games.
The game features a charming minimalist design and soothing background music, enhancing the overall enjoyment while solving quotes from famous figures.
As a free game, Cipheur provides a decent amount of content with 100 puzzles and additional free DLCs, making it a worthwhile option for casual gamers.

The game can feel tedious and lacks depth, as it often devolves into a guessing game without much logic involved, especially on higher difficulties.
Quality of life improvements are needed, such as better navigation and the ability to revisit solved puzzles, which can detract from the overall experience.
Some players have criticized the game for its perceived political bias in the quotes, which may not appeal to everyone and could feel like propaganda.

gameplay
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The gameplay has received "very positive" reviews, with players appreciating its simplicity and engaging, brain-teasing challenges. While the mechanics are intuitive and the interface is clean, some critics note a lack of interactive elements, leading to a guessing game dynamic. Overall, the game offers an immersive experience that balances accessibility with difficulty.
- “The interface is clean, and the mechanics are intuitive, making it easy to jump in and start solving.”
- “The game lacks any real interactive mechanics; this just ends up being a guessing game until you can make out words.”
- “The gameplay is simple yet I found myself completely immersed. It's not easy, but that's why it's engaging.”
- “The game has earned 'very positive' reviews on Steam, with many players praising its simplicity and brain-teasing gameplay.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a single, relaxing background music track that complements its great graphics and includes interesting quotes from famous individuals, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Nice music, great graphics, and some interesting sayings from famous people.”
- “Though there is only one piece of background music, it is relaxing.”
- “The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it easy to tune out.”
- “The soundtrack feels generic and doesn't enhance the gaming experience.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game are minimal, primarily serving as a functional interface for decoding ciphers, with some animations and sound effects. While the visuals may not attract those seeking action or rich graphics, the overall presentation is complemented by nice music and interesting quotes.
- “Nice music, great graphics, and some interesting sayings from famous people.”
- “Cipheur is, essentially, a graphical interface for decoding mono-alphabetic substitution ciphers, with some minimal animation and a few sound effects.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by clever quotes and engaging ciphers, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience that intertwines wit with its themes, particularly around democracy.
- “I know, it's all about [spoiler] democracy [/spoiler] and [spoiler] the sense of humor [/spoiler].”
- “The quotes are humorous, and I enjoy the ciphers.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while it involves trial and error that can be enjoyable, the base game is often described as tedious, leaving some uncertainty about whether the DLCs improve this aspect.
- “The base game is tedious; I don't know if it's the same with the DLCs.”
- “A decently enjoyable if unimpressive puzzle game that requires trial and error often but isn’t too tedious with it.”
optimization
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The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and it also offers support for multiple languages.
- “It runs smoothly across Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports multiple languages.”