

CRYPTEX
Karayel · August 14, 2020 · FMV, Action, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter
Buy CRYPTEX from Steam at $1.49 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
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CRYPTEX price by region
CRYPTEX costs $1.49 in the United States, €1.49 in Europe (EUR), £1.49 in the United Kingdom, CA$1.49 in Canada, $1.49 in Georgia (USD), A$2.24 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$5.24 in Brazil and zł5.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
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| $1.49 −25% | $1.49 | — | 1 | |
| €1.49 −25% | €1.49 | — | 1 | |
| £1.49 −25% | £1.49 | — | 1 | |
| CA$1.49 −25% | CA$1.49 | — | 1 | |
| $1.49 | $1.49 | — | 1 | |
| A$2.24 −25% | A$2.24 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$2.99 −25% | NZ$2.99 | — | 1 | |
| R$5.24 −25% | R$5.24 | — | 1 | |
| zł5.99 −25% | zł5.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About CRYPTEX
CRYPTEX puts you in the shoes of Ozgur as he races through Istanbul's underworld to crack a mafia boss's cryptex and save his captured best friend, with your choices under time pressure determining which of six endings you'll reach. This cinematic first-person interactive movie emphasizes consequence-driven storytelling where every decision can lead to survival or death.
In this action-packed interactive movie, you will experience the beautiful atmosphere of Istanbul and you will be the leading role in this movie thanks to POV shooting. You will walk on the edge of death and sometimes you will have to kill to live.
According to the choices you will make, this game will drag you to one of 6 different final scenes. You will experience the results of your choices from the beginning to the end. You will have a limited time to make your decisions.
You should watch carefully this game which has a cinematic interactive structure, and make the right choices. Otherwise, death will never let you go :)
CRYPTEX — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
CRYPTEX is an interactive full-motion video thriller with technical issues and highly polarized player reception. Supporters appreciate the branching narrative structure and multiple endings that reward replays, though they acknowledge the low-budget production quality with limited cast and masked characters. Critics find the game suffers from severe technical problems, poor audio and video quality, and a generally unpolished presentation that makes it difficult to enjoy despite the premise's potential.
RUNS HORRIBLE.. IS HORRIBLE CANT GET PAST SCENE ONE.. REFUNDVILLE5 found this helpful
good movie game2 found this helpful
CRYPTEX is an interactive full-motion video thriller developed and published by Karayel that attempts to blend cinematic storytelling with player-driven decision-making. Rather than relying on traditional exploration, combat, or puzzle-solving mechanics, the game places players inside a live-action crime drama where every major moment is presented through filmed sequences. The story follows Ozgur, a man whose life is thrown into chaos after his closest friend is kidnapped by a notorious mafia figure in Istanbul. To save him, Ozgur must uncover the secrets of a mysterious cryptex containing highly sensitive information while navigating a dangerous criminal underworld filled with uncertainty and betrayal. One of the game's strongest qualities is its dedication to immersion through a first-person perspective. Because the events are filmed from the protagonist's viewpoint, players feel as though they are personally participating in the unfolding narrative rather than simply observing it. This approach helps create a stronger connection to the choices presented throughout the adventure. Every decision can lead the story in a different direction, and many of these choices are timed, for…1 found this helpful
I like Interactive Fmv games so bought this one, when I first started this game, I couldn't play it, I informed about this issue and I waited for a day and finally today got a reply that it was fixed and to check it and I did and it was working. It's short, you get choices and some gets you killed etc and there are different endings, I got one of the ending I believe is a good one, player can play again to get different scenes as well as endings and get all achievements if they want to do so. Since the FMV is low budget and made with limited cast, player might find some of them doing different roles and since all the characters are wearing mask so it was easy to use them for other roles etc. Despite all this I liked this one it's not perfect but it's not bad either, effort has been made with low budget, story is simple it's about, A gang boss capturing Protags friend and forcing him to do some work for him, player get a task to find 5 gang boss and get a thing from them and story involves how the players does that and what he learns doing the job etc. FMV plays out in first person mode, so in some scenes the camera shakes while running and hiding etc, player get to see some real…1 found this helpful
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I'm usually a sucker for these type of games and was hoping for the best case scenario of "It's so bad that it's good" but unfortunately it is utter garbage in every way. I've seen better audio and video quality on the Sega CD. It literally hurts to play this game.
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