What is the best game similar to Cryptmaster?

The closest game to Cryptmaster is Atomic Heart, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Cryptmaster?

The three closest games to Cryptmaster are: 1. Atomic Heart (84/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Legend of Grimrock (77/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (74/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Cryptmaster's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is Legend of Grimrock similar to Cryptmaster?

Yes, very much so — Legend of Grimrock scores 77/100 similarity to Cryptmaster. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Cryptmaster?

The best RPG games similar to Cryptmaster are Atomic Heart, Legend of Grimrock, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Legend of Grimrock 2. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Cryptmaster attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.

How is similarity to Cryptmaster calculated?

We compare Cryptmaster against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Cryptmaster experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Cryptmaster is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical in quite the same way. We compared Cryptmaster against over 6,700 titles across 16 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Atomic Heart, Legend of Grimrock and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle lead the list, with Atomic Heart reaching a 84/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Cryptmaster special.

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Top games similar to Cryptmaster

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cryptmaster. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Atomic HeartClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141

Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and visuals.

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#2Legend of GrimrockClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 6.7KRAWG👍 75%· 298MC82IGDB75· 3

Year 2012Dev Almost Human GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

For all your misdeeds, you are sentenced to die at the top of Mount Grimrock. No one ever returned from this gruesome prison alive, but you can try and be the first to escape. On the inside, Mount Grimrock is full of dungeons that can allow the prisoners to slowly descend to the earth level.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: visuals.

It predates Cryptmaster by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Indiana Jones and the Great CircleClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person3D

Steam👍 90%· 19KIGDB89· 12OC86· 226

Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and progression.

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#4Legend of Grimrock 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.0KIGDB88· 2

Year 2014Dev Almost Human Ltd.On Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: combat and visuals.

It predates Cryptmaster by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Arx FatalisClosest on progression

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHorrorExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.5KRAWG👍 79%· 171MC77IGDB78· 2

Year 2002Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping action RPG combat

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. The game mixes intelligent story with immersive and actual medieval surroundings. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence on those around him.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: combat and visuals.

It predates Cryptmaster by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHorrorLootFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45

Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

It predates Cryptmaster by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and combat.

It predates Cryptmaster by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Warhammer 40,000: DarktideClosest on setting

iRank74

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 132KIGDB78· 5OC75· 80

Year 2022Dev FatsharkOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: progression and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Its strength is atmosphere and discovery: the Capital Wasteland rewards wandering, and the metro tunnels connecting it create a genuine sense of a broken city. VATS makes combat readable. The main quest is thin and railroads hard at the end, and the green filter over everything flattens the visual variety across dozens of hours.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and combat.

It predates Cryptmaster by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Avowed

iRank80

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeFantasyExplorationFirst PersonThird Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 12KIGDB85· 5OC80· 200

Year 2025Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: combat and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

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#11Kingdom Come: Deliverance

iRank78

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 181KRAWG👍 80%· 1.5KMC71IGDB74· 11OC72· 135

Year 2018Dev Deep Silver · Warhorse StudiosPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

You're Henry, the son of a blacksmith. Thrust into a raging civil war, you watch helplessly as invaders storm your village and slaughter your friends and family. Narrowly escaping the brutal attack, you grab your sword to fight back.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and combat.

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#12Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

iRank79

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 42KIGDB83· 29OC81· 136

Year 2016Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

Prague is one of the densest immersive-sim hubs ever built — apartments, vents and sewers layered so that almost every problem has four solutions. Augmentation choice matters. It ends abruptly, mid-arc, because the planned continuation never happened, and it shipped with a microtransaction store attached to a single-player game.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

It predates Cryptmaster by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Fallout 4

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 424KRAWG👍 70%· 3.4KMC84IGDB85· 21OC87· 159

Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~38hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

The best shooting in the series by some distance, plus settlement building that becomes its own game if you let it. Power armour finally feels like a vehicle. The dialogue wheel is the loss — four options that collapse into the same outcome, and a voiced protagonist that narrows roleplaying compared with New Vegas.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and combat.

It predates Cryptmaster by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

iRank75

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 213KRAWG👍 65%· 444MC77IGDB77· 11OC76· 184

Year 2022Dev Techland · Techland PublishingPlaytime ~23hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Dying Light 2 brings to life a unique post-apocalyptic vision of the Modern Dark Ages - a brutal, bleak and unforgiving reality where you are as likely to perish at the hand of a human as you are by the infected.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

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#15Starfield

iRank71

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 173KIGDB85· 9OC84· 221

Year 2023Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

At its best in the hand-built cities and the faction questlines, where the writing and the systems both hold. Ship building is deeper than it first appears. The exploration loop is the weak point — procedurally generated planets repeat their points of interest quickly, and the constant loading screens between surface, ship and space break any sense of continuity.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryptmaster: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Cryptmaster.

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Complete list of Cryptmaster alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Cryptmaster, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Cyberpunk 2077

RPG · Action RPG

The Outer Worlds

RPG · Action RPG

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

RPG · Adventure

Dragon Age II

RPG · Action RPG

RoboCop: Rogue City

RPG · Action RPG

Grounded

RPG · Survival

Darksiders II

RPG · Action RPG

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

RPG · Action RPG

Transistor

RPG · Action RPG

Chernobylite

RPG · Survival

WARTILE

RPG · Action RPG

Dragon Age: Origins

RPG · Adventure

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure

Might & Magic X - Legacy

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Heavenly Sword

RPG · Action RPG

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Bright Memory: Infinite

RPG · Action RPG

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

RPG · Adventure

ULTRAKILL

RPG · Action RPG

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Hellgate: London

RPG · Action RPG

Game of Thrones

RPG · Adventure

Devil May Cry

RPG · Action RPG

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal

RPG · Action RPG

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

RPG · Sandbox

Dark and Darker

RPG · Shooter

Bayonetta

Action RPG · Shooter

Dead Island: Riptide

RPG · Action RPG

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

RPG · Adventure

Drakengard 3

RPG · Action RPG

The Ship: Murder Party

RPG · Shooter

Starpoint Gemini 2

RPG · Simulation

Dead Island

RPG · Action RPG

Sonic and the Black Knight

RPG · Action RPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Cryptmaster?: The closest game to Cryptmaster is Atomic Heart, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Cryptmaster?: The three closest games to Cryptmaster are: 1. Atomic Heart (84/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Legend of Grimrock (77/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (74/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Cryptmaster's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 16 dimensions.
Is Legend of Grimrock similar to Cryptmaster?: Yes, very much so — Legend of Grimrock scores 77/100 similarity to Cryptmaster. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Cryptmaster?: The best RPG games similar to Cryptmaster are Atomic Heart, Legend of Grimrock, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Legend of Grimrock 2. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Cryptmaster attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.
How is similarity to Cryptmaster calculated?: We compare Cryptmaster against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Cryptmaster experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.