A fantastic little sci-fi horror! I really enjoyed playing it, and highly recommend it to anyone else who wants to be immersed for an hour. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Ahhhhh. Very good. I was on my toes the whole time. Got me good in the first half thinking it was all story and no death... Creepy, scurry, good story, and I actually really, really liked the addition of Preethi and the interface there. Nice touch~ Awesome job dev. And Wild, you're probably okay. <3
The creators have done a great job at keeping anxiety to a high while playing. The beginning of the game is a build up to the danger with small noises here and there while over time lights are going out, all doors are locked and shadows are moving. All this with the knowledge that you are alone and trapped deep in space. While the game did fantastic at scaring me there is a ton of reading (granted if you do not care much for the lore of the game you can skip the reading, however, I feel knowing the history of the ship adds to the fear). Maybe to combat the reading we could of had audio tapes or Preethi explain these things throughout the game.
Aside from the reading I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to freak themselves out. Finding out the history of the ship is gruesome and also knowing that the threat isn't an alien in my opinion makes it even creepier.
Hi there, thanks for playing Decrypt, we're glad you enjoyed it. Sure, we'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it, please mail us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com. Thank you.
I cannot praise the atmosphere, gameplay, jumpscares, and overall plot enough.
Decrypt excels at building tension, suspense, and making you curious to keep on going. All the while feeling cold dread. I was legitimately glancing up at vents every so often and hated rounding corners. Definitely got my heart racing!
As others have noted, the movement to walk and turn is much too slow. At times, this impacts gameplay negatively in the sense that it can be hard to turn and run to escape. Which causes repeated (unnecessary) deaths that can take away from the scare factor after doing a section multiple times when you know what's coming. A brisker pace definitely would have helped.
Other than that, I loved this game. I actually almost didn't finish it because of the fear it induced.
Personally I love that the game is told through emails, environmental details, and that the writing doesn't insult the intelligence of the players. Even if you can piece together what's happened, it only makes things more scary. Especially as you find out more about the doomed vessel, it's crew, and know where you must go to hopefully escape.
The environment and level design, smart gameplay, sound, and atmosphere stand out the most to me. All of these elements combine to make a truly immersive, impressive, and memorable horror game.
Thanks for all the time, effort, skill, and passion you put into making it! Can't wait for more horror from Crux Game Studios.
Hi there, thank you for your kind words and for your eloquent and detailed review of the game. We're thrilled you enjoyed Decrypt.
Regarding player movement, turn-speed should have felt responsive and quick as per our test plays; if it's not too much of a bother, could you write us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com and let us know your computer specs and which control device you're using (mouse or controller) so we can investigate this. Thank you!
Would it be possible for me to run this on my shitty mac from late 2011? I'd get a new computer, but I don't really need one. (release date was 2011, I don't remember when this was purchased. Probably around 2014-2016 if that helps.)
Hi there; since it'd be an Intel Mac, if it has a GPU card, it's quite possible that it would run. I'd suggest that you give it a try. Write to us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com if it doesn't work and let us know what error you're facing and we'll try to help.
I love the ship aesthetic - I'm kinda tired of all those retro-tech ships (perhaps because I played Alien: Isolation and Dead Space recently). This one is modern, and this makes the threat (not spoiling anything) kinda... out of place, but in an interesting way?
This way or another, a good game. Although: 1) Running could be slightly faster, I barely notice a difference between it and walking.
2) I think that the intro mentions something about the ship being lost for decades, and then it turns out that it was days like a scene later? not sure if I remembered correctly
3) When your ship is docking at the beginning, it's moving upward to dock yet its engines are still running as if it was flying forward. Small but kinda harmful to eyes really.
4) The power cell bit could use some variety. Literally every time you have to enter one, it's the to the second slot going from the top. Is the ship cursed to always lose the second power cell from the top? Make it the top or the lowest one from time to time >_<
So this game was super long, Honestly could have been a console game. Amazing story has the ability to even go deeper. When I got the story and under understood I was like crap destroy the ship. The monsters or whatever holy crap every single time I was begging please let me live please no don’t kill me. I wish the character had a name because I became attached to who we were playing despite not knowing who they were. I guess cause we found out about the crew, We had an actually boss whatever you wanna call her. We had been through so much I was literally saying PLEASE DO NOT KILL HIM this isn’t right we didn’t do this let him live! One of the BEST GAMES! I’m not for space games or futuristic! But please TRY THIS GAME ITS INSANE!!!!! Like maybe add a background to the player like I said I don’t know why I became attached and I felt for the crew the story I just wanted to wreck the ship and I felt like I was in the game AWESOME.
Haven't completed the game yet, going to complete it in two parts. So far this game is amazing.. Great atmosphere and definitely creepy. Check out my page, I'll be posting a part 2 soon!!!
Hi there, thanks for playing Decrypt. We're glad you enjoyed it, and we look forward to part 2. We've also updated the game description to indicate the approximate playing time ;)
The weirdness of this Science fiction adventure further deepens the unsettling atmosphere - Wow, what a game.
First thing that caught my eye, honestly, was the developer team name - Crux, because I have developed a game with the same name and I kind of stumbled across this by pure curiosity, yet little did I know, what was awaiting for me.
Breathtaking, grounded visuals, amazing performance with every bit and detail being sewn into this mind-bending story, which of course is similar to "Alien Isolation", yet different. Personally, I tried to tackle the genre couple of times, but compare to this development, I am just a child playing on the ground basically.
The overlay system and crypto mining was unique feature for this, I won't spoil further anything, in case anyone reads this besides the developer, but for the most part, the smoothness of the gameplay, easy mechanics, made me feel like I was in space, that I was truly a part of the game - a fantastic immersive experience, to be precise.
Of course, there were so minor issues. I had to restart the game, due to a bug towards the second room, when the security protocol is being shut down and I tried to sneak in the room with the pass codes, then I fell of the map. That's the only bug I had, other than that - flawless.
I am really looking forward to more from you Crux Game Studios. Weirdly enough, I have not played your games, which is a shame on my part. Definitely a huge upgrade for the indie science fiction genre and I do hope this gets popular, as soon as possible.
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A fantastic little sci-fi horror! I really enjoyed playing it, and highly recommend it to anyone else who wants to be immersed for an hour. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thank you for playing Decrypt and for sharing your video :)
Ahhhhh. Very good. I was on my toes the whole time. Got me good in the first half thinking it was all story and no death... Creepy, scurry, good story, and I actually really, really liked the addition of Preethi and the interface there. Nice touch~ Awesome job dev. And Wild, you're probably okay. <3
The creators have done a great job at keeping anxiety to a high while playing. The beginning of the game is a build up to the danger with small noises here and there while over time lights are going out, all doors are locked and shadows are moving. All this with the knowledge that you are alone and trapped deep in space. While the game did fantastic at scaring me there is a ton of reading (granted if you do not care much for the lore of the game you can skip the reading, however, I feel knowing the history of the ship adds to the fear). Maybe to combat the reading we could of had audio tapes or Preethi explain these things throughout the game.
Aside from the reading I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to freak themselves out. Finding out the history of the ship is gruesome and also knowing that the threat isn't an alien in my opinion makes it even creepier.
Thanks for sharing your playthrough and your comments here!
hi, big thx for the great game. greetings from rosti 🥰
Danke, dass Sie unser Spiel spielen; wir freuen uns, dass es Ihnen gefallen hat! Wir freuen uns auf Teil 2.
part2 heute um 12uhr 🥰
Hello there fellow devs!
I finished your game and had a good time playing. If you are interested in my detailed feedback, please let me know.
Cheers
Hi there, thanks for playing Decrypt, we're glad you enjoyed it. Sure, we'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it, please mail us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com. Thank you.
This game is fantastic.
I cannot praise the atmosphere, gameplay, jumpscares, and overall plot enough.
Decrypt excels at building tension, suspense, and making you curious to keep on going. All the while feeling cold dread. I was legitimately glancing up at vents every so often and hated rounding corners. Definitely got my heart racing!
As others have noted, the movement to walk and turn is much too slow. At times, this impacts gameplay negatively in the sense that it can be hard to turn and run to escape. Which causes repeated (unnecessary) deaths that can take away from the scare factor after doing a section multiple times when you know what's coming. A brisker pace definitely would have helped.
Other than that, I loved this game. I actually almost didn't finish it because of the fear it induced.
Personally I love that the game is told through emails, environmental details, and that the writing doesn't insult the intelligence of the players. Even if you can piece together what's happened, it only makes things more scary. Especially as you find out more about the doomed vessel, it's crew, and know where you must go to hopefully escape.
The environment and level design, smart gameplay, sound, and atmosphere stand out the most to me. All of these elements combine to make a truly immersive, impressive, and memorable horror game.
Thanks for all the time, effort, skill, and passion you put into making it! Can't wait for more horror from Crux Game Studios.
Hi there, thank you for your kind words and for your eloquent and detailed review of the game. We're thrilled you enjoyed Decrypt.
Regarding player movement, turn-speed should have felt responsive and quick as per our test plays; if it's not too much of a bother, could you write us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com and let us know your computer specs and which control device you're using (mouse or controller) so we can investigate this. Thank you!
Hey Crux Game Studios,
I'm so happy I played this game and thanks for reading the review!
It's nice that you're responsive. I'll be happy to send an email.
Keep up the awesome work!
After the email I sent, the sluggish mouse movement has been fixed! It's smoother and quicker now.
Thanks for your responsiveness.
That's great to hear! Thanks for letting us know.
Would it be possible for me to run this on my shitty mac from late 2011? I'd get a new computer, but I don't really need one. (release date was 2011, I don't remember when this was purchased. Probably around 2014-2016 if that helps.)
Hi there; since it'd be an Intel Mac, if it has a GPU card, it's quite possible that it would run. I'd suggest that you give it a try. Write to us at hello@cruxgamestudios.com if it doesn't work and let us know what error you're facing and we'll try to help.
Alright, thanks for the help.
I love the ship aesthetic - I'm kinda tired of all those retro-tech ships (perhaps because I played Alien: Isolation and Dead Space recently). This one is modern, and this makes the threat (not spoiling anything) kinda... out of place, but in an interesting way?
This way or another, a good game. Although:
1) Running could be slightly faster, I barely notice a difference between it and walking.
2) I think that the intro mentions something about the ship being lost for decades, and then it turns out that it was days like a scene later? not sure if I remembered correctly
3) When your ship is docking at the beginning, it's moving upward to dock yet its engines are still running as if it was flying forward. Small but kinda harmful to eyes really.
4) The power cell bit could use some variety. Literally every time you have to enter one, it's the to the second slot going from the top. Is the ship cursed to always lose the second power cell from the top? Make it the top or the lowest one from time to time >_<
This way or another, a very good indie game.
Thank you for playing Decrypt and for sharing your feedback.
It's scary!
Thank you :)
i know it short but here is part 2 of the game enjoy!!
So this game was super long, Honestly could have been a console game. Amazing story has the ability to even go deeper. When I got the story and under understood I was like crap destroy the ship. The monsters or whatever holy crap every single time I was begging please let me live please no don’t kill me. I wish the character had a name because I became attached to who we were playing despite not knowing who they were. I guess cause we found out about the crew, We had an actually boss whatever you wanna call her. We had been through so much I was literally saying PLEASE DO NOT KILL HIM this isn’t right we didn’t do this let him live! One of the BEST GAMES! I’m not for space games or futuristic! But please TRY THIS GAME ITS INSANE!!!!! Like maybe add a background to the player like I said I don’t know why I became attached and I felt for the crew the story I just wanted to wreck the ship and I felt like I was in the game AWESOME.
Thank you for the kind words; we're thrilled that you enjoyed your playthrough!
Haven't completed the game yet, going to complete it in two parts. So far this game is amazing.. Great atmosphere and definitely creepy. Check out my page, I'll be posting a part 2 soon!!!
Hi there, thanks for playing Decrypt. We're glad you enjoyed it, and we look forward to part 2. We've also updated the game description to indicate the approximate playing time ;)
Man this was an amazing game great atmosphere creepy as hell decent amount of gameplay too.
Thank you for playing and for sharing your playthrough!
Good Game. It reminded me something like the Event Horizon movie. Congrats on your game.
Thank you for playing Decrypt.
Cool game, I liked the concept of space ghosts!
Thank you for playing the game and for sharing your playthrough.
Crazy good game. I loved everything :) Keep up the good work.
Hope to see more horror from you guys in the future
Thank you for playing Decrypt and for your kind words.
The weirdness of this Science fiction adventure further deepens the unsettling atmosphere - Wow, what a game.
First thing that caught my eye, honestly, was the developer team name - Crux, because I have developed a game with the same name and I kind of stumbled across this by pure curiosity, yet little did I know, what was awaiting for me.
Breathtaking, grounded visuals, amazing performance with every bit and detail being sewn into this mind-bending story, which of course is similar to "Alien Isolation", yet different. Personally, I tried to tackle the genre couple of times, but compare to this development, I am just a child playing on the ground basically.
The overlay system and crypto mining was unique feature for this, I won't spoil further anything, in case anyone reads this besides the developer, but for the most part, the smoothness of the gameplay, easy mechanics, made me feel like I was in space, that I was truly a part of the game - a fantastic immersive experience, to be precise.
Of course, there were so minor issues. I had to restart the game, due to a bug towards the second room, when the security protocol is being shut down and I tried to sneak in the room with the pass codes, then I fell of the map. That's the only bug I had, other than that - flawless.
I am really looking forward to more from you Crux Game Studios. Weirdly enough, I have not played your games, which is a shame on my part. Definitely a huge upgrade for the indie science fiction genre and I do hope this gets popular, as soon as possible.
Cheers!
Thank you for the kind words. We're glad you enjoyed the game.