Games similar to Cypher (2023)

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Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.
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Ascend a tower, deciphering the languages of its inhabitants.
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Learn to function in a textual world you have no basis for imagining.
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Tackle an eclectic collection of puzzles as you go after the artifacts of a mythical civilization.
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Search for clues and seek out the truth to defend the wrongly accused in court.
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Join Professor Layton and his apprentice in a series of brain-teasers from the inhabitants of St. Mystere.
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