Unboxing the Cryptic Killer

Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.

Unboxing the Cryptic Killer is a puzzle, online co-op and escape room game developed and published by Eleven Puzzles.
Released on April 27th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Turkish.

It has received 1,493 reviews of which 1,368 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.53€ on Steam and has a 40% discount.

The Steam community has classified Unboxing the Cryptic Killer into these genres:

Puzzle Online Co-Op Escape Room Point & Click Mystery Adventure Casual Exploration 2D Cartoony Comic Book Hand-drawn Logic Co-op Crime Detective Multiplayer Investigation Family Friendly Female Protagonist

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel core 2 DUO 2GHz+, AMD Athlon TMX2 2.2GHz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel Hd graphics 520
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: A working PC-compatible microphone

MacOS

OS: macOS 10.13+
Processor: Intel core 2 DUO 2GHz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel Hd graphics 520
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Additional Notes: A working PC-compatible microphone

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

Very fun game. Not too long and the puzzles are neither too hard nor too easy. Would recommend for a fun game night. In germany we say: Kann man machen.

Oct. 2024

Fun and short puzzle game elevated by the seamless co op. + Puzzles are usually intuitive and there is a good hint system in the game. + Graphics are great, game looks good. + Co op works well. + Game is cheap and short. - Villain was obvious from the start. - Story is nothing great, this seems like a chapter one of a more intricate story, almost like an intro. - Almost all the puzzles are on one screen and usually inside a box or a crate or something. First puzzle was lot more open which i liked more as this feels a bit more confined. Overall this is a good game for one evening if you have a friend to play with. I enjoyed it.

Aug. 2024

Short. Contained narrative. Some puzzles less intuitive than others - Not meaning that the puzzle is difficult, more meaning some puzzles can have moments where you'll both be asking "So... What do we do with this?" Which I suppose lends itself to the reality of an escape room-style experience. However this does lend to a narrative issue; the players are "experienced" detectives, the case has been ongoing for some time, so some puzzles, the character would be able to just remember the answer, but the player has to figure it out. Voice acting + General Narrative + Mostly intuitive but still "challenging" + No issues hosting co-op +

May 2024

Definitely recommend! My sister and I live far from each other and both of us love puzzle/clue based games. It was a lot of fun to have to cooperate to solve the puzzles. Some were pretty tricky, but we eventually had epiphany moments and got there. Wish it was so much longer because it is truly is a unique gameplay experience. Can't want to see what this game designer creates in the future!

April 2024

Very fun, a bit on the expenisive side when it comes to how much time you spend before you cleared the game, concidering at least two people has to buy it- Despite that, I loved the mechanics and how understandable it was once you got into it. not too hard, not exactly easy either! It gave a good feeling to solve the puzzles. Fun story too!

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-40% 5.89€ 3.53€

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Developer

Eleven Puzzles

Publisher

Eleven Puzzles

Release 27 Apr 2023

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