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Games like Cracking the Cryptic
Studio Goya · 2022 · Windows, macOS
Steam: 91 % positive of 247 reviews, as of Oct 28
Curated Sudoku puzzles from YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking the Cryptic!
24 games that play like Cracking the Cryptic and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Classic Sudoku, Miracle Sudoku and Chess Sudoku.
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Plays and looks like Cracking the Cryptic
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Cracking the Cryptic
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Classic Sudoku
92 % positive of 490
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Casual
Miracle Sudoku
94 % positive of 175
Shared: Strategy · Board Game · Puzzle
Chess Sudoku
96 % positive of 178
Shared: Strategy · Board Game · Puzzle
Sandwich Sudoku
95 % positive of 163
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Casual
Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙
93 % positive of 3,029
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
Thermo Sudoku
94 % positive of 158
Shared: Strategy · Board Game · Puzzle
Ultimate Sudoku Collection
77 % positive of 200
Shared: Board Game · Puzzle · Casual
Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
89 % positive of 176
Shared: Strategy · Minimalist · Logic
Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独
92 % positive of 240
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
Zen of Sudoku
88 % positive of 379
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Indie
Picross Touch
93 % positive of 1,844
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Casual
Sudoku Killer / 杀手数独
87 % positive of 239
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
More matches
- Cross Set81 % positive of 212Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Indie
- Lines X Free93 % positive of 1,988Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- RYB89 % positive of 739Shared: Puzzle · Minimalist · Logic
- Everyday Genius: SquareLogic98 % positive of 417Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Logic
- SquareCells90 % positive of 1,234Shared: Puzzle · Minimalist · Logic
- LYNE95 % positive of 7,185Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- CrossCells83 % positive of 914Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- Unium93 % positive of 227Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- Lines Infinite90 % positive of 487Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- Hexologic95 % positive of 690Shared: Puzzle · Minimalist · Logic
- Pictopix95 % positive of 1,413Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist
- Puzzler World88 % positive of 319Shared: Puzzle · Logic · Casual
By look
Looks like Cracking the Cryptic
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Miracle Sudoku
94 % positive of 175
Classic Sudoku
92 % positive of 490
Thermo Sudoku
94 % positive of 158
Sandwich Sudoku
95 % positive of 163
Chess Sudoku
96 % positive of 178
Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙
93 % positive of 3,029
Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独
92 % positive of 240
Sudoku Killer / 杀手数独
87 % positive of 239
Ultimate Sudoku Collection
77 % positive of 200
Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
89 % positive of 176
Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
98 % positive of 417
Pictopix
95 % positive of 1,413
More matches
- Understand90 % positive of 833
- 2024: Mosaic Retrospective88 % positive of 1,162
- SquareCells90 % positive of 1,234
- Zen of Sudoku88 % positive of 379
- Mega Mosaic88 % positive of 445
- CrossCells83 % positive of 914
- Cozy Sudoku75 % positive of 165
- Tametsi96 % positive of 1,456
- Strange Jigsaws98 % positive of 4,795
- Zerko95 % positive of 163
- Minesweeper Ultimate84 % positive of 344
- Pixross91 % positive of 59
At a glance
What games like Cracking the Cryptic have in common
- The tags they share most often with Cracking the Cryptic: Puzzle (23 of 24), Strategy (17) and Minimalist (13).
- They came out between 2006 and 2020, none of them after Cracking the Cryptic (2022).
- Best rated by Steam players: Pictopix (95 % positive of 1,413).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.