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Locktale

79% positive of 39 Steam reviews

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Unknown
Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
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Made by Mina Pêcheux.

About the game

Discover a tale about identity and love in this game of ciphers and puzzles... that may force you to think outside the (text)box.

What sets it apart

  • Language Learning
  • Word Game
  • LGBTQ+
  • Logic
  • Typing
  • Magic
  • Detective
  • Minimalist
  • Female Protagonist
  • Puzzle
  • Difficult
  • Fantasy

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    This game is fun up until level 15. I had been playing with friends and one joked that "If you beat this on minimal hints you get a call from the CIA" Stylistically, this game is beautiful When the hints are good, the game is fun. But that's really it. I picked this game up as a way to learn interesting ciphers through breaking them/making them. This game required me to know what a dvorak keyboard was. Even when…

    1.2 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    After greatly enjoying Message from Deep Space, my mind was hungry for more text-based puzzle games, then Locktale released. Locktale is a cryptography puzzle game, in which each level involves decoding a message. The messages eventually come together to make up a complete story. Decryption involves different ciphers, the game presents each with clear rules and enough hints to nudge you in the right direction, but…

    7.7 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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