- Best Puzzle Design Nomination! - 30 January 2026
CIPHER ZERO has been nominated for Best Puzzle Design in the 3rd Annual Thinky Awards! There will be a stream on February 4th at 1pm EST. Please stop by to support us and take a look at all the other great games in every category.hosted by https://thinkygames.com/
- Release v1.0.4 - 19 September 2025
EnhancementsMade two achievements related to submitting incorrect solutions easier to obtain.BugfixesFixed an issue where players who transferred their save data over from the demo were unable to obtain some achievements.If you’ve met the requirements for these achievements, you should receive them upon entering the main menu.Fixed some instruments playing in the Powerplant song when they shouldn’t.
- Trading Cards, Community Items, and a Sale for Charity! - 8 September 2025
Community items are live!The wait is over, community items are now here!7 trading cards3 profile backgrounds10 emoticons2 animated profile backgrounds3 mini profile frames3 animated avatars(Cards are retroactive, so just launch the game and you should get drops for the ones you have earned.)15% off, 15% goes to charity!Running from September 8-15, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, we’re proud to take part in Games Against Living Miserably 2025 - an event on Steam that celebrates how games can help us unwind, connect, and escape.Presented by Curve Games and the suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably. By taking part, we’ve pledged a donation to CALM’s life-saving work. During this event, CIPHER ZERO will be 15% off, and 15% of sales will be donated to CALM to make sure that their much needed services can continue on. Why does your support matter? 1 in 4 of us wi…
- CIPHER ZERO reaches Very Positive! - 30 July 2025
We’re incredibly grateful for the amazing support you’ve shown! Thanks to you, CIPHER ZERO is now sitting at a Very Positive rating on Steam!As a small team, each review matters to us because it helps us grow and reach new players, but also reminds us why we make games in the first place: to share something we're passionate about with all of you. The more people know about us, the more we can do with the game in the future.If you've enjoyed your time with CIPHER ZERO and haven’t left a review yet, we’d love to hear what you think. We read every single one.Thanks again for playing and supporting us.
- Release v1.0.3 - 30 July 2025
EnhancementsEnabled V-Sync to fix screen tearing. (This forces the frame rate to be the highest-supported by your monitor, so the FPS Mode toggle in the System Settings has been removed.)Updated the default keyboard bindings for the Reset Grid input action to include the R key.If you’ve used a previous version, press the Reset Keyboard Configuration button in the Controls Settings to get this change.Improved the way the game handles switching or disconnecting controllers while in the middle of input rebinding.BugfixesFixed a bug where submitting an incorrect solution directly after a correct one could cause the incorrect solution to be shown as correct.Fixed some visuals issues that occurred if you made certain inputs extremely quickly after a correct solution was displayed.Fixed being able to leave the Controls Settings or select elements with the mouse while in the middle of input reb…
- The glyphs await. CIPHER ZERO is now live! - 22 July 2025
After years of careful design, testing, and love, we’re thrilled (and maybe a little nervous) to finally say:CIPHER ZERO is out now on Steam.Play a minimalist logic game where nothing is explained, but everything makes sense… eventually.300+ handcrafted puzzlesA world that responds to your understandingA soundtrack that evolves with your progressAvailable now on Windows, macOS, and Steam Deck.Thanks for following along. We hope you enjoy what we’ve made.Can you solve for 𝒙? Find out today
- Goodbye Demo. Next Stop: Launch - 19 June 2025
The train has left the station.As we say goodbye to the demo today, all eyes turn to Tuesday, July 22nd, when we officially launch CIPHER ZERO. Along the way, we’ll be sharing more music previews with Farm next, as well as additional screenshots, videos, and bits from behind the screen. If you haven’t already. please add CIPHER ZERO to your Wishlist to be notified of news and when we launch, and follow us on Bluesky, Tiktok, and Instagram for additional updates.Thank you again to everyone who tried the demo, shared feedback, hopped into the Discord to chat, and joined us for all of this. We’re excited for what’s ahead!
- 7 More Days of Demo - 8 June 2025
This is your one week reminder that the CIPHER ZERO demo will soon be leaving Steam on June 15th. The team will be focusing on the launch date afterwards but that doesn’t mean we won’t have updates for you along the way.Starting tomorrow, June 9th, on Bluesky, Tiktok, and Instagram — and every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday leading up to the launch — we will be sharing previews of music and how each shapes itself the further you progress. With Lake as our first stop, we’ll work our way through each environment, letting you glimpse into the world that ahead of you.We’ll also be sharing screenshots and videos, giving you a chance to see where we once started and the journey we took to get here.Make sure to follow us for updates as we get closer to launch.
- CIPHER ZERO launches July 22, 2025! - 29 May 2025
Mark your calendars. CIPHER ZERO, our minimalist logic puzzle game, officially launches on July 22, 2025 on Steam. Based on the Ludum Dare 45 game CIPHER, CIPHER ZERO expands into a full-length title featuring over 300 handcrafted puzzles. Navigate an abstract yet familiar world while trying to reason the meanings behind several mysterious glyphs spread across the landscape. As progress is made, the world and music react and transform. Try the updated demo now. We can't wait to share CIPHER ZERO with everyone on July 22nd. A massive thank you goes to everyone who played the demo, stopped by at events and game nights, shared your love for the game with anyone who would listen, and especially our testers. You all helped shape this game and we couldn't have done it without you, so thank you again. To keep up to date on additional news and updates, add CIPHER ZERO to your Wishlist, and foll…
- Updated Demo Live for Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 29 May 2025
We just released an updated demo for the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! Thanks to the feedback, we've improved the flow of the puzzles, updated some of the art and effects, and added a few more quality of life improvements. Additionally, we've added localization for 13 additional languages: French Italian German Spanish - Spain Dutch Korean Polish Portuguese - Brazil Russian Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Vietnamese Japanese We're happy to be part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase again and want to thank them for such a wonderful gathering of games. Let us know what you think of the updates and tell your friends to check it out!
- Join us at the Thinky Direct and Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 26 May 2025
We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined Thinky Games and Draknek & Friends in two great events: Thinky Direct Tune into the very first Thinky Direct on May 29th at 6pm BST / 10am PDT / 1pm EDT! Hosted by Thinky Games on Youtube and Twitch, this showcase features announcements, news, and exclusive trailers for upcoming puzzle games. This also kicks off the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase and is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys the games that scratches that part of your brain. Keep an eye out for some CIPHER ZERO news during the direct! Cerebral Puzzle Showcase From May 29th to June 5th, come celebrate the best puzzle games on Steam with the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! Complete with demos, new releases, and special discounts, discover that next brain-scratcher you've been looking for. CIPHER ZERO returns with an updated demo for the showcase, including adjustments to puzzles, new art and eff…
