CRYPTARK
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
CRYPTARK
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, CRYPTARK has 5 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 100% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2,975 players achieved on 10/21/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for CRYPTARK. It has received a total of 1,833 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 79 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for CRYPTARK. Right now, it costs $3.74 in the Steam Store.
About CRYPTARK
CRYPTARK is an Indie, Action, Adventure, and Strategy game developed by Alientrap. On 6/20/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Alientrap.
Players have rated CRYPTARK as "Very Positive" out of 1,833 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,510 positive reviews and 323 negative reviews — an overall 82% positive review rating. Additionally, CRYPTARK has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $3.74 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through CRYPTARK+GUNHEAD and Alientrap Collection which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Cryptark Soundtrack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, CRYPTARK supports the following features:
- Single-player
- PvP
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, CRYPTARK has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Procedural Generation
- Great Soundtrack
- Roguelite
- Platformer
- Co-op
- Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Mechs
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for CRYPTARK and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
CRYPTARK is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cryptark Soundtrack | DLC | 11/30/2015 | View |
Related Bundles
CRYPTARK is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CRYPTARK+GUNHEAD | 2 | 2 | $29.73 | View |
 | Alientrap Collection | 6 | 6 | $15.34 | View |
Related Packages
CRYPTARK is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| CRYPTARK Limited Free Promotional Package - Oct 2023 | ??? | View |
| Cryptark | $3.74 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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CRYPTARK data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). CRYPTARK on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). CRYPTARK. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/344740
- Metacritic. (2025, June 27). CRYPTARK for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/cryptark
- Alientrap. (2023, July 7). CRYPTARK. CRYPTARK. http://www.cryptark.com