Cipher language
Other (objects, etc.) theme
Languages that are constructed simply by substituting characters but otherwise read as regular language the game is in.
29
games
9platforms
Alternate name: Substitution cipher
X360 2011-01-25
X360 2005-11
PS3 2011-01-25
WIN 2005-10-18
DOS 1990-12-14
PS2 2003-11-18
LIN 2011-11-18
WIN 2011-11-18
X360 2008-10-13
WIN 2008-10-20
WIN 2014-01-07
WIN 2011-01-25
See also: cryptogram (puzzles based on similar ideas)
This is only for written languages.
This is in contrast to artistic language which is mostly intended to look pretty without (necessarily) having any actual meaning but can with less straightforward translation compared to the 1:1 conversion you can do with ciphers.
Good well known examples of ciphers are the alien texts in Commander Keen and Al Bhed in FFX.
This is in contrast to artistic language which is mostly intended to look pretty without (necessarily) having any actual meaning but can with less straightforward translation compared to the 1:1 conversion you can do with ciphers.
Good well known examples of ciphers are the alien texts in Commander Keen and Al Bhed in FFX.
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Games by year
The first Cipher language video game was released on December 14, 1990.
Electronic Arts, Mojang and Broken Rules published most of these games.