CRYPTIC is a classic text adventure in the tradition of Zork, where every action and discovery comes to life through words alone-there are no graphics, only your imagination and your wits. You awaken in a pitch-black, unfamiliar chamber to the booming voice of someone calling himself "The Gamemaster." It’s clear you’ve been kidnapped and thrust into a deadly contest: escape the crypts within twelve hours and claim a $10 million prize, or fail and lose your life. Along the way you’ll navigate over 80 rooms, solve fiendish puzzles, gather and combine items, and confront the twisted challenges laid out by your unseen captor. Your choices will shape your fate and reveal one of five possible endings-perhaps even the true identity and motives of The Gamemaster himself.