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{{short description|2017 action roguelike video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title       = Cryptark
| image       = Cryptark.jpg
| caption     =
| developer   = Alientrap<br>[[Sickhead Games]] (PS4)
| publisher   = Alientrap
| engine      = [[Microsoft XNA|XNA]]<br>[[MonoGame]] (PS4)
| platforms   = [[Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 4]]
| released    = '''Windows, PS4''' {{Video game release|WW|June 20, 2017<ref name=press-kit>{{cite web | title = Alientrap.com Cryptark | url = https://www.alientrap.com/cryptark/ | publisher = Alientrap | date = August 3, 2018 | accessdate = August 3, 2018}}</ref>}} '''OS X, Linux''' {{Video game release|WW|August 3, 2018<ref name=steam-page>{{cite web | title = Cryptark on Steam | url = https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/CRYPTARK/ | publisher = [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] | date = June 20, 2017 | accessdate = August 3, 2018}}</ref>}}
| genre       = [[Roguelike]]
| modes       = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| programmer  = Lee Vermeulen
| artist      = Jesse McGibney
| composer    = Ryan Roth
}}
'''''Cryptark''''' is a  [[roguelike]] [[video game]] developed and published by Alientrap for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], and [[PlayStation 4]]. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on June 20, 2017.
A sequel, ''[[Gunhead]]'', was released in November 2023. Unlike its predecessor, ''Gunhead'' is played from a first-person perspective with VR implementation being a post-release possibility.<ref>''[https://steamcommunity.com/games/704000/announcements/detail/1678038921405192278 Gunhead Dev Log]'', Retrieved July 21, 2018</ref>
== Gameplay ==
''Cryptark'' is a 2D sci-fi shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Players beat each mission by destroying an enemy ship's central core, earning money that they can then use to purchase weapons/equipment for their next missions. Once the player runs out of money the campaign is over.
== Reception ==
''Cryptark'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a score on review aggregator [[Metacritic]] of 80/100 and 75/100 for the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[PlayStation 4]] versions respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cryptark/?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Cryptark|website=Metacritic|access-date=2018-08-04}}</ref>
===Reviews===
*{{cite web|url=https://vandal.elespanol.com/analisis/pc/cryptark/33870|title=Analysis of Cryptark for PC|author=Ramon Nafria|date= 15 July 2015|publisher=Vandal|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://gamecritics.com/daniel-weissenberger/cryptark-review/|title=Cryptark Review|author=Daniel Weissenberger|date=10 July 2017|publisher=GameCritics.com|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamesmachine.it/cryptark/cryptark-recensione-pc-ps4/|title=Cryptark Review|author=MARIO BACCIGALUP|date=7 July 2017|publisher=Games Machine|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/cryptark/b/pc/archive/2017/06/28/cryptark-review.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701100859/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/cryptark/b/pc/archive/2017/06/28/cryptark-review.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2017|title=Cryptark Review|author=SURIEL VAZQUEZ|date=28 June 2018|publisher=gameinformer|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/37171/82646/0/Cryptark.html|title=Test Cryptark|author=Benjamin Schmädig|date=12 July 2017|publisher=4Players|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.cryptark.com/}}
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[[Category:2017 video games]]
[[Category:Indie games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 4 games]]
[[Category:PlayStation Network games]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:MacOS games]]
[[Category:Linux games]]
[[Category:Roguelike video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Canada]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Alientrap games]]