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Cryptic Comet

United States Founded 2007

Cryptic Comet is an independent game company dedicated to correcting the proposition that there simply aren’t enough good computer turn based strategy games being made anymore. Cryptic Comet aims to create stimulating and entertaining turn based strategy games using many of the mechanics on which both board and collectible card games draw. Victor J. Davis was the designer and programmer for the games, working with various people on the different projects but mainly Katie Davis, Matt Bradbury and David North for the artwork with Stain Stark for the music. He moved away from digital games in 2015 to work on a physical board games instead.

Cryptic Comet at a Glance

Cryptic Comet has been active in the gaming industry from 2007 to 2011, with 3 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Card & Board Game, Strategy, Indie, with additional titles in Platform and Turn-based strategy (TBS). With an average community rating of 80/100, Cryptic Comet is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 1 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Armageddon Empires (80.0/100). Their games are available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Mac.

3
Total Games
80
Avg Rating
2007
First Release
2011
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Card & Board Game
30%
Strategy
20%
Indie
20%
Platform
10%
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
10%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
3
Mac
1

Release Timeline

2000s
2
2010s
1

Rating Distribution

1
80-100
0
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39