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AdventureIndieStrategyCard BattlerCard GameStory RichDeckbuildingHorror

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Game description

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Basic info

DeveloperDaniel Mullins Games
PublisherDevolver Digital
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 19, 2021
Price
  • Steam store −60% $19.99 $7.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $7.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $5.99 · 3-month low $5.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 427 reviews from the past 1 year

91.3/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Metacritic: 85 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Part card game and part escape room horror, this genre blend scores 91.3, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

152 reviews say they love it, calling it engaging and hard to put down, and some wish they could forget it and play again. Gameplay ranks 49th of 1396. 100 praise the story for breaking the fourth wall in clever ways, and some describe an emotionally moving ending. Story & World appears in 72% of analyzed reviews and ranks 115th of 1096. 66 admire the claustrophobic, lo-fi horror atmosphere and a mysterious world that keeps surprising them. Visuals & Sound ranks 248th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

35 reviews say it grows repetitive after the strong opening chapter, and some feel the later parts lose the core appeal with backtracking and shifts in tone. 11 find it short, wishing for more content after finishing it in a few sittings. 8 say the strategic depth thins out as it goes on, with later decks offering fewer build options and card randomness taking over. Content Volume ranks 278th of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 212th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“love this game to death, will get all achievements” · 152 reviews
“narrative breaks fourth wall brilliantly, player agency in game's fate deeply meaningful” · 100 reviews
“META elements and card synergies are excellent” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.79 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “META elements and card synergies are excellent” · 30 reviews
Negative “gameplay becomes simplistic and lacks strategic depth as you progress” · 8 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 16% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 1%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.66 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “narrative breaks fourth wall brilliantly, player agency in game's fate deeply meaningful” · 100 reviews

Characters 8% · World 41%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.88 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “roguelike structure with multiple acts encourages replaying act 1 repeatedly” · 14 reviews

Volume 14% · Variety 17%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.44 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous visuals especially in first act” · 22 reviews
Negative “acts 2 and 3 have 16-bit graphics that killed atmosphere” · 2 reviews

Audio 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community +4.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.11 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “RNG in DLC content frustrates player” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 2% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.02 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “FPS bajan en boss del prospector” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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