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Inscryption 2021

Puzzle by Daniel Mullins Games, published by Devolver Digital.

Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5 Mac Puzzle Strategy Adventure ESRB: M Steam Deck Playable
82
Critics
aggregate score
84
Players
IGDB rating
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
135,905 Steam reviews
1,259 playing now
on Steam, 1,595 peak today
10 h to beat
main story, 20 h for everything
6 awards won
17 nominations

About

Inscryption came out on October 19, 2021 for Linux, Mac and PC, then for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on August 30, 2022 and for Nintendo Switch on December 1, 2022. On Steam, 97% of 135,905 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 1,259 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 2,476 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 10 hours, doing everything about 20 hours. It won 6 awards, including Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year and Mac Game of the Year.

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...

Story

From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games. 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... In Inscryption you will... Acquire a deck of woodland creature cards by draft, surgery, and self mutilation Unlock the secrets lurking behind the walls of Leshy's cabin Embark on an unexpected and deeply disturbing odyssey

What is happening now

Inscryption is a deck-building roguelike that blends puzzle and strategy gameplay with adventure elements, wrapped in an indie aesthetic. Released in October 2021, it has seen broad platform support across PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Recent coverage has focused on the game's influence on emerging titles in the genre - specifically the announcement of Teufelskreis, a roguelite deckbuilder drawing clear inspiration from Inscryption's design philosophy. The comparison underscores the game's lasting impact on indie game development and its role in establishing conventions within puzzle-focused card games.

How long to beat Inscryption

from 6 players
Main storyrushing through the story
10 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
16 h
Completionisteverything the game has
20 h

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Cast and crew

1 credits

Voice cast

KS
Kevin Saxby
Cast

Awards

6 won, 11 more nominations
Independent Games Festival Award 2022
Won: Excellence in Design Won: Excellence in Narrative Won: Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Game Developers Choice Award 2022
Won: Game of the Year Won: Innovation Award
Other awards 2022
Won: Mac Game of the Year Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story Nominated: D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
British Academy Games Awards 2022
Nominated: Best Game Nominated: New Intellectual Property
Other awards 2021
Nominated: Steam Award for Most Innovative Gameplay
The Game Awards 2021
Nominated: Best Indie Nominated: Best Sim/Strategy

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021
August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022
December 1, 2022
April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7
-
Processor
Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200)
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM
Storage
3 GB available space
3 GB available space
OS
-
Windows 10

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Inscryption player count

concurrent players on Steam
1,259playing now33m ago
1,595peak today
2,47630-day peak
2,476highest we have seenNov 1, 2026
Oct 23: 1,302 Oct 24: 1,488 Oct 25: 1,218 Oct 26: 1,140 Oct 27: 1,680 Oct 28: 1,832 Oct 29: 1,869 Oct 30: 2,068 Oct 31: 2,440 Nov 1: 2,476 Nov 2: 2,126 Nov 3: 1,595
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Inscryption achievements

40 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Skull Storm
2.7%
Master Trinketeer
3.1%
Bad Moon
3.4%
Agonizing Remorse
3.5%
Start // Finish
4.6%
Devil's Play
5.4%
All 40 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Rise to the Challenge Clear Challenge Level 12 in Kaycee's Mod.
6.3%
Collective Effort
7%
Pulling Teeth
7%
Roar of Challenge Clear Challenge Level 8 in Kaycee's Mod.
8.6%
Taunting Challenge Clear Challenge Level 4 in Kaycee's Mod.
12.1%
Grim Bounty
14%
Dark Offering
14.1%
Forgotten Lore
15.2%
Role Reversal Steal back one of your creatures from The Angler.
17.1%
Dubious Challenge Clear Challenge Level 1 in Kaycee's Mod.
18.4%
Rookie Mistake
22.5%
Gruesome Encore Allow The Mycologists to experiment on a creature that is already itself an experiment.
25.5%
Dramatic Finale
41%
Murder
41.2%
Natural Connection
41.4%
Painter's Servant
42%
Essence Capture
43.9%
Rank and File
44%
Balance of Power
51.1%
Wizard Mentor
51.9%
Accomplished Automaton
52.3%
Doomed Necromancer
54.2%
Avenging Druid
55.1%
Squirrel Wrangler Win a battle with damage from Squirrels.
56.3%
Renewal
64.9%
Enduring Victory
70.1%
Reborn Hope
70.9%
Ancestral Vision
72%
Face to Face
72.7%
Uncage the Menagerie
79.3%
Grizzled Angler Defeat The Angler.
81.6%
Innocuous Insect
88.2%
Miner's Bane Defeat The Prospector.
90.9%
Blood Artist
93.4%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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