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Inscryption

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First release
Oct 19, 2021
Engine
Unity
Genres
Card & Board Game, Indie, Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle · Mystery, Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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...

Also known as Sacrifices Must Be Made, Inscryption.exe

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Storyline
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 odysseyRead more

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

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 19, 2021
Mac
Oct 19, 2021
Linux
Oct 19, 2021
All 8 release dates
PlayStation 4
Aug 30, 2022
PlayStation 5
Aug 30, 2022
Nintendo Switch
Dec 01, 2022
Xbox One
Apr 10, 2023
Xbox Series X|S
Apr 10, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
10h
Main + Extras
16h
Completionist
20h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
weird, deck-building, roguelike deckbuilder

At a Glance

Critic Score
82
Main Story (IGDB)
10h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
16h
Completionist (IGDB)
20h
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Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 135,651 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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