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Inscryption

Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror

Daniel Mullins Games · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Oct 19, 2021

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 142K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 894 in 30 days
Players
1,728
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jun 22, 2022
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Inscryption?

A single-player deckbuilding roguelike and psychological horror game set in Leshy's cabin. During card-battle runs, you draft and modify a deck of woodland creatures, then solve escape-room-style puzzles to uncover the cabin's secrets.

For you if...

  • +you like deckbuilding runs mixed with escape-room puzzles
  • +you prefer dark, surreal psychological horror stories
  • +you enjoy games that change structure and style

Not for you if...

  • −you expect the opening roguelike format to remain unchanged
  • −you dislike story-heavy games with meta-narrative elements
  • −you want multiplayer card battles

What players say

96% of 142,414 reviews are positive · 94% of 894 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the opening cabin section's eerie atmosphere, deckbuilding, puzzles, and structural surprises. The most common complaint is that later acts change the visual style, mood, and card-game format; some players also find the meta-narrative and ending disappointing.

Players over time

▲ +18% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,830 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20261,728
Nov 6, 20261,202
Nov 5, 20261,085
Nov 4, 20261,143
Nov 3, 20261,184
Nov 2, 20261,138
Nov 1, 20261,830
Oct 31, 20261,672
Oct 30, 20261,158
Oct 29, 20261,035
Oct 28, 20261,087
Oct 27, 20261,011
Oct 26, 2026889
Oct 25, 20261,146
Oct 24, 2026983
Oct 23, 2026835
Oct 22, 2026854
Oct 21, 2026859
Oct 20, 2026878
Oct 18, 20261,154
Oct 17, 20261,014
Oct 16, 2026887
Oct 15, 2026877
Oct 14, 2026860
Oct 13, 20261,000
Oct 11, 20261,262
Oct 10, 20261,085
Oct 9, 20261,079
Oct 8, 20261,066
Oct 7, 20261,232
Oct 6, 20261,193
Oct 4, 20261,278
Oct 3, 20261,192
Oct 2, 20261,036
Oct 1, 2026870
Sep 30, 2026702
Sep 29, 2026815
Sep 27, 2026920
Sep 26, 2026904
Sep 25, 2026894
Sep 24, 2026813
Sep 23, 2026708
Sep 23, 2026826
Sep 22, 2026795
Sep 21, 2026886

How many players finish Inscryption?

41% of Steam players have unlocked «Dramatic Finale», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Inscryption screenshot 1

Inscryption system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
Graphics
GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200)
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Does Inscryption have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Inscryption run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does Inscryption use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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