Inscryption

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...

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Full release

Oct 19, 2021

Demo

Demo available since Sep 24, 2021

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About This Game

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 inscribed 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

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Developer and publisher

Publisher:
Devolver Digital

Quick facts

Release
Oct 19, 2021: Windows, Mac, Linux
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, Epic Games Store, and Steam
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Strategy, and Roguelike
Tags
Deckbuilding and Psychological Horror
Moods
Tactical and Psychological
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Available since Sep 24, 2021
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
French
German

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

USK 12

Support

Controller & Support

Device support

Steam Achievements

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Family Sharing

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System Requirements

Minimum

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

Recommended

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

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84

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