Release

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Critic score

82/100

Platform families

Editorial overview

Inside Inscryption

What it is

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...

The premise

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

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Puzzle Strategy Adventure

Inscryption

Daniel Mullins Games · Devolver Digital

82Critics4.3/5Tuesday, October 19, 20214.8 years ago

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Core game only

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

First person · Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Horror · Mystery

Languages

13 supported

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Who made it

Built with

Unity

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9
PlayStation 4
Gen 8
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Gen 9

Release history

Oct 19, 2021Mac
Oct 19, 2021Linux
Oct 19, 2021PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 30, 2022PlayStation 4
Aug 30, 2022PlayStation 5
Dec 01, 2022Nintendo Switch
Apr 10, 2023Xbox One
Apr 10, 2023Xbox Series X|S

Themes & modes

HorrorMysterySingle player

Windows

Minimum

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

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

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later • Processor: Intel Core i5-5350U (2 * 1800) or equivalent; Intel Core i5-2400S (4 * 2500) or equivalent • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 6000 or equivalent; Radeon HD 6750M (512 VRAM) or equivalent • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: • OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 (4 * 3200) or equivalent • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M390 (2048 VRAM) equivalent • Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

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Nintendo Switch

Gen 8

Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 18.04+ • 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

Recommended: • OS: Ubuntu 18.04+ • 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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