Inscryption

Released: 10/19/2021

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

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

88.8

Critic Average

70 reviews

Steam User Score

148,107 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,008 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-8.1

Metacritic Disparity

+3.8

Combined Disparity

-2.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

17 early (24%)30 launch window (43%)23 late (33%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 28, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 70)

Thumb Culture StaffviaThumb Culture
Feb 28, 2024Late review
100/100View review
Steam 96.8/100 · +3.2 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +15.0 pts
Marco CostantiniviaIndie Games Devel
Dec 18, 2023Late review
85/100View review
Steam 96.8/100 · -11.8 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · 0.0 pts
Gareth NewnhamviaImpulsegamer
Dec 31, 2022Late review
90/100View review
Steam 96.8/100 · -6.8 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +5.0 pts
Roger ReichardtviaPure Nintendo
Dec 31, 2022Late review
80/100View review
Steam 96.8/100 · -16.8 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · -5.0 pts
Matúš ŠtrbaviaSECTOR.sk
Dec 19, 2022Late review
90/100View review
Steam 96.8/100 · -6.8 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +5.0 pts