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Inscryption cover art

Inscryption

October 19, 2021PuzzleESRB M

Overview

About 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...
Story setup
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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At a glance

Released
October 19, 2021
Platforms
macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, Linux, Xbox Series X/S
Genres
Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB M
Time to beat
~16 hours
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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Inscryption.

Rushed
10hoursMain story only
Typical
16hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
20hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 6 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Inscryption offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Inscryption. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM
CEROC
CLASS_IND14
ESRBM
  • Blood
  • Strong Language
  • Violence
GRAC19+
  • Language
  • Violence
PEGI16
  • Bad Language
USK12

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