Inscryption

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  • Summary: 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...

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 18, 2021
    100
    Go into Inscryption as unspoiled as possible, and trust in the game. You will find a deeply enjoyable card game, wrapped in a series of dark mysteries, wrapped in…well…other stuff. Part CCG game, part escape room puzzle game, and part bonkers gonzo whirlybird lunacy, Inscryption is one of the best games of the year. They should charge more for a game this good.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    The game is fun to play, the combat is fun, the plot is fine, the twists are unpredictable, it’s functionally consistent (it can be used as a gallery of good practice examples when teaching game design), and it beats like a well-stitched heart made of several mammals inserted into a robot with a human head and an endless sense of humor. You'll laugh, you'll cry, this game will change your life, Bernard said, and I agree. [Issue#317]
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  3. Hey Poor Player
    Oct 18, 2021
    90
    Inscryption is refreshingly unique. With all the roguelike deckbuilders popping up these days, they can all start to blend together. Inscryption manages to stand out from the crowd in all the best ways. Complex card strategies blend with escape room puzzles far better than should be possible. And the whole package is wrapped in such perfectly, wonderfully creepy trappings that it’s perfect for the Halloween season. Just remember: don’t ever assume you’ve reached the end.
  4. Everyeye.it
    Nov 16, 2021
    90
    Inscryption is a damn fun card game: a roguelite, a puzzle game and a story with horror tinges, and all of this is barely enough to describe what on balance are only the first hours of the experience. It is the consecration of Daniel Mullins and his idea of the code as a sentient and malignant entity that turns against the user, upsetting his role and his relationship with the game. A card game with a punk soul, developed by a developer with a punk soul and distributed by punks who have made subversive indie their trademark. An absolute triumph.
  5. SpazioGames
    Oct 26, 2021
    85
    Dark, intriguing, compelling: Inscryption is an absolute must-play.
  6. Screen Rant
    Oct 18, 2021
    80
    Inscryption’s arrival in mid-October makes for a perfect Halloween game. What seems most vital for the game's success will be to casually get it to people who won’t know what to expect, like fans of deckbuilders just looking for another to add to their pile. Still, even if players go into Inscryption expecting the unexpected, there’s entertaining depth to its mechanics and narrative, a form of storytelling that could only exist in a video game.
  7. PC Gamer
    Oct 22, 2021
    69
    At its best when it's strangest, Inscryption doesn't know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 118
  3. Negative: 7 out of 118
  1. Keitf
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    I have never played a game so original before.. don't spoil yourself anything and buy it!!
  2. cruelman
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    Usually I don't like card games, but this game has managed to entice me. Great idea, interesting mechanics, great implementation. I return toUsually I don't like card games, but this game has managed to entice me. Great idea, interesting mechanics, great implementation. I return to it again and again and strongly recommend… Expand
  4. Bastion750
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Отличные картишки как не посмотри.

    Для инди игры это просто ВАУ, высочайший уровень исполнения во всех аспектах. Гейм-дизайн просто 1 000    Отличные картишки как не посмотри.

    Для инди игры это просто ВАУ, высочайший уровень исполнения во всех аспектах. Гейм-дизайн просто 1 000 000 / 10. В плане механик просто огромнейший респект, низкий поклон человеку, который это делал/придумывал, да, много идей явно не оригинальных, но их реализация это просто нечто. Сеттинг просто бомбический, всё сделано в лучшем виде, нет халтуры, явно продумывали полный концепт, дыр не замечено. В сюжетном плане тоже приятно удивила, чего не ожидалось. Хоррором это не назовёшь, но его элементы присутствуют, это скорее немножко жесткости просто. В сюжетном плане очень приятно удивился, не ожидал от карточной игры такого, прям экстраординарного ничего нет, но очень и очень неплохо, явно не слабый аспект игры. (хотя вряд ли у неё есть слабые аспекты).

    Вкратце: mustplay, явно займёт своё место в рейтингах и сердечках) Играется шустро, свежо, красочно, не затянуто. Ну и ещё раз похвалю часть гейм механик, они просто шикарны. После гнилого хартстоуна 100 из 10 игра. Эти 2 вечера беспрерывной Inscryption запомнятся надолго. Однозначно рекомендую.    … Expand
  5. elkrand
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    Een mix van kaartspel en escaperoom. Uniek spel dat iedereen moet proberen dat ook nog maar een beetje geïnteresseerd is in kaartspelen. WistEen mix van kaartspel en escaperoom. Uniek spel dat iedereen moet proberen dat ook nog maar een beetje geïnteresseerd is in kaartspelen. Wist me te verrassen. Aanrader!… Expand
  6. OrangeRood
    Jun 10, 2023
    9
    Absolutely fantastic Game, the mechanic is unique and presented in an interesting way. Graphics whilst simple do the job. The several acts ofAbsolutely fantastic Game, the mechanic is unique and presented in an interesting way. Graphics whilst simple do the job. The several acts of the Game keep it fresh whilst not changing the core concept to much. A near perfect Game.… Expand
  7. Jaynat
    Dec 3, 2021
    8
    The game is nice if a bit easy at times and the story is a bit cliche at times, especially towards the end, but it still works.
    The art    The game is nice if a bit easy at times and the story is a bit cliche at times, especially towards the end, but it still works.
    The art direction is amazing and the soundtrack is superb, this game is amazing at setting up the atmosphere and creating the sense of tension and sometimes horror without any jumpscares or other cheap mechanics like that.
    Mechanically the card game is fun, even if most ideas aren't new the game still implements them very well. It's a shame you can't really play around with them with ease after finishing the game without tampering with your save file to edit your deck...
    Overall, even though theree were some clear negative parts I can point at, I really enjoyed my 13-ish hours with the game.    … Expand
  8. Natzore
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    So confusing I couldn't even get past the first level. Also why is it marketed as a roguelike if it's not a roguelike?

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