Adventure · October 19, 2021
Inscryption (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 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
Adventure releases from 2021
87 Adventure titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 131.9k Steam reviews | Top 1% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 15% |
| Metacritic | 85/100 | Genre average 77 — top 16% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 1.3k players | Top 4% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 20 h average | Top 17% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Card Battler · 983
- Card Game · 920
- Story Rich · 886
- Deckbuilding · 866
- Horror · 844
- Dark · 697
- Puzzle · 688
- Rogue-lite · 647
- Strategy · 643
- Rogue-like · 636
- Psychological · 602
- Surreal · 506
- Experimental · 432
- First-Person · 415
- Point & Click · 396
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Italian
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Traditional Chinese
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 131.9k reviews
127.9k positive · 4.0k negative
Metacritic
85/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
127.4k
Peak concurrent players
1.3k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
20h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
11h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
5h
Current engagement
Achievements
40
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 19, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Base price | $7.99 -60% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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