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Inscryption

Inscryption was developed by Daniel Mullins Games and is a deck-building card game that draws players in with its immediate sense of mystery and intrigue.  The deck-building mechanics are well-designed, and the numerous secrets and surprises to uncover helped the game win numerous awards. 

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Inscryption Tag Page Cover Art
Roguelike
Deckbuilding
Released
October 19, 2021
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher(s)
Devolver Digital
Engine
Unity

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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