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Inscryption

Daniel Mullins Games · Devolver Digital

Quick read

Inscryption is a deckbuilder that keeps changing the table — and the room around the table. Treat the first act as a tutorial in unease, not as the whole game.

What kind of game is it?

Card combat with escape-room framing and genre shifts. Spoiling the structure is a disservice; the Steam tags already hint at horror plus deckbuilding.

Who is it for?

For players who chase card fights that refuse to stay a card fight.

How it plays

Loop: Building a deck
Sessions: Medium sessions
Progression: Campaign
Players: Single-player
Structure: Linear
Tone: Tense · Challenging

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

Progression80
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Story82
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Social18
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Session commitment52
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Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release

released

2021-10-19

Review score

96.8%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count

148,498

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price

$19.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages

Demo

Yes

Early Access

Players

Single-player

How many people play Inscryption?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies

3.7M – 8.2M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue

$37M – $130M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players

17,044

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026

990

Peak that month: 1,470.

Median playtime

22.4 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 13.7–39.1 h. 1% under 2 h.

Players over time

Sept 2023Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

English48%
Simplified Chinese19%
Russian12%
Portuguese (Brazil)5%
Spanish (Spain)3%
French3%

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Most deckbuilders iterate a shop. Inscryption iterates the contract with the player.

Core mechanics

How it scores

The fantasy: Narrative and Mastery. Our scores out of 100, separate from Steam reviews.

Strategy depthEstimate

82 / 100

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Genre / subgenre

Steam genre: deckbuilding.

Related rankings

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Inscryption — launch intelligence

Deckbuilder that keeps changing the contract with the player. 147,865 reviews at 96.8%, demo yes, 19.99 EUR on 17 August 2026.

Read the launch analysis →

Sources

Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.

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