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Steam app 1092790 · updated 02 Oct 2026, 09:12 UTC

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...

Inscryption Steam header artwork
Daniel Mullins GamesDevolver Digital
815playing now
1,36124-hour peak
17,044all-time peak
1,028average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+93.7Gain+10.02%% gain1,970Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

05321k2k2k15 Sep20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep05 Oct10 Oct15 OctTuesday 15 September 20261,163 peakWednesday 16 September 20261,081 peakThursday 17 September 20261,099 peakFriday 18 September 20261,182 peakSaturday 19 September 20261,325 peakSunday 20 September 20261,349 peakMonday 21 September 20261,121 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,089 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,018 peakThursday 24 September 20261,021 peakFriday 25 September 20261,146 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,195 peakSunday 27 September 20261,146 peakMonday 28 September 2026949 peakTuesday 29 September 2026888 peakWednesday 30 September 2026999 peakThursday 01 October 20261,004 peakFriday 02 October 20261,605 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,831 peakSunday 04 October 20261,970 peakMonday 05 October 20261,676 peakTuesday 06 October 20261,720 peakWednesday 07 October 20261,765 peakThursday 08 October 20261,889 peakFriday 09 October 20261,797 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,851 peakSunday 11 October 20261,805 peakMonday 12 October 20261,554 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,418 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,361 peakThursday 15 October 2026920 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

61 months, October 2021 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

05321k2k2kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20261,904 peak — daily detail belowAugust 20261,470 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 20261,490 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 20261,970 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

15 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

05141k2k2k01 Jul19 Jul21 Jul23 Jul25 Jul27 Jul29 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20261,904 peakSaturday 18 July 20261,361 peakSunday 19 July 20261,409 peakMonday 20 July 20261,209 peakTuesday 21 July 20261,261 peakWednesday 22 July 20261,228 peakThursday 23 July 20261,210 peakFriday 24 July 20261,230 peakSaturday 25 July 20261,272 peakSunday 26 July 20261,686 peakMonday 27 July 20261,719 peakTuesday 28 July 20261,681 peakWednesday 29 July 20261,703 peakThursday 30 July 20261,647 peakFriday 31 July 20261,503 peak

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

03977941k2k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20261,422 peakSunday 02 August 20261,470 peakMonday 03 August 20261,245 peakTuesday 04 August 20261,258 peakWednesday 05 August 20261,162 peakThursday 06 August 20261,131 peakFriday 07 August 20261,223 peakSaturday 08 August 20261,247 peakSunday 09 August 20261,331 peakMonday 10 August 20261,162 peakTuesday 11 August 20261,233 peakWednesday 12 August 20261,142 peakThursday 13 August 20261,107 peakFriday 14 August 20261,067 peakSaturday 15 August 20261,223 peakSunday 16 August 20261,278 peakMonday 17 August 20261,108 peakTuesday 18 August 20261,174 peakWednesday 19 August 20261,112 peakThursday 20 August 20261,103 peakFriday 21 August 20261,132 peakSaturday 22 August 20261,216 peakSunday 23 August 20261,219 peakMonday 24 August 20261,125 peakTuesday 25 August 20261,131 peakWednesday 26 August 20261,174 peakThursday 27 August 20261,148 peakFriday 28 August 20261,207 peakSaturday 29 August 20261,402 peakSunday 30 August 20261,343 peakMonday 31 August 20261,228 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 377 hourly samples from 15 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

04028051k2k01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepTuesday 01 September 20261,162 peakWednesday 02 September 20261,140 peakThursday 03 September 20261,138 peakFriday 04 September 20261,182 peakSaturday 05 September 20261,366 peakSunday 06 September 20261,361 peakMonday 07 September 20261,401 peakTuesday 08 September 20261,183 peakWednesday 09 September 20261,203 peakThursday 10 September 20261,150 peakFriday 11 September 20261,287 peakSaturday 12 September 20261,490 peakSunday 13 September 20261,417 peakMonday 14 September 20261,176 peakTuesday 15 September 20261,163 peakWednesday 16 September 20261,081 peakThursday 17 September 20261,099 peakFriday 18 September 20261,182 peakSaturday 19 September 20261,325 peakSunday 20 September 20261,349 peakMonday 21 September 20261,121 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,089 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,018 peakThursday 24 September 20261,021 peakFriday 25 September 20261,146 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,195 peakSunday 27 September 20261,146 peakMonday 28 September 2026949 peakTuesday 29 September 2026888 peakWednesday 30 September 2026999 peak

October 2026

15 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 342 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

05321k2k2k01 Oct03 Oct05 Oct07 Oct09 Oct11 Oct13 Oct15 OctThursday 01 October 20261,004 peakFriday 02 October 20261,605 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,831 peakSunday 04 October 20261,970 peakMonday 05 October 20261,676 peakTuesday 06 October 20261,720 peakWednesday 07 October 20261,765 peakThursday 08 October 20261,889 peakFriday 09 October 20261,797 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,851 peakSunday 11 October 20261,805 peakMonday 12 October 20261,554 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,418 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,361 peakThursday 15 October 2026920 peak
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 02 Oct 2026, 09:12 UTC
App ID
1092790
Last updated
22 Jun 2022 build 8988081
Update pace
Quiet no update while we have been watching · 0 in 33 days watched
Developer
Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Release date
Oct 19, 2021
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
1.76 GB3.29 GB3.29 GB
Install size
3.27 GB6.32 GB6.30 GB
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
40
Metacritic
85

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Card BattlerCard GameStory RichDeckbuildingHorrorDarkPuzzleRoguelikeRogueliteStrategyPsychologicalSurrealExperimentalFirst-PersonPoint & Click3D2DPixel GraphicsFMVAdventure
About this gameFull description from Steam
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
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência fantasiosa · Violência · Medo · Linguagem imprópria
IGRS18Horor · Kekerasan · Penggunaan bahasa
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM) Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM Storage: 3 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later Processor: Intel Core i5-5350U (2 * 1800) or equivalent; Intel Core i5-2400S (4 * 2500) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 6000 or equivalent; Radeon HD 6750M (512 VRAM) or equivalent Storage: 3 GB available space Recommended: OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 (4 * 3200) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M390 (2048 VRAM) equivalent Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 18.04+ Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM) Storage: 3 GB available space Recommended: OS: Ubuntu 18.04+ Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Italian
Portuguese - Brazil
Traditional Chinese
Turkish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

40 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Blood ArtistHidden achievement
Innocuous InsectHidden achievement
Uncage the MenagerieHidden achievement
Ancestral VisionHidden achievement
Reborn HopeHidden achievement
Enduring VictoryHidden achievement
RenewalHidden achievement
Doomed NecromancerHidden achievement
Avenging DruidHidden achievement
Accomplished AutomatonHidden achievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

38 developer announcements, Sep 2021 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC

October

  1. Pony Island 2: NEW TRAILER dropped and Steam Playtest

    Hey card gamers. This may be of interest to you: You will probably want to just wait until APRIL 27th 2027 to play the good, intended, finished game. Unless... you're sick in the mind? You want to play an INCOMPLETE and SUBPAR version of…

    TheDanman

August

  1. RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED for the NEXT GAME

    Oops, I dropped this, can you pick it up?The long wait is, sort of, almost over. This fuggin' thing is the biggest and most insane thing I've ever made. I would be more eloquent but most of my brain fluid has already gone into this…

    TheDanman

April

  1. InterfaceX Sale and bundle with Forbidden Solitaire

    We're excited to be featured in the InterfaceX Sale ongoing now where we've got Inscryption at 60% off!Also launching now we've got a very cool bundle with Forbidden Solitaire that just released today! You can pick up both or what you don't…

    dj_lia

October

  1. Inscryption 4th Anniversary Steam is LIVE

    Watch it here! Cover art by goofmark! https://x.com/goofmark_

    TheDanman

October

  1. 3rd Anniversary Stream - LIVE NOW

    Expect... Q&A Special guests Showcases of fan art, mods, and real-life crafts Surprise giveaways Pony Island 2 teasers! YouTube Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6PxKJKnu Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/vladde_

    TheDanman

March

  1. Pre-Order Your Inscryption Deluxe Triple Vinyl Now

    The Inscryption soundtrack is about to go physical, and you can pre-order your Deluxe Triple Vinyl on the Devolver Merch Store (EU) or Devolver Merch Store (US) now. now.…

    IIIIDANNYIIII

December

  1. The next game from the creator of Inscryption…

    Friends, grizzlies, Mantis Gods, lend me your ears. I’ve been hard at work on my next game and I’m quite excited to show it to you. This game features much of the same madness that you found in Inscryption - weird and depraved characters…

    TheDanman

December

  1. INSCRYPTION goes physical for Switch and PS5!

    Special Reserve Games has teamed up with Devolver Digital and Daniel Mullins Games to create outstanding physical editions for INSCRYPTION! This is a PREORDER for a physical product. Estimated shipping date is Q2 2023. At the heart of SRG's…

    jonathan

June

  1. Inscryption V1.10 - Now on Mac and Linux!

    Normally Unity makes Mac / Linux ports fairly easy but due to the scope and weirdness of Inscryption there were plenty of platform specific bugs to work out. Huge thanks to Ryan Lee (@belbeeno) who single-handedly destroyed these bugs. And…

    TheDanman

March

  1. Inscryption: Kaycee’s Mod - Out Now!

    Kaycee's Mod is a free mini-expansion for Inscryption that hacks Leshy’s Cabin into an endless, and increasingly challenging, roguelike. Apply different skulls to your run to ascend the Challenge Levels. Reaching new levels unlocks new…

    TheDanman
  2. Kaycee's Mod V0.34

    It's close! The Daus' Chimes also inherit sigils from The Daus, just like the Beaver. Fixed: Multiple of certain sigils appearing on cards (Bonedigger, Fecundity). Fixed: Royal victory not counting towards Bosses Defeated stat. Fixed…

    Patch notes
  3. Kaycee's Mod V0.33

    Just fixin' those achievements... The achievements for clearing Challenge Level 8 and 12 should work now. Also fixed the Challenge Level achievements unlocking 1 level too soon. For more information on Kaycee's Mod, check out this post!

    Patch notes
  4. Kaycee's Mod V0.32

    The official release is close at hand! Let's make sure those achievements are working... Did you know the crew of The Limoncello was supposed to mutinee as the ship is being attacked? I don't know how you would because it was bugged. But…

    Patch notes
  5. Kaycee's Mod V0.31

    Yar! Another patch so soon? Narrowing in on that release build... New Achievements (should be) live! They are hard to test so we're about to find out if they work. Slight nerfs for Ants and Birds encounters. Allow skipping Kaycee's Mod…

    Patch notes
  6. Kaycee's Mod V0.30

    This is the last major patch! Thank you so much to everyone who playtested this expansion and offered feedback, bug reports and ideas. The final thing will launch soon but we need to make sure all the bugs and balance issues are sorted out.…

    Patch notes

February

  1. Mac & Linux Beta: Help Wanted!

    With Kaycee's Mod wrapping up and with some help from a new member of the Inscryption team, we are finally tackling the Mac and Linux ports. Playtesting it will help us out a lot! How to play it... To play the Mac/Linux beta, right-click…

    TheDanman
  2. Kaycee's Mod V0.29

    We're getting close to the end! There's still one last fun surprise to be added before Kaycee's Mod is complete, but this patch ain't it. Replaced the Otter in the Waterborne starter deck with a Kraken. Random Starter option in the starter…

    Patch notes
  3. Kaycee's Mod V0.28

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.28 The final Rare card has been added to Kaycee's Mod! It is only available via a unique starter deck unlocked in the late challenge levels. Starter deck rejiggering: Bones deck is changed to be more canine-centric, a…

    Patch notes

January

  1. Kaycee's Mod V0.27

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.27 The Trapper was concerned that you didn't always want to buy his pelts with your hard-earned teeth. He is now offering his Skinning Knife for the low, low cost of 7 teeth to passing Challengers. Succeeding at a cave…

    Patch notes
  2. Kaycee's Mod V0.26

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.26 This patch is more focused on player feedback (submitted on Discord) than the prior ones. There are too many good suggestions to feasibly act on, but I tried to pick some of my favorites. New Rare card (a late…

    Patch notes
  3. Kaycee's Mod V0.25

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.25 I think you're going to like this one... Goo New map event for Kaycee's Mod... Customize your map figurine! Retry button on the failure screen to re-attempt with the same starter deck and challenges. Fixed: Floating…

    Patch notes
  4. Kaycee's Mod V0.24

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.24 A strange gramophone has appeared in the cabin. Added text to the pause menu that shows what map number you are on. Only punish an aborted run if the End Run card is used during the first map. Losing legitimately…

    Patch notes

December

  1. Kaycee's Mod V0.23

    Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.23 2 more Starter Decks. Allow reviewing deck while picking a Rare Card after a boss battle. Another difficulty adjustment to make the early challenge levels easier: The Angler's Fish Hook is available by default and…

    Patch notes
  2. Kaycee's Mod V0.22

    New items! Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.22 The new items for Kaycee's Mod are now in this version. They can be unlocked via the Oil Painting. Another slight difficulty nerf: prevent Leshy from using the most powerful sigils for his totems in the…

    Patch notes
  3. Kaycee's Mod V0.21

    Starter decks! It's not at the top of everyone's list but I think it will add some interesting variety to the start of runs and it was relatively easy to implement. Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.21 Unlockable themed Starter Decks that define your…

    Patch notes
  4. Kaycee's Mod V0.20

    Wow, a lot of people joined the beta! There are some strong reactions both positive and negative so that's fun. I received over 1000 bug / feedback reports so part of my time today (and the task is ongoing) is figuring out a way to sort and…

    Patch notes
  5. Kaycee's Mod V0.19

    I couldn't think of a better place to do patch notes for the Kaycee's Mod beta, so hopefully it doesn't get confused for patch notes of the base game. Kaycee's Mod Beta V0.19 Fixed the invisible sigil on the Prospector's Bloodhound when it…

    Patch notes
  6. Inscryption: Kaycee’s Mod - Beta Open Now!

    At the risk of becoming a broken record: thank you so much for the massive amount of love directed at this game! This mini-expansion is in part an expression of my gratitude. I have received countless requests for an endlessly playable…

    TheDanman

November

  1. Nominate Inscryption in the 2021 Steam Awards!

    The representatives of Daniel Mullins and Devolver Digital, being of sound mind and disposing memory, request your nomination in the preeminent category of "Game of the Year" for the Steam Awards 2021. It has been an honor.

    MattN
  2. V1.08 patch!

    It's strange to do this few patches after a launch. I can't believe how few major bugs there are and so again I have to thank the beta testers and the QA teams. Since I haven't had too many bugs to worry about I've been working on a little…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Another lil patch: V1.07

    I have to say it again: thank you so much for playing. I'm still a bit overwhelmed but I hope to reply to everyone who has reached out eventually. More bug fixes incoming! I don't know how it was happening but some people were having their…

    Patch notes
  2. Second patch! V1.06

    This launch has gone, in a word, swimmingly. Thank you thank you to everyone who is taking a chance on this game! The most common bug I'm still hearing is corrupted save files caused by crashes, power outages, etc. while the game is saving.…

    Patch notes
  3. First patch after launch! V1.05

    Holy moly thanks everyone for playing. Amazingly there haven't been too many bugs. That's in thanks to the hundreds of players who suffered through the beta version so you don't have to. THANK YOU BETA TESTERS. ːstimulationː The most common…

    Patch notes
  4. Inscryption is available NOW!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38503990/f3f2aae4f299cbe878905ff035907e90a628a1b3.png Wow... Inscryption is out! Thanks so much to everyone who has followed the game, played the demo, tested the beta, or left a kind comment. Your positivity powered the…

    IIIIDANNYIIII
  5. Inscryption Developer Overview

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38503990/482fb83956a4727eec335e010544f12b9d2d7b7d.png Greetings, traveler. Come in from the cold and take a seat. You’re quite safe. Warm yourself by the fire while we introduce you to the disquieting delights of…

    IIIIDANNYIIII
  6. Check out the Inscryption Demo Stream During Steam Next Fest

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38503990/e81243c04aaee7dc07528bb345354bf7f63e3a4e.png Hey you! Yeah, you. Have you tried the Inscryption Demo yet? If not, and you'd rather watch someone else play it, come watch a Disembodied Skull give you just a taste…

    IIIIDANNYIIII
  7. Demo Playthrough

    If you haven't convinced yourself to jump into the Inscryption Demo yet, come watch a Disembodied Skull give you just a taste of what to expect from Daniel Mullins' upcoming Game of the Year!

    MattN

September

  1. Inscryption is launching on October 19!

    Hi everyone! We are very happy to announce that Inscryption will launch on October 19! Pre-orders are open now, but if you need another gentle nudge before you make your decision, be sure to check out a cool teaser demo and find out what…

    IIIIDANNYIIII

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