Games like Inscryption

3.9average player rating•5 games

Inscryption’s pull is the ritual: a deadly deckbuilder at a candlelit table, ringed with escape-room puzzles and meta horror. These picks chase that same mix of card-driven pressure, locked-room tinkering, and fourth-wall tricks.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic84

Avg. player rating3.9/5

Avg. playtime6h

Main genreIndie

Released2017–2021

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Indie3 of 5
RPG2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
The Room 4: Old Sins
AdventurePuzzle
Locked-box puzzles you probe by hand, with hidden switches and codes that reward patient, lateral fiddling.
4.4/5Player ratingMC86View game
2
Slay the Spire
RPGStrategyCard
Tight deckbuilder pressure: pick a line, manage draws and relics, and own your mistakes across a ruthless run.
4.3/5Player ratingMC86View game
3
The Hex
Indie
Fourth-wall sleight-of-hand and genre shifts that turn a cozy screen into a trap full of secrets.
4.1/5Player ratingView game
4
Hand of Fate 2
ActionRPGIndie
A dealer across the table, deck-built encounters, and gambles that make every card flip feel personal.
3.7/5Player ratingMC81View game
5
Tainted Grail: Conquest
Run-based deckbuilding where curses, stacked passives, and desperate choices snowball into broken builds or brutal wipes.
3.2/5Player ratingView game