Games like Inscryption

4.5average 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. Metacritic82

Avg. player rating4.5/5

Avg. playtime12h

Main genreIndie

Released2017–2021

What these games share

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

Indie4 of 5
RPG3 of 5
Action2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
The Room 4: Old Sins
Adventure
Locked-box puzzles you probe by hand, with hidden switches and codes that reward patient, lateral fiddling.
4.9/5Player ratingView game
2
The Hex
Indie
Fourth-wall sleight-of-hand and genre shifts that turn a cozy screen into a trap full of secrets.
4.7/5Player ratingMC81View game
3
Tainted Grail: Conquest
ActionIndieRPG
Run-based deckbuilding where curses, stacked passives, and desperate choices snowball into broken builds or brutal wipes.
4.5/5Player ratingMC82View game
4
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
5
Hand of Fate 2
ActionIndieRPG
A dealer across the table, deck-built encounters, and gambles that make every card flip feel personal.
4.2/5Player ratingMC80View game