Inscryption Review

A strange and rare digital card game is uncovered at a yard sale, and once the game starts to be played strange things seem to come out of the woodworks. There is more to Inscryption than first meets the eye. You may believe that you are going to play a unique rogue-like card game with a very bizarre set of characters, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many layers to this game it’s hard to know where to even start.

This is also a very challenging game to try to review because there are so many things I want to say but I don’t want to give away the massive amounts of twists and turns. What I will do, though, is give you a bit of advice, there is more to the game than just the card game, so don’t skip any videos that might appear, and if you’re given a choice to get in from the table, do so. There is always more going on than what is right in front of you.

The main mechanic throughout all the layers of the game is creating a deck of cards that contain a good enough combination that it can withstand the twists that will be thrown at you. That being said, if you do fail to defeat your opponent it’s not completely game over, you will get another chance and there’s also the potential to be gifted a special card. That card can be a godsend or it can be useless. It all depends on how far you were able to get in the game during your previous attempt, as well as what cards you were able to collect.

While I tried to get through the game I couldn’t stop. This was yet another game where once it sunk its teeth into me it wouldn’t let go. I had to beat it. It took me over 12 hours to do so, and there were many strategies I created and then had to throw out the window, but the amount of satisfaction that I got from seeing the credits was unbelievable. There was only one regret and that was that I ignored the little camcorder videos that popped up (in the beginning). The extra layer that those videos gave the game was that dark final twist that made the game unique, and one I have to recommend to any and all that are willing to take it for a spin. I will warn you, though, you’re going to be in for more than you first expect. I think I’ve made that super clear with this review, hopefully without revealing what makes this game something that you need to own.