Games like Inscryption
If you like Inscryption (cards, psychological horror and puzzle), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Slay the Spire
- In common: thinking and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want to think without stress: everything is turn-based, and you can leave a run halfway and pick it up whenever you like.
Monster Train
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less story
When you want an hour-long strategy run with increasingly crazy combos.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less story
When you want quick, explosive card runs where you always unlock something new.
SOMA
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you want an unsettling sci-fi story that makes you think, in sessions of one or two hours.
Amanda the Adventurer
- In common: story and thinking
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want short, unsettling horror: a first playthrough takes under an hour, and there are five endings.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
- In common: story and thinking
When you're in the mood for a story with lots of reading, sharp humour and decisions that shape who you are. With no rush and a desire to think.
In Sound Mind
- In common: story
- Difference: more action
When you fancy psychological horror in chapters: each tape lasts a couple of hours and has its own boss.
Outer Wilds
- In common: thinking and story
- Difference: more exploring
When you feel like exploring and thinking calmly, with at least an hour ahead of you. Every loop ends with a discovery.
INSIDE
- In common: story
- Difference: less progression
When you have a free afternoon and want a short, polished work you can play in one sitting.
Return of the Obra Dinn
- In common: thinking and story
When you fancy feeling like a real detective and your mind is sharp. Every confirmed deduction is a small victory.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Inscryption
A card game in a dark cabin against an opponent you don't know. Little by little you discover the game hides much more: escape-room puzzles, meta-narrative twists and an unsettling atmosphere. It's best played knowing as little as possible.
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