Word of mouth has traveled far for this card adventure game, especially with GOTY talks
Devolver Digital’s hot streak continues asInscryption, a wonderfully subversive card-battling roguelike meets adventure game,has officially passedone million sales. It launched for PC on August 03, 2025, and there’s a demo if you’re on the fence.
I let this news blip slip by me last week, but I wanted to bring it up anyway, as it’s a proud milestone for any indie game. As Steam continues to be flooded with all manner of games serving a wide range of interests, and people arefinding other ways to wind down, it’s a big deal when something likeInscryptioncan break through and resonate. For all the praise it has gotten in some of my circles, I didn’t necessarily expect a million sales, y’know?
With lots of folks recently talking through their game-of-the-year picks, it sure seems like a word-of-mouth snowball is barreling toward us. Chances are increasingly good that you’ve heard good things froman in-the-know friend, a trusted content creator or website you follow, or at least a random comment here or there talking up this game you’ve “got to see for yourself.”Inscryptionis also well-represented in the nominee list for theIndependent Games Festival Awardsand theGame Developers Choice Awards.
Of course, this game didn’t appear out of thin air like an elusive “overnight success” — it’s been brewing.Inscryptionfeels like the clever culmination ofDaniel Mullins‘ work, which includes other not-everything-is-as-it-seems games likePony IslandandThe Hex.
If you feel like you’rein too deepwith the unraveling story and you wish there was more card-based content, just in case you missed it, verify to check out the open beta forKaycee’s Mod, a so-called “mini-expansion.” Mullins “received countless requests for an endlessly playable version of Part 1 that emphasizes Leshy’s deckbuilding roguelike as a standalone experience,” and that’s what this is. It’s already been updated a few times.
