Games Like Inscryption

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Experimental 26%, Puzzle 19.9%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 16.8%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Another Daniel Mullins mind-bender, pairing fake-software puzzles and escalating psychological dread with the same love of breaking the screen between you and the game.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Card Game 40.6%, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 18%, Story Rich 13%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its occult card rituals, hidden systems, and oppressive atmosphere capture Inscryption's blend of deck-like play and unnerving discovery.

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Why similar: Card Battler 33.2%, Card Game 26.4%, Deckbuilding 19.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: If the run-based card battles were your favorite part of Inscryption, this is still the gold standard for tight roguelike deckbuilding.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Story Rich 35.3%, Dark 27.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades cards for genre-hopping mystery, but the meta storytelling, secrets, and sinister tone make it feel like a sibling to Inscryption.

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: Card Battler 29.2%, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 18.5%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines card battles, choices that matter, and a strong story layer, giving you more of Inscryption's blend of strategy and narrative.

A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.6%, Card Game 25.5%, Card Battler 19.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: This dark deckbuilder wraps branching runs and grim narrative choice around a bleak fantasy setting that scratches Inscryption's morbid strategic itch.

"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 26%, Card Game 25.8%, Card Battler 22.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its story-heavy, system-dense card combat and unsettling worldbuilding make it a great fit if you liked Inscryption's brainy battles and mysteries.

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Why similar: Card Game 28.1%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Card Battler 18.1%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Balatro lacks the horror, but its rule-bending card synergies and compulsive roguelite runs hit the same experimental card-game high.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Card Game 24.3%, Horror 24%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 14.6%, Point & Click 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into horror investigation than deckbuilding, but its retro dread, fragmented storytelling, and constant sense of doom fit perfectly.

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Why similar: Dark 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological 16.4%, Experimental 10.8%, Strategy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its one-more-round tabletop tension, cruel host, and horror-show presentation evoke the same intimate dread as sitting across from Leshy.

This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.

Why similar: Card Battler 33.3%, Deckbuilding 22.2%, Card Game 21.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A macabre roguelike deckbuilder where your own health becomes part of the board, making it one of the closest matches to Inscryption's sacrificial card play and grim tone.

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.6%, Card Game 25%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its loop-planning and card-driven world building create the same feeling of piecing together runs while uncovering a strange, hostile system.

Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

Why similar: Card Battler 32.8%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 21.5%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: For players who want more run-based deckbuilding with strong identity and clever resource management, Monster Train is an easy next step.

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: Card Battler 26.7%, Deckbuilding 21.1%, Card Game 20.3%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy deckbuilder built around repeated runs, branching choices, and a central mystery, with a similarly eerie storybook feel.

Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.

Why similar: Card Game 38.2%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 15.6%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its claustrophobic roguelite structure, nightmarish imagery, and card-based dungeon crawling echo Inscryption's tense, oppressive atmosphere.

Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

Why similar: Card Battler 32.1%, Card Game 21.9%, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Wildfrost delivers inventive board-state puzzles and run-based card combat, even if it trades Inscryption's horror for frosty charm.

Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

Why similar: Card Battler 28.2%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Game 21.3%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its highly readable combat, deep deck control, and smart challenge design appeal to anyone who loved optimizing Inscryption's card encounters.

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Why similar: Card Battler 30%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Roguelite 9.2%, Roguelike 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This Slavic-folklore RPG mixes narrative occultism with card-based battles and a dark, story-rich tone that Inscryption fans often click with.

Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!

Why similar: Card Game 24.5%, Card Battler 22.5%, Roguelite 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven roguelite deckbuilder with mystery and visual-novel story beats, making it a stronger narrative match than most card battlers.

Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

Why similar: Card Battler 26.4%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Game 22.5%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This fantasy roguelike deckbuilder emphasizes card combos, shifting encounters, and magical-book presentation in a way Inscryption players tend to appreciate.

Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?

Why similar: Card Battler 28%, Card Game 21.4%, Deckbuilding 20.5%, Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its card battling is fused with unsettling narrative framing and warped visuals, making it closer to Inscryption's creepy side than many roguelikes.

Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?

Why similar: Card Battler 37.1%, Deckbuilding 24.8%, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelite 7.4%, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gloomy deckbuilder about burning through fragile resources and cursed cards, with a dark-fantasy mood that lines up well with Inscryption.

Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

Why similar: Card Battler 39.3%, Deckbuilding 24.9%, Card Game 14.5%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though lighter in tone, it shares the compact roguelite runs, constant improvisation, and delight in twisting simple rules into clever card-like combos.

An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

Why similar: Card Battler 33%, Card Game 25.3%, Deckbuilding 23.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends party RPG progression with card combat and branching expeditions, offering more of the strategic adventure side of Inscryption.

From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.

Why similar: Card Battler 37%, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Card Game 18.7%, Roguelike 8.8%, Strategy 4.9%

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.9%

Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

Why similar: Card Battler 34.4%, Deckbuilding 25.1%, Card Game 20.8%, Surreal 13.3%, Strategy 5.2%

Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 34.5%, Card Game 31.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 7.8%, Strategy 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish roguelite emphasizes tactical card sequencing and pressure-filled fights, great if the strategic combat mattered more to you than the puzzles.

A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

Why similar: Card Game 39.9%, Deckbuilding 37.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 6.9%, Strategy 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes cards, chance, and dark fantasy encounters, capturing some of Inscryption's tabletop mood even though it plays more like an action RPG.

Ancient Gods is a fusion of hero collector and deck-building rogue-lite where you collect your character, fight, and experience exciting events. Any character can use all the cards, combine them with the character's passive for ultimate power on your exploration.

Why similar: Card Battler 34%, Card Game 21.7%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Ancient Gods layers deckbuilding over grim mythology and branching runs, giving it a darker tone than most of the genre.

A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

Why similar: Card Battler 32.4%, Card Game 19.9%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A harsh tactical roguelite with deck construction and hard choices that suits fans of Inscryption's strategic, run-based problem solving.

Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?

Why similar: Card Battler 33.7%, Card Game 26%, Deckbuilding 25.8%, Strategy 4.9%, Roguelike 4.2%

DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.

Why similar: Card Battler 30.6%, Card Game 26.7%, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Strategy 9%

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: Card Battler 39.3%, Deckbuilding 29.4%, Card Game 11%, Roguelite 7.3%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak sci-fi setting and turn-based card combat make it a strong pick for players who want more atmosphere with their deckbuilding.

Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.

Why similar: Card Battler 28.6%, Card Game 24.6%, FMV 16.5% ★, Horror 14.8%, Dark 8.5%

Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

Why similar: Card Game 60.5%, Story Rich 22.2%, Strategy 14.2%, Adventure 3.1%

A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.

Why similar: Card Battler 26.1%, Deckbuilding 24%, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelite 8.1%

Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.

Why similar: Card Battler 26%, Deckbuilding 23.3%, Card Game 22.5%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 8.8%

Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 23%, Card Battler 22.1%, Card Game 20.8%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 9.3%

The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

Why similar: Card Game 27.4%, Deckbuilding 26.5%, Card Battler 19.7%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 5.7%

A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!

Why similar: Card Battler 24.3%, Card Game 19.2%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 9%

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Card Game 24.2%, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 12%, Roguelite 7.8%

SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.7%, Card Battler 27.1%, Card Game 20.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 9.7%

Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.

Why similar: Roguelite 27.3%, Roguelike 24.3%, Horror 18.3%, Strategy 11.8%, First-Person 7.3%

Raise Your Own Ghost Girl+Deckbuilding+Zuma-Style Match-3!Exorcism Agency is an innovative roguelike that finds joy in thrills.Ghosts are back,the human world is like hell,and you,as a top-tier exorcist,will venture into ghost-infested zones,using all kinds of mystical techniques to capture ghosts

Why similar: Card Battler 27.6%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Card Game 23.2%, Roguelite 10.2%, Horror 8.6%

Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the desperate hunter Ro to bring her son back from beyond the veil.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.9%, Card Battler 24.8%, Card Game 24.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Psychological 9.5%

A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.

Why similar: Card Battler 24.9%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Card Game 18.2%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 10.2%

A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!

Why similar: Roguelite 41.5%, Strategy 16%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Card Game 12.9%

Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century occult horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of demons - and outwitting the Devil himself.

Why similar: Card Battler 28%, Card Game 19.5%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Horror 8.5%, Dark 7.8%

Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.

Why similar: Card Battler 27%, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 21.4%, Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 8.3%

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Card Game 28.5%, Story Rich 20.8%, Strategy 14.2%, 2D 4.9%

A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.

Why similar: Card Game 35.4%, Deckbuilding 33.2%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Puzzle 2.7%

Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!

Why similar: Card Battler 26.7%, Deckbuilding 22.8%, Card Game 20.6%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 6.2%

A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.

Why similar: Card Battler 24.8%, Deckbuilding 23%, Card Game 21.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 7.4%

Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!

Why similar: Card Battler 30.6%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 9.6%

Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.

Why similar: Card Battler 28.6%, Card Game 23.3%, Deckbuilding 23%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 7.9%

Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplayer narrative puzzle game for the terminally curious. Don’t worry; you can always start over.

Why similar: Card Game 40.7%, Horror 16.2%, Surreal 14.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Strategy 10.8%

Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 37.5%, Card Game 36.6%, Roguelike 17.9%, Strategy 8.1%

Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!

Why similar: Card Game 27.2%, Card Battler 24.8%, Deckbuilding 24%, Roguelike 8.9%, Strategy 8%

A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Card Battler 23.1%, Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Strategy 12.8%