Inscryption
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 3 of 15 card games by recommenders
People recommend it as a beautiful, experimental card game where the rules keep layering into new games, and it is often called one of their all-time favorites.
People recommend it as a beautiful, experimental card game where the rules keep layering into new games, and it is often called one of their all-time favorites.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beautiful aesthetic and atmosphere
“it was great to see how much of the atmosphere and mechanics were already there in the LD version”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “A Better Ludum Dare; Or, How to Ruin a Legacy” “The aesthetic of the game is just so beautiful too. One of my all time favorites.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “GenAI, the Snake Eating Its Own Tail” “Inscryption is the GOAT, beautiful game.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “GenAI, the Snake Eating Its Own Tail”
Other card games people recommend
The four most recommended other card games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic: The Gathering | 27 | 25 | 52% | 10 | 31 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino | 14 | 4 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| InscryptionThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Solitaire Alone Together | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| Everdeck | 9 | 6 | 60% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it was great to see how much of the atmosphere and mechanics were already there in the LD version”
“You learn the game rules, and as you figure out the game loop, bam! you get a whole other game layered on top.”
“both took around 12 hours and gave me a mindblowing experience”
“There are more experimental games, sometimes in established genres, like Inscription, Undertale, or Baba Is You.”
“The aesthetic of the game is just so beautiful too. One of my all time favorites.”
“Inscryption is the GOAT, beautiful game.”
“became my favourite card, I love inscryption”
“I played inscryption (a really good game)”
“I really loved baba is you, inscryption a lot.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.