Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

Welcome back to The Backlog! For February, we are diving into strategy games. This week we will be looking at the mysterious roguelike deck-building game of “Inscryption.” Published by Devolver ...

From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games. Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Inscryption creator Daniel Mullins Games announced its next title, Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, with a trailer at The Game Awards 2023. Check out the ...

The deck-building genre has gained significant momentum recently, with indie games like Balatro drawing attention to the genre’s addictive qualities. However, one game that still stands out is ...

Inscryption creator Daniel Mullins Gaming has announced Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, the sequel to the 2016's game Pony Island. Pony Island 2 looks to be an even wilder take on the trippy retro-style ...

Two game genres that never seem to click with me are roguelikes and deck-builders (I know, sue me), so it came as a shock when I found myself loving Inscryption. The 2021 title from developer Daniel ...

Although winning against him normally lets you progress to the next stage, if you beat Leshy too quickly, the man will ...

I adore Inscryption. It takes my favorite genre of roguelike games and uses the constant struggle, expanding opportunities, and simple but effective core gameplay loop in ways I never would have ...