Been a while since I played it, but I don’t think there’s any jumpscares, and definitely no deadly things that follow you around. It’ll get tense, but it won’t screamer you. It’s the overall vibe that’s scary, very existential, much dread.
Comment on Finished Inscryption two days ago and I am absolutely amazed (minor spoilers)
caut_R@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I‘m gonna try to avoid reading any of this or the comments cause I have it in lib unplayed and don‘t wanna spoil myself…
BUT I have a question: I‘m really bad at handling horror games, Alan Wake had me uncomfortably tense with enemies being able to sneak up on me and it’s arguably not even much of a horror game. Is this game playable for me?
snailboy@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
Wahots@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
It’s more of a thriller than horror. No jump scares or anything.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Its a bit psychologically tense, but the “classically-scariest” thing is when you lose a game and he reaches out to grab you.
It gets a bit conceptually intense, but theres no super-scary monsters or jumpscares or anything. Nothing ever comes up right behind you while the violins intensify.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I just want to add that I found it pretty tame as well.
If you’ve tried Doki Doki Literature Club, it has a similar vibe and is arguably much less tense. If you haven’t tried that game, I recommend it if you like Inscryption.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
You should be fine. It’s a card game first and foremost, so no enemies sneaking up on you per se. There are some creepy things happening and, without going too much into detail, a lot of fourth-wall breaks - you’ll know when you see. That can take you by surprise a little, but if you’re fine dealing with that, you should be ok.
There can be some minor body horror involved that can be a little gross. There is one action you need to take to progress the game eventually.
Overall, it’s not full of jumpscares - it’s just scary atmosphere and creepy vibes. I myself am usually rather easily scared by video games, but I’ve been fine throughout. Give the first hour or so a try to get a good feel for it. The rest of the creepiness will unfold itself later on