Card horror Inscryption's free mini-expansion turns Act 1 into an endless rogue-like Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Card horror Inscryption's free mini-expansion turns Act 1 into an endless rogue-like Beta available now on Steam. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 15 Dec 2021 2 comments Inscryption, the acclaimed deck-building horror game from Pony Island and The Hex developer Daniel Mullins, is getting a free new mini-expansion that will turn its devilishly enjoyable opening act into an endless, rogue-like experience. As with Mullins' previous creations, Inscryption - a dizzyingly strange blend of deck-building rogue-like, escape-room puzzler, and psychological horror - loves to surprise, which inevitably means some deviation away from its opening portion, a engaging combination of sharply designed card battling and Slay-the-Spire-style map progression. Here, the goal is to play cards - each depicting a woodland animal - onto a board. Each card will attack and take damage from any adjacent enemy cards at the end of a turn, but if there's no card to block an incoming attack, players will take damage directly. Do enough damage to your opponent and you win. Throw in some sinister convolutions - players must sacrifice their animals to acquire the blood needed to get new cards, for instance - and it's a fiercely compelling experience in its own right, even without Inscryption's later contrivances. Watch on YouTube Inscryption - Accolades Trailer. It's so good, in fact, that plenty of players have lamented not being able to enjoy this initial portion of the experience in a more traditional rogue-like endless format, and that's where Inscryption's new Kaycee's Mod mini-expansion comes in. "Kaycee's Mod is a free mini-expansion for Inscryption that hacks Leshy's Cabin into an endless, and increasingly challenging, rogue-like," explains Mullins on Steam. "Apply different skulls to your run to ascend the Challenge Levels. Reaching new levels unlocks new cards, challenges, and logs inscribed by the late Kaycee Hobbes." At present, Kaycee's Mod is available in beta form - anyone can opt-in by following the instructions provided - and Mullins is already planning a number of additions as beta progress continues. These include balance changes, two more Rare Cards, two more items, a final encounter for players that clear Challenge Level 12, and the remainder of Kaycee's logs. And if you haven't yet experienced Inscyption, it's well worth checking out. As Eurogamer's Robert Purchase put it in his Essential review, "You can feel an assuredness of touch and a strength flowing through the ideas in Inscryption, and they combine to deliver such a wallop of an impression it's hard to stop thinking about it. It's no wonder developer Daniel Mullins has already cultivated an eager following for the equally strange games Pony Island and The Hex. Inscryption is a wonderful nightmare, and it plays a vividly memorable game of cards." Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store