Hi everyone,

I’m part of a small team working on **Order Automatica**, and Inscryption had a real impact on how we approached tension and structure in our game.

We’re not making a card battler.

But we were deeply inspired by:

* the ritualistic framing
* constrained play space creating heavy decisions
* minimal UI with constant psychological pressure
* the feeling that every move matters

Order Automatica is a dark roguelike auto battler built around a strict 3×3 grid.

You don’t control units during combat.  
You prepare the board.

Positioning, relic synergies, and a slowly burning candle determine whether your run survives.

That “oppressive clarity” - simple rules, high pressure - is something we learned by studying Inscryption very closely.

Our updated demo is currently live as part of Steam Next Fest, and we’d genuinely love to hear what Inscryption fans think about the atmosphere and tension.

Playable demo (Steam Next Fest):  
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order\_Automatica/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/)

Does this kind of mechanical ritual capture even a fraction of what made Inscryption special - or does it feel too system-driven?

Curious to hear honest thoughts.

Inscryption shaped how we designed tension in our game - our demo is live for Steam Next Fest