Choose Inscryption
Choose Inscryption if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. 74,873 Steam reviews back the pick.
Inscryption vs Please Wake Up
Inscryption and Please Wake Up both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Both released in 2021. Inscryption scores higher on Steam reviews (96.9% positive) than Please Wake Up (90% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Please Wake Up
Choose Please Wake Up if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Please Wake Up launched in 2021.
Both Inscryption and Please Wake Up sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Inscryption |  Please Wake Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.9% positive (74,873 reviews) | 90% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daniel Mullins Games | CLU Entertainment LLC |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Inscryption scores higher on Steam reviews (96.9% positive) than Please Wake Up (90% positive).
- Please Wake Up is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Inscryption (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Inscryption is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Please Wake Up has no Deck rating yet.
Inscryption vs Please Wake Up — FAQ
- Are Inscryption and Please Wake Up similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Inscryption run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Inscryption is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Please Wake Up doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.