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Inkbound

Inkbound

A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

Released Apr 9, 2024 Developer Shiny Shoe Platforms Windows Tactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsRogue-litePvERogue-like
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.3%positive3,693 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Pros: Easy to learn, but with room to nerd out as you get better, relaxing, and can be played with friends pretty easily without needing a PhD in cooldown management. Mechanics make each character feel different enough to be worth playing. Large enough variety of fun and broken…”

— a player, Steam review · 157 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Its sad that the devs gave up on this game, but I've gotten a ton of fun hours out of it. Do I wish they would keep updating it? Sure. Am I going to downvote a game because they won't? No. Its fun.”

— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“An easy 5/5 stars This might be my favorite game I've ever played. Seems to be a few not so favorable reviews floating around from some people who haven't given the game the time to grow on you. I've got ~100 hours in this game and if I had more time, there would be more. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 97 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

65playing at last check
7224-hour peak
3,165all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2024 2025 2026 1.1k avg · Apr 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
8.6%median completion
0.3%rarest: A Master Lorist
84.9% of players 76.7% of players 74.1% of players 72.2% of players 63.7% of players 52.9% of players 51.3% of players 46.9% of players 45.4% of players 40.0% of players 34.0% of players 26.3% of players 20.0% of players 18.4% of players 13.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.5% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 7.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 3.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 0.3% of players 84.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.9%A Whole New World — Enter the Atheneum for the first time.
76.7%Death is not the End — Die for for the first time.
74.1%Treasure Hoarder — Equip enough Vestiges to fill your inventory.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%A Master Lorist — Master all Vestiges.
0.6%Victorious — Complete all objectives in the Victory Board.
0.9%Well Read — Complete all Aspect Quests.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US8.99 USD−70%
EU7.49 EUR−70%
UK6.89 GBP−70%
Australia13.18 AUD−70%
Canada11.69 CAD−70%
Japan1,020 JPY−70%
Brazil26.69 BRL−70%
China32.40 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.8 Brazil Japan Canada EU US UK Australia≈$9.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 09, 2026
Inkbound Turns 2!

Hi, Inklings! I can’t believe that it’s been two years since the launch of Inkbound ! To celebrate, I thought I would dive into the vault of our internal files and unearth some special, behind-the-sce

Apr 09, 2025
Happy 1 Year Anniversary!

Hi, Inklings! HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! I wanted to share a heartfelt thank you to all of you for supporting the Shiny Shoe team and for the past year! Inkbound has such a special place in my and th

Aug 09, 2024
Inkbound Soundtrack Now Available!

Hi, Inklings! You’ve asked and we’ve delivered! The Inkbound soundtrack is officially available! Check out the latest (and, may I say, best) songs by the mind behind both Monster Train and Inkbound’s

Jul 01, 2024
Inkbound Patch 1.1.2

Letter from the Team This is another small bug fix patch to the recent release of major update 1.1. We're rolling this out so soon after the last patch because we want to get a high impact performance

Jun 28, 2024
Inkbound Patch 1.1.1

Letter from the Team This is a small bug fix patch to the recent release of major update 1.1. Release Timing This patch will be released at approximately 10 am Pacific (UTC-7) on June 28, 2024. Full P

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsTactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Rogue-lite · PvE · Rogue-like · Strategy RPG · Online Co-Op · Turn-Based Strategy · RPG · Character Customization · Strategy · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.inkboundgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: IGP or better - 2 GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space