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Vellum
Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fun build combinations” (78 of 102 reviews) and “Fun co-op with friends” (25); the most common complaint is “Limited enemy variety and movesets” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 102 reviews raise this.
25 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is currently an unknown gem of a shooter roguelite. Quite a lot of content and polish, fleshed out mechanics and interesting enemies with diverse ability sets, as well as bosses with unique mechanics and abilities…”
“lovely art, great use of colors. interesting different play styles to try out. co-op worked well for international connections too. really appreciate all the silly puns.”
19 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“lovely art, great use of colors. interesting different play styles to try out. co-op worked well for international connections too. really appreciate all the silly puns.”
“game is very pretty and the gameplay loop is fun but the random crashes or the random menu spam makes it unplayable currently. once those are fixed this will be a great game but I can't recommend it in it's current state”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is currently an unknown gem of a shooter roguelite. Quite a lot of content and polish, fleshed out mechanics and interesting enemies with diverse ability sets, as well as bosses with unique mechanics and abilities…”
“I generally never leave reviews. This game blew me away. I was really enjoying it at first but then my friend and I unlocked the raids. THEY'RE SO GOOD. I am incredibly excited to try the hard modes.”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It has alot of interesting features for a rogue lite. I enjoy it alot, and it has a fair amount of meta progression. Its a really good game, and the multiple playstyles really adds quite a bit of diversity.”
“Amazing roguelike, tons and tons of unique "pages" to upgrade spells, each and every run is unique. I also love the signatures (classes) each one gives a completely different feel and build specialty and I highly…”
“Very unique ideas for a Roguelike and all the different classes feel strong and fun to play. Super recommended if you enjoy roguelikes.”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The tutorial is a joke outrageous trying to learn this game”
“Not a bad game, with a pretty decent gameplay loop and very nice style, but it gets repetitive fairly quickly due to the very limited movesets, movement options, and enemy variety.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Another mission based game. Has small space for you to design as your "room". If you are a book nerd, english major or author, you will enjoy all the puns/jokes. Missions are fun for a bit until you have to grind to…”
“fun, needs more enemies”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Another mission based game. Has small space for you to design as your "room". If you are a book nerd, english major or author, you will enjoy all the puns/jokes. Missions are fun for a bit until you have to grind to…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“game is very pretty and the gameplay loop is fun but the random crashes or the random menu spam makes it unplayable currently. once those are fixed this will be a great game but I can't recommend it in it's current state”
“game is very pretty and the gameplay loop is fun but the random crashes or the random menu spam makes it unplayable currently. once those are fixed this will be a great game but I can't recommend it in it's current state”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“One thing i really, really like in this game that most similar games dont do is combo-power specific boosters. Like You pick X generator and Y Spender and there is specific powerups for that specific X+Y combo. So it promotes exploration rather than punishing some combos that…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“+ Really, really solid gameplay and progression with the ability to "Prestige" and reset progress + Good UI, menus, cool and well-navigable player hub + Really cool upgrades, awesome ideas with colored ink, and playable either solo or co-op - Almost too many choices that…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Very creative game. Every ability, every gamemode, and every enemy all feel like there was a significant amount of thought and inspiration behind them.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action Roguelike · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op · Fantasy · 3D · Magic · Rogue-lite · Action · Rogue-like · Multiplayer · PvE · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | https://vellumgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD FX-8320 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 960 / R9 280 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space