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Vellum

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!

Released May 2, 2025 Developer Alvios Games Publisher Alvios, Inc. Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpFantasy3D
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (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.

90.3%positive879 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“+ 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
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

32playing at last check
3524-hour peak
1,392all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 396 avg · May 2025

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.

36achievements
30.6%median completion
0.9%rarest: Bingo!
91.6% of players 90.8% of players 89.7% of players 77.0% of players 66.7% of players 63.0% of players 54.6% of players 54.4% of players 49.7% of players 49.3% of players 47.3% of players 46.4% of players 43.5% of players 42.0% of players 37.3% of players 35.1% of players 34.5% of players 31.8% of players 30.6% of players 24.3% of players 21.3% of players 20.7% of players 19.1% of players 19.0% of players 17.6% of players 13.8% of players 9.6% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.3% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 4.8% of players 2.9% of players 0.9% of players 91.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.6%Expanded Vocabulary — Unlock a new Spell.
90.8%Ink Exploration — Unlock a new Signature Ink.
89.7%It was the Best of Times — Mend your first Tome.
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Bingo! — Complete a full Storyboard.
2.9%So Nice We Inked Twice — Ascend twice.
4.8%Yonder — Defeat Horizon in Yonder.

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.

$11.99−40% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US11.99 USD−40%
EU11.70 EUR−40%
UK10.05 GBP−40%
Australia17.70 AUD−40%
Canada15.59 CAD−40%
Japan1,380 JPY−40%
Brazil35.99 BRL−40%
China45.60 CNY−40%

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

China≈$6.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$13

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

Jul 24, 2026
Interlude Patch: Rhetorical Questing

Welcome, Scribes! Last update, we introduced Storyboards : a bingo-boss-gauntlet of doom, strategy, and literary prowess! For some of you, the Torn may have had the last laugh - but we're here to give

Jul 16, 2026
An Interlude Incoming, plus the Roads & Riches Demo!

Happy readings to you, Scribes! We hope you've been having a blast with Storyboards so far - those crazy Torn experiments can be quite the challenge! Our next Interlude Patch is gearing up in the wing

Jun 04, 2026
Chapter XIV: Storyboard - Now Live!

Happy readings to you, Scribes! Welcome to Major Chapter XIV: Storyboard - introducing Vellum 's new bingo-inspired boss battle mode , fresh rewards , and spell/page rebalancing ! Check out our snazzy

Jun 03, 2026
The Roads & Riches Ahead!

Welcome, Scribes - we have exciting news! First up: a preview of Storyboard , the next Vellum Major Chapter ! Starting Saturday, June 6th, Vellum will be 50% off on Steam! After that, we'll stock up a

Apr 30, 2026
Interlude Patch: Overture

We're back, Scribes! With Spring in our step, it's time for another Interlude Patch ! Today's update, Overture , brings Epic Poetry to new venues, Combo Pages wreak balancing havoc, we smash some bugs

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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, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op · Fantasy · 3D · Magic · Rogue-lite · Action · Rogue-like · Multiplayer · PvE · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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