Inkshade
Turn-based tactics roguelite played on a strange creature's wooden board
Studio Vezelle · Released Aug 14, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 629
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Sep 17, 2025
What is Inkshade?
A creature makes you play a board game as a captain seeking the abyss in this single-player, first-person tactics roguelite. Across repeated runs, you command and upgrade crew pieces, recruit defeated enemies, and work toward conquering a continent and acquiring an airship. Away from the board, you explore chambers and solve puzzles to unlock new piece classes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy creepy settings and a mysterious game master
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time action to planning moves and managing upgrades
What players say
87% of 629 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere, visual design, and sound. Complaints center on grinding to progress and limited variety in unit builds.
Screenshots and trailer
Inkshade system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Inkshade?
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- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel i5-7400K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel i7-10700KF
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does Inkshade have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Inkshade run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Inkshade use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Roguelite
- Atmospheric
- Board Game
- Turn-Based Strategy
- RPG
- Tabletop
- Strategy
- Roguelike
- 3D
- First-Person
- Horror
- Turn-Based Combat
- Nonlinear
- Fantasy
- Lovecraftian
Recent updates
- Sep 17, 2025 · Small Patch (v1.1.012)
- Sep 6, 2025 · Update + Small Patch (v1.1.011)
- Aug 30, 2025 · The Lantern Update
- Aug 30, 2025 · The Lantern Update (v1.1.010)
- Aug 22, 2025 · Small Patch (v1.0.009)
1 DLC available.
