Vellum
Third-person roguelike shooter with color-based spells and evolving enemies
Alvios Games · Published by Alvios, Inc. · Released May 2, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 1,478
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 13 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 47
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 21, 2026
What is Vellum?
Vellum is a third-person fantasy roguelike shooter played solo or in online co-op. You fight the Torn through runs set in themed books, combine colored inks with spells, choose how enemies evolve, and strengthen your ink between runs as you try to save the books.
For you if...
- +you like quick, repeatable runs through fantasy settings
- +you want to fight alongside friends online
- +you enjoy adding challenges as you progress
Not for you if...
- −you want uninterrupted fights with few upgrade decisions
- −you prefer raids built around solo play
What players say
90% of 1,478 reviews are positive · 84% of 13 in the last 30 days
Players praise the variety of ink-and-spell builds and the book-themed presentation. They often complain that crowded visual effects make enemy attacks hard to see; some also find the combat repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
Vellum system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD FX-8320
- Graphics
- GTX 960 / R9 280
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 / R9 390
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Online Co-Op
- Action Roguelike
- Third-Person Shooter
- Fantasy
- Magic
- 3D
- Roguelite
- Action
- Roguelike
- Multiplayer
- PvE
- Co-op
- Arena Shooter
- Shooter
- Third Person
- Arcade
Recent updates
- Aug 21, 2026 · Interlude Patch: By Candlelight...
- Jul 24, 2026 · Interlude Patch: Rhetorical Questing
- Apr 30, 2026 · Interlude Patch: Overture
- Mar 19, 2026 · Interlude Patch: Home & Garden
- Mar 2, 2026 · Vellum Edit Patch - 1.2.31
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