Inkbound

I'm not technically writing this with ink, but I feel bound to leave a good review. Great game would recommend.

Bought this thinking it was just another roguelike. Turns out it's actually a philosophical treatise on the nature of narrative wrapped in the most addictive turn-based combat system ever created. Also, the monsters are literally stealing the ink from books and somehow this makes perfect sense after hour 3. Nothing says "innovative gameplay" quite like playing chess with demons while your friend across the country judges your positioning skills in real-time. THE GOOD: Finally, a game where being a bookworm is literally the plot! The monsters are stealing stories and I'm taking this PERSONALLY. Turn-based combat that doesn't make me want to throw my keyboard through the window. I can actually think about my moves instead of panic-clicking everything. My co-op partner and I have developed a telepathic understanding of tactical positioning. We're basically a married couple now, but for roguelike strategies. The art style is so gorgeous I keep getting distracted mid-combat. "Oh look, a b...

This game is a sleeper.

If you enjoyed Monster Train and are a fan of turn-based tactics, then Inkbound is a no-brainer.

Excellent game, I feel it's just shy of greatness if there were more bosses/levels to rotate through it would benefit exponentially as roguelites tend to. Still, there's a substantial amount of content to keep you busy and it's very fun co-op.

Ink everywhere

Allows creativity in a fun way. I had a really good surprise when I gave this game a try. Being turn based allows for some interesting teamwork - oh! There's that as well: You can (and should, it's fun!) play with others. Highly recommend - it's a fresh take on some of current industry standards that exhales passion and care by the developers.

Pretty damn good, I normally dislike turn-based combat but this one got me hooked for some reason. The freely moving pieces rather than a grid helps a lot in making combat feel fluid and fresh unlike most turn-based games I've seen. I will add though, even though this is a roguelike it is very repetitive, every 'class' (aspect) has only 2 or sometimes even 1 viable build in higher difficulties, in ranks 1-10 most anything will work as long as you stack either damage or shielding options but beyond that there's no room for creativity. Granted that is a very difficult order for any game, not just this one in particular. There will also be no further attempts at balancing or creating opportunity for more variety as the developers moved on to Monster Train 2, so just keep that in mind

Honestly, a pretty comfy and interesting game. Some lacks of balance here and there, some feeling of unpolish, but in general I had quite a lot of fun in my short play time, and don't see any reason why would I not recommend it. Didn't play too much since not a big fan of doing countless runs in roguelites, but the variety of builds and classes felt quite good from the time I've spent.

real good