INKBORN
Released 27 October 2026 · PC · Action, Adventure, Indie
You wake inside an unfinished comic, with paper underfoot and ink lines all around. Trace outlines by hand in your sketchbook to create tools and weapons. Every stroke costs ink, and your accuracy matters.
Story
You wake inside an unfinished comic, with paper underfoot and ink lines all around. Trace outlines by hand in your sketchbook to create tools and weapons. Every stroke costs ink, and your accuracy matters. YOU DRAW WHAT YOU NEED There is no crafting menu. You open your sketchbook, and on the page are grey guide lines in the shape of an axe. You trace them by hand. And then you are holding an axe. Nothing snaps your line onto the guide. That part is you, and the page can tell how well you did. INK IS EVERYTHING One resource, and it is inside all of it. Every stroke drinks it. Every glyph. Every obelisk costs a lot. Enemies splash ink when you land a hit. At night it rains ink, which tops you up and chills you at the same time. Explore a fixed-size world, gather materials and build shelter while managing hunger, thirst and warmth. A giant eraser occasionally sweeps across the page, temporarily erasing natural features that later regrow. The world does not permanently shrink. Obelisks create safe zones. SURVIVE THE NIGHTS Hunger, thirst and warmth drain the whole time. Your tools crack, then break. The Unfinished come out after dark, and nobody coloured them in. Build...
Gameplay
You wake inside an unfinished comic, with paper underfoot and ink lines all around. Trace outlines by hand in your sketchbook to create tools and weapons. Every stroke costs ink, and your accuracy matters. YOU DRAW WHAT YOU NEED There is no crafting menu. You open your sketchbook, and on the page are grey guide lines in the shape of an axe. You trace them by hand. And then you are holding an axe. Nothing snaps your line onto the guide. That part is you, and the page can tell how well you did. INK IS EVERYTHING One resource, and it is inside all of it. Every stroke drinks it. Every glyph. Every obelisk costs a lot. Enemies splash ink when you land a hit. At night it rains ink, which tops you up and chills you at the same time. Explore a fixed-size world, gather materials and build shelter while managing hunger, thirst and warmth. A giant eraser occasionally sweeps across the page, temporarily erasing natural features that later regrow. The world does not permanently shrink. Obelisks create safe zones. SURVIVE THE NIGHTS Hunger, thirst and warmth drain the whole time. Your tools crack, then break. The Unfinished come out after dark, and nobody coloured them in. Build a shelter that holds, or draw yourself a bed and sleep through it. Choose your weapon tier before tracing. Rare weapons require 10 times the materials and deal 1.5 times the damage; Legendary...
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- LAN Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Steam Achievements
- Custom Volume Controls
Release details
INKBORN is a Action, Adventure and Indie game by OverLKD Studio. INKBORN came out on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 27 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did INKBORN come out?
INKBORN came out on 27 October 2026.
Which platforms is INKBORN on?
INKBORN is on PC.
Who makes INKBORN?
INKBORN is developed by OverLKD Studio.
What kind of game is INKBORN?
INKBORN is a game of these genres: Action, Adventure and Indie.