Inkbound similar games & best alternatives

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Inkbound

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

What works

  • Deep tactical combat
  • Strong multiplayer co-op
  • Extensive build variety
  • High replayability
  • Fair cosmetic monetization

Things to keep in mind

  • Story and quest system confusing
  • Some balance issues
  • Always online requirement
  • Lack of environmental exploration
  • Game development discontinued

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SAS: Zombie Assault 4

  • Bounty of One

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Faeria

  • Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

Less social

Games that feels like Inkbound but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Soulstone Survivors

  • Grind Survivors

  • Artifact Seeker: Resurrection

  • Soulstone Survivors: Prologue

  • Roguebook

  • Time Wasters

Less competitive

Games that feels like Inkbound but with less competition against others

  • 33 Immortals

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Broventure: The Wild Co-op

  • Pebble Knights

  • UnderMine 2

  • Shape of Dreams: Prologue

More intimate

Games that feels like Inkbound but with more focus on close relationships

  • Ember Knights

  • Across the Obelisk

  • HELLCARD

  • Bravery and Greed

  • Entropy Survivors

  • Rabbit and Steel

More exploratory

Games that feels like Inkbound but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • 30XX

  • Path of Exile

  • Last Epoch

  • Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

  • Alpha League HD

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Inkbound: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Domination.

Last update: 03/08/2026