Inked (video game)
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Developer(s) | Somnium Games |
Publisher(s) | Starbreeze Studios Pixmain (Consoles) |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Inked is a puzzle-platform game developed by Somnium Games and published by Starbreeze Publishing for Microsoft Windows. [1][2] It was first demoed at the 2016 Reboot Infogamer convention in Zagreb[3] and released on 26 April 2018 via Steam.[4][5] Versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One published by Pixmain were later released on 27 August 2021.
The story follows two protagonists; a rogue samurai called Nameless Hero, who is on a quest for his love Aiko, and Adam, a comic book artist.[6] The game uses an art style similar to papercraft visuals, but using a ballpoint pen[7] on a grid texbook for outlining.[8]
Reception[]
Upon release, its aesthetic was praised by game journalists,[9] but the game received mixed reviews. It has an aggregated score of 67 on Metacritic, based on 14 reviews.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Inked, puzzle platformer domaćeg razvojnog studija Somnium Games, stiže krajem travnja! - Reboot". 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Starbreeze doubled revenue in Q1 on Dead by Daylight sale".
- ^ "Djeca i odrasli čekaju u dugom redu na ulazak u virtualni svijet na sajmu".
- ^ "Inked: Rätsellastiges Abenteuer im Skizzen-Look für Ende April angekündigt - 4Players.de".
- ^ "News - Now Available on Steam - Inked, 10% off!". store.steampowered.com.
- ^ "Mustesamurai haastaa luojansa huhtikuisessa Inked-seikkailussa – tältä se näyttää". 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Screenshot Saturday Featuring Shakedown Hawaii, ABZÛ, Eleven More - Hardcore Gamer". www.hardcoregamer.com.
- ^ "Solve lovely-looking puzzles as a pen-and-paper samurai in Inked".
- ^ "Let Inked's incredible aesthetic draw you in". destructoid.com. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Inked". Metacritic.
External links[]
- 2018 video games
- Indie video games
- Puzzle-platform games
- Video games about samurai
- Video games developed in Croatia
- Windows games
- Windows-only games