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There Will Be Ink

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App ID 1020450
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Summit Fever
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 29812433
Last Record Update 29 June 2025 – 18:55:21 UTC ()
Release Date 10 March 2023 – 11:06:55 UTC ()
❓ 75.77%
30 reviews
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In-Game

There Will Be Ink is a tactical action game for 1-8 players. Play solo or with friends in battles between stick figure armies on a paper notepad, just like you used to draw in class instead of paying attention!

Additional Information

Developer Summit Fever
metacritic_name There Will Be Ink
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Summit Fever
eulas
0 ↴
id1020450_eula_0
nameThere Will Be Ink EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1020450_eula_0
Store Release Date 10 March 2023 – 11:06:59 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/6aRZNRS
https://x.com/SummitFever
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyT-E5eIDh29bi4gMD84mw/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 10 March 2023 – 11:06:55 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 May 2025 – 15:59:00 UTC () (1746201540)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11678470
  • configuration:
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 6 September 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 22 January 2019 – 15:43:17 UTC (), in changelist #5706100

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

▶️ Real Time Tactics 🎨 Hand-drawn 👥 Local Co-Op 🤸 Spectacle fighter 😓 Difficult 🔫 Shooter 🏽 2D 🤝 Co-op 🤝 Co-op Campaign 📺 Local Multiplayer 4️⃣ 4 Player Local 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 🤔 Tactical ⚔️ Combat 🖥️ Simulation 🏋️ Class-Based 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🧰 GameMaker 👥 Team-Based

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Includes level editor Remote Play Together Family Sharing Profile Features Limited Co-op Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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timestamp2 May 2025 – 15:59:38 UTC
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 8 all-time peak 11 March 2023
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Store data

  • 501 followers
  • 27 positive reviews
  • 3 negative reviews
  • 90.00% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 8 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Positive
  • 75.77% SteamDB Rating
  • 27 90.0% positive reviews
  • 3 10.0% negative reviews

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There Will Be Ink had an all-time peak of 8 concurrent players on 11 March 2023.

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