Underplayed Gems

There Will Be Ink (2023)

There Will Be Ink cover
Developer
Summit Fever
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 31 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A chaotic, skill-based tactical brawl where you command stick figure armies on a notepad, balancing careful strategy with arcade-style run-and-gun action.

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What players say

Players praise its nostalgic stick-figure charm and surprisingly deep combat with cover and stamina, but they are split on difficulty: some call it a fair challenge, others find later missions unfairly hard or RNG-heavy. The music is widely noted as repetitive, and the game is still being worked on.

Trailer

Screenshots

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