Inkwellers

Inkwellers

Steam Deck · unrated

ScrumptiousSprouts sp. z o.o. · Adventure · May 28, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

88%
Very Positive
137 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 137 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 92 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Inkwellers is a 2-player co-op puzzle game where you need to cooperate to solve a series of puzzles.
27 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters are fixed, and you can only play as either one.
15 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This seems to be caused by the PC performance and was resolved by fixing the hardware, but just like the cutscene, I didn't expect this game to be using so many resources, especially given the resulting visuals.
8 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The artwork is good for an indie game, and the soundtrack fits the atmosphere of each stage.
6 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story is interesting, and the gameplay, while it has its flaws, is still not bad.
5 of 92 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Co-op27 reviews
Story and characters15 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Interface3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.