Press kit

Inkfernal is a hand-painted bullet-hell roguelike inside the Devil's ledger of souls. You sold him yours; your contract is on the last page. Fight your way to it before dawn, alone or with a friend online. Everything here is free to use in coverage of the game. For keys, interviews or anything missing, write to [email protected].

The premise

You sold your soul to the Devil. Now you're trapped in his book, and your contract is on the last page.

Features

Fast, readable bullet-hell combat with a dodge roll, in the margins of a hand-painted medieval manuscript
Four heroes, each with a signature: Brother Quill illuminates his foes, Sir Loin swears vows, Motley leaves a painted double, and Mudd brings his goose
200 weapons drawn from the great books (Beowulf, Moby-Dick, the Odyssey, Don Quixote) and 200+ relics that stack and combine
Glosses: write a clause in the Devil's contract each chapter, read his reply in red, and choose the trouble your build can bear
Guardians of the margins: the Great Snail, the Rabbit Warlord, the Ink Hydra and more, each with its own fight
Two-player online co-op (lobby code or Steam invite) and local co-op, with ghosts that get back up
Full controller support with matching button prompts, and a Steam Deck graphics preset

Gameplay

Gameplay reel: the four heroes, the weapons, a guardian and online co-op, captured from the current build. Higher-quality masters and vertical cuts for social video are available on request.

Screenshots

Logo and art

Streaming and video

Yes, please. Streams, let's plays and videos are welcome, monetised or not. While the game is in beta, please label beta footage as the beta (for example "Inkfernal beta"); the Beta Terms have the details.

How it was made

Inkfernal is made by one developer with the help of AI tools for art and some writing, directed, curated and edited by hand. The Credits page lists the tools, typefaces and software.