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Inkslinger cover art

Inkslinger

Gateway · 2021-04-08

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 08, 2021 (Mac)

As an Inkslinger at Brassknee's renowned Wordshop, it's your job to write letters for the citizens of Isle Shammer. But through the veil of work lies forgotten trauma. A voice begins to speak to you in recurring daydreams, telling you about your tragic past in Nomania.

Inkslinger is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $4.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Positive review sentiment (93% of 27 reviews).

0
playing now
93%
positive of 27 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 70% of 28,691 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2022-04-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420212026Week of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.492021-04-082026-07-092021-04-08 — best price $4.492021-04-15 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $1.242021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992021-11-01 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $0.992022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $0.992022-02-03 — best price $4.992022-04-25 — best price $0.492022-05-02 — best price $4.992022-06-24 — best price $2.492022-07-07 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

DarkComedyHorrorLinearTypingAbstractAdventureRealisticWord GameMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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