Realm of Ink

Item: Realm of Ink
Rating: 79
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-04

Summary

Addictive roguelike gameplay with satisfying progression.
Distinctive and appealing ink wash art style.
Unique pet and ink treasure combination system.
Repetitive levels and boss encounter design.
Unbalanced difficulty and visual clutter issues.
Poor itemization with reliance on luck.

Categories

Roguelike Real-time Combat Character Customization Character Progression Exploration Monster Collecting Multiple Endings

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 16%
Protest reviews: 1%

79%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
21%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3031
Negative points: 2391
Gameplay points: 509
Perf. points: 68
Rec. points: 836
Misc points: 155

Point	Description	Importance
Enjoyable, addictive roguelike experience Description The game is enjoyable and addictive, often compared favorably to Hades and Warm Snow, with some reviewers finding it more accessible or enjoyable. It successfully blends elements from these games while establishing its own identity as a roguelike action game, making it a standout title, especially among domestic games. Importance 96%	The game is enjoyable and addictive, often compared favorably to Hades and Warm Snow, with some reviewers finding it more accessible or enjoyable. It successfully blends elements from these games while establishing its own identity as a roguelike action game, making it a standout title, especially among domestic games.	96%
Distinctive, appealing ink wash art Description The game features a distinctive and appealing Chinese ink wash painting art style, with detailed characters, environments, and special effects. This aesthetic is consistently praised and contributes significantly to the game's immersive atmosphere and overall positive reception. Importance 45%	The game features a distinctive and appealing Chinese ink wash painting art style, with detailed characters, environments, and special effects. This aesthetic is consistently praised and contributes significantly to the game's immersive atmosphere and overall positive reception.	45%
Unique pet and ink systems Description The game features a unique pet system that influences combat and changes based on the player's build. The Ink Treasure system allows for creative combinations and customization, enhancing gameplay variety. Importance 11%	The game features a unique pet system that influences combat and changes based on the player's build. The Ink Treasure system allows for creative combinations and customization, enhancing gameplay variety.	11%
Frequent, substantial game updates Description The development team is dedicated and responsive, consistently updating the game with new content, optimizations, and bug fixes. This commitment to improvement enhances the overall player experience and demonstrates the developers' sincerity. Importance 9%	The development team is dedicated and responsive, consistently updating the game with new content, optimizations, and bug fixes. This commitment to improvement enhances the overall player experience and demonstrates the developers' sincerity.	9%
Satisfying character build progression Description The game's build system allows for powerful and satisfying character development, with various strategies and combinations. The developers are actively working to make more builds viable and enjoyable, with some builds being considered overpowered. Importance 9%	The game's build system allows for powerful and satisfying character development, with various strategies and combinations. The developers are actively working to make more builds viable and enjoyable, with some builds being considered overpowered.	9%
Multiple endings and gameplay options Description The game offers multiple endings, adjustable difficulty levels, and a variety of gameplay options, encouraging repeated playthroughs. The roguelike elements add to the challenge and replayability. Importance 6%	The game offers multiple endings, adjustable difficulty levels, and a variety of gameplay options, encouraging repeated playthroughs. The roguelike elements add to the challenge and replayability.	6%