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There Will Be Ink: Tactical Warfare on a Notepad

"Way more nuanced than it looks." -- Local Multiplayer Games (Steam Curator)

There Will Be Ink is a challenging tactical action game for 1-8 players. Relive classroom daydreams in this unique stick figure battle simulator set on a paper notepad! Engage in solo campaigns or gather your friends for intense local battles. Experience a blend of strategy game elements and fast-paced action that demands careful planning and strategic thinking.

Deep Tactical Gameplay

Don't just rush into the fray! There Will Be Ink rewards careful battlefield assessment, tactical use of cover, and strategic unit positioning. However, if you prefer a more chaotic experience, switch to "Arcade Mode" for thrilling run and gun action! As your units gain experience and level up, they become more proficient, using cover, dodging projectiles, and becoming crucial assets on the battlefield. Enhance your squad with unit-specific and global training upgrades, and deploy HQ abilities like ammo drops and airstrikes using earned experience. The game features a dynamic stamina system, forcing you to manage your units' energy for actions like running, rolling, and throwing grenades.

Varied Missions and Objectives

Experience diverse mission types beyond simple head-on assaults. Build bases with engineers, rescue prisoners with a lone sniper, combat defecting forces, face off against unique "boss" encounters, and even engage in battles at sea, at night, or on a ski slope! Unleash your creativity with the built-in map editor and design your own custom battlefields. If you're looking for instant action, the "Quick Battle" option allows you to generate random maps with customizable variables. For a longer experience, the procedural campaign generator creates a series of progressively challenging missions across varied landscapes.

Persistent and Dynamic Battlefields

The battlefield remembers all! In There Will Be Ink, the remnants of war, from craters and shells to splashes of red ink, remain as a testament to the battle's intensity. Detailed end-of-battle stats offer a comprehensive analysis of your performance!

Local Multiplayer Mayhem

Gather up to 7 friends for local multiplayer action, or play online using Steam Remote Play Together. Play cooperatively or competitively through entire campaigns, quick battles, or custom maps. Previously won missions can be made more challenging by letting players join the enemy team. Earn bragging rights with badges awarded for feats of skill, like most kills, longest streak, most deaths avenged, and even less desirable accomplishments like most deaths!

Game Features:

• Fast-paced tactical gameplay with a focus on cover.
• Take control of any friendly unit on the battlefield.
• Play through 56 missions across three campaigns.
• Jump into a quick battle with the random map generator, with sliders and toggles for troops & buildings, trees, debris, and rivers.
• Unlock new recruit types as you play, including rifle infantry, assault infantry, snipers, medics, RPG troops, heavy machine gunners, engineers, laser jetpack troops, and flamethrowers.
• Full-featured map editor -- lay out a battlefield and jump straight into the action.
• Campaign Generator - set your parameters and click a button to create a new series of progressively more difficult missions.
• Enjoy hundreds of frames of (poorly but enthusiastically) hand-drawn art!
• Join a battle in progress for 8-player local co-op or vs. gameplay (requires 4 XInput and 4 DirectInput gamepads).
• Online multiplayer using Steam's Remote Play Together.
• Navigate dynamic battlefields by wading across rivers and taking cover behind trees, rocks, sandbags, and craters left behind in the chaos.
• T-Rex with jetpacks! Maniacal Yeti!
• Compensate for weather effects like rain, wind, and smoke rising from burning buildings and trees.
• Earn training credits, even when a battle is lost, to assign new abilities to your troops.