Inklings

Inklings

Applepine Games · October 6, 2016 · Indie, Strategy, Action, Casual, Free to Play

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About Inklings

Inklings is a beautiful Lemmings-style puzzler featuring artsy hand drawn and painted levels. Use your ingenuity to guide the otherwise hapless Inklings into the goal with an array of fantastical items including the portal gun, flip gravity, and more. Inspired by the classics, Inklings is pure addictive puzzle solving in some seriously satisfying levels.

  • Levels - Save snoozing Inklings on Monet’s Water Lilies or fly through zero gravity in Kandinsky’s Several Circles. Inklings’ art themed levels range from kid art and homemade paintings to classical masterpieces, each with a tricky bonus solution.

  • Items - Dig through terrain, climb walls, flip gravity, shoot portal guns, and more. Inklings’ puzzles require you to be clever and efficient in order to find your way to the goal.

  • Shapes - Drag and drop terrain, cannons, and drawable canvases to change the world around you.

Inklings — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 1, 2026
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Not recommended Jan 7, 2026
Imagine Lemmings but it looks absolutely beautiful and plays like complete crap
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Recommended Sep 10, 2026
Inklings is a clever puzzle game built around guiding small, vulnerable creatures through environments filled with obstacles and hazards. Developed and published by Applepine Games, it takes clear inspiration from classic creature-management puzzle games while introducing enough unusual mechanics to develop its own personality. Instead of directly controlling a traditional protagonist, the player acts more like an overseer, studying each level and manipulating characters, objects, and terrain to create a safe route toward the goal. Its straightforward premise gradually develops into a surprisingly involved exercise in planning, experimentation, and timing. The Inklings generally depend on the player to overcome the dangers placed in their path. Every stage becomes a problem that must be understood before it can be solved efficiently. Watching how the creatures move, identifying environmental hazards, and predicting the consequences of an action are essential parts of the experience. Mistakes are common, but they rarely feel completely wasted because an unsuccessful attempt usually reveals something about the puzzle. This creates a satisfying process of observation, experimentation…
Recommended Oct 26, 2025
Игра "Inklings" (в контексте Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) — это яркий пример инновационного подхода. Персонажи-инклинги, вдохновленные Splatoon, отличаются уникальными способностями: стрельбой чернилами и маневренностью. Графика и атмосфера увлекательны, а баланс между сражениями и сюжетными элементами радует. Однако механики требуют времени на освоение, а некоторые режимы кажутся поверхностными. Для фанатов франшизы — это обязательный выбор, но новичкам может показаться сложным. В целом — свежий и запоминающийся опыт.
Recommended Aug 5, 2025
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Recommended Feb 19, 2024
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