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Inkslinger

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…

70 8 April 2021

Inkslinger is an adventure developed by Gateway, released 8 April 2021 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Inkslinger is

Inkslinger is an adventure game developed by Gateway and released in 2021. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Inkslinger holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Inkslinger launched on 8 April 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.... All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139....

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When did Inkslinger come out?
Inkslinger was released on 8 April 2021 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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