Ink and Lore (2026) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ink and Lore

A 99-floor roguelike of cards that vanish the moment they're played. Lead two guardians of living stationery into a picture book someone stopped drawing. Your cards are finite—choosing when to spend them is…

1 December 2026

What Ink and Lore is

Ink and Lore is an unreleased indie game in development at Shintaro Higashi, currently scheduled for 1 December 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A 99-floor roguelike of cards that vanish the moment they're played. Lead two guardians of living stationery into a picture book someone stopped drawing. Your cards are finite—choosing when to spend them is life or death. And at the end of the world waits the one who—

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3（第4世代）/ AMD 同等以上（2コア 2.0GHz 以上）, 4 GB RAM and WebGL 2.0 対応 GPU（Intel HD Graphics 4000 以上、統合GPU可）/ VRAM 512MB 以上. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

Ink and Lore — frequently asked questions

When is Ink and Lore coming out?

Ink and Lore is scheduled to release on 1 December 2026. That is 41 days away.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Ink and Lore?

At minimum, Ink and Lore needs Intel Core i3（第4世代）/ AMD 同等以上（2コア 2.0GHz 以上）, 4 GB RAM, WebGL 2.0 対応 GPU（Intel HD Graphics 4000 以上、統合GPU可）/ VRAM 512MB 以上 graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Ink and Lore?

The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Ink and Lore have controller support?

Steam's store listing does not list controller support for Ink and Lore. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.

Can you play Ink and Lore on Mac?

Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of Ink and Lore.

Is Ink and Lore on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Ink and Lore. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

Does Ink and Lore have Denuvo?

Steam's store page lists no third-party DRM for Ink and Lore. That is what Steam shows, not a test of the game.

Does Ink and Lore need a third-party account?

Steam's store page lists no third-party account requirement for Ink and Lore.

Is Ink and Lore available in Germany?

Steam shows it to German users with an age rating of 6 (a rating Steam generated, not a USK certificate).

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