Fit check
Is Inkulinati worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy fans who want battles with hand-controlled units rather than real-time commands.
- Players drawn to medieval manuscript imagery who want it brought into a tactical game.
- Local multiplayer groups looking for customizable hot-seat battles.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fast, real-time combat may find the turn-based planning pace too deliberate.
- Those who prefer a fixed set of units may not enjoy building an army from unlockable Beasts and learned actions.
- Players looking for a conventional historical war setting may not want battles involving bizarre creatures and apocalyptic events.
Our take on Inkulinati
Rather than placing strategy in a conventional military setting, Inkulinati takes its visual and thematic cues from medieval manuscripts. Its battles turn that inspiration into playable armies of drawn creatures, with Masters directly changing the battlefield through their own actions.
What is Inkulinati?
Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game in which players draw Beasts to fight on battlefields inspired by medieval manuscripts.
Units have individual skills and class abilities, while Inkulinati Masters can use hand actions to move troops, create obstacles, or attack. Each battlefield has hazards and useful objects, and apocalyptic events can change the situation during a fight. Journey mode follows a player-created character through encounters with rival Masters and wild Beasts, with new Beasts and hand actions learned along the way. Players can also build an army and set battle options for hot-seat matches. Difficulty levels and an Academy mode provide different ways to approach the battles.
How Inkulinati plays
- 01Ink-based battlefield actions
- Masters can alter fights by shifting units, making barriers, or striking opponents directly.
- 02Changing battle conditions
- Battlefields contain interactive objects, and events such as fires or plagues can disrupt plans.
- 03Journey mode
- Players create a character and learn techniques for adding Beasts and Master actions to their army.
- 04Hot-seat matches
- Players can choose armies, talents, Masters, and battlefields before facing another local player.
- 05Academy mode
- Step-by-step lessons cover the game's battle tactics and mechanics.
Inkulinati compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad centers on World War II battles with direct control of units, while Inkulinati uses drawn Beasts, Master actions, and manuscript-inspired battlefields. Shogun Showdown focuses on positioning, attack tiles, and deck-building in turn-based combat; Inkulinati instead combines unit abilities with interactive battlefield objects and events.
Inkulinati: platforms & release
Is Inkulinati worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy fans who want battles with hand-controlled units rather than real-time commands. Skip it if: players seeking fast, real-time combat may find the turn-based planning pace too deliberate.
Where can I download Inkulinati?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Inkulinati's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Inkulinati on?
Windows and macOS.
