SimulationFit check
Is There Will Be Ink worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tactical-action players who want cover-based battles instead of unrestricted run-and-gun combat
- Local multiplayer groups seeking cooperative or competitive matches for up to 8 players
- Players who want campaigns alongside map creation and procedurally generated missions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a low-difficulty action game may hit a wall when advancing without assessing cover, stamina, and troop positions.
- Players who want short, unstructured arcade sessions may find the unit progression, battlefield management, and varied campaign objectives demanding.
- Solo players uninterested in custom maps or generated campaigns may not use much of the game's extended content.
Our take on There Will Be Ink
The bounce point arrives when charging forward stops working. Players must track cover, stamina, troop locations, and battlefield conditions, or switch to Arcade Mode. The layered progression system can also slow down anyone looking for a purely immediate shooter.
What is There Will Be Ink?
Play alone or with up to seven others in tactical battles on paper-notepad maps, where cover, unit placement, stamina, and terrain conditions shape each encounter.
Soldiers earn experience during operations, raising attributes and unlocking training, weapon upgrades, and headquarters actions such as air strikes and ammo drops. The campaign includes 56 missions across three campaigns, with objectives involving rescues, base construction, boss fights, and battles in varied environments. Quick Battle offers randomly generated maps, while the map editor supports custom battlefields and the campaign generator creates increasingly difficult mission series. Arcade Mode provides a faster run-and-gun option. Multiplayer supports local cooperation or competition and Steam Remote Play Together.
How There Will Be Ink plays
- 01Campaign Missions
- The built-in campaign contains 56 missions across three campaigns with objectives including rescues, base construction, boss fights, and battles in unusual environments.
- 02Unit Progression
- Battle experience raises attributes and unlocks recruit types, training options, weapon upgrades, and headquarters abilities.
- 03Custom Battlefields
- A map editor lets players create battlefields, while Quick Battle can generate random maps using adjustable battlefield variables.
- 04Procedural Campaigns
- The campaign generator creates a sequence of increasingly difficult missions according to selected parameters.
- 05Local Multiplayer
- Up to 8 players can cooperate or compete locally, including by joining an active battle on either side.
- 06Remote Play Together
- Steam Remote Play Together supports multiplayer sessions with friends online.
- 07Persistent Battlefields
- Craters, shells, and spilled red ink remain on a battlefield as reminders of earlier combat.
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There Will Be Ink: platforms & release
Is There Will Be Ink worth it?
It is worth it if: tactical-action players who want cover-based battles instead of unrestricted run-and-gun combat. Skip it if: players seeking a low-difficulty action game may hit a wall when advancing without assessing cover, stamina, and troop positions.
Where can I download There Will Be Ink?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens There Will Be Ink's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is There Will Be Ink on?
Windows only.
