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Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!
Vellum is a action roguelike, third-person shooter and online co-op game
developed by Alvios Games
and published by Alvios and Inc..
Released on May 02nd 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 879 reviews of which 794 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.37€ on Eneba.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD FX-8320
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 960 / R9 280
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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An absolute gem no one seems to know about. Vellum is a roguelike shooter that's beautifully designed, has a distinct style, is remarkably well optimized, and is fun and challenging besides. Just an excellent game. Gameplay in Vellum is choosing an ink from a large selection, each of which has a specific style of combat attached to it: critical striking, AOE leeching, applying DOTs, and many more. Then you select a mana generator, each of which has its own range and optimal playstyle, then a mana spender that complements your ink, then a movement skill. Then you enter one of a dozen different books that have their own skill trees within that let you modify their contents and challenges. You fight waves of enemies, select modifiers to your skills that increase your power or change your playstyle, and kill bosses. You're rewarded for this with currency to increase your passive power and buy new skills. This is the full gameplay loop, and that loop doesn't get repetitve because as soon as you get used to it, Vellum asks you to start stacking negatives against the player to make each run more challenging in exchange for more resources. Different negatives affect builds and inks differently, leading to a lot of variation in runs. The only thing Vellum doesn't have in a way to reduce randomness; for the very hardest content in the endgame, you may have to go fishing for good skills. That's really all there is to Vellum; it's a pure gameplay experience, and if that gameplay appeals to you you'll enjoy the game. There are a few criticisms that can be leveled at the endgame, however. Vellum caps the game with four boss rush modes and an infinite mode. The boss rush modes are heavy on mechanics, which is good, but this is a shooting game: if you're aiming up at a boss to hit them, you can't also look at your feet at the same time. And the hardest of the boss rushes absolutely fills the screen with garbage, making it difficult to see to dodge mechanics, forcing basically every build to use a single invulnerability-granting movement skill. The infinite mode is mostly just to see how broken your build can get, but it scales very quickly and you stop being able to see what's happening and are forced to clench and hope. All told, Vellum is an excellent game made by a tiny team with better design principles and optimization than many AAA games released with hundred million dollar budgets. If you want an exercise in pure gameplay, give it a try.
I can't believe I never reviewed this just for the positive bump. I love Vellum, the devs rock, and it's always my go-to chill-out game... though it can get intense. (: I only wish that they'd put in an option to cut back on the fog in the Epic Poetry mode. It's not very fun to play the endless mode when you can't ever see it haha. Anyway, super-super-super-super underrated masterpiece, Thanks for the incredible game, guys (:
It alright. Very similar, if significantly more relaxed in pace, gameplay loop to ror2 or roboquest with an admittedly unique if sometimes trifling retinue of mechanics and academic aesthetic. Since it's pretty indie and clearly impassioned, I think it would be unfair to nitpick, but it's not all that standout. Nevertheless, for the entry price and the variety it poses, I'd def still recommend it if you're looking for another 3d arena-style roguelike shooter.
Dad puns, literature nods, and fun synergies. I don't play this game as often anymore because I'm an ADHD genre explorer who generally emphasizes military shooters and RPGs as my mains. When I do come back to Vellum, I'll start it and play it for a ridiculous amount of hours in one sitting. There's something old (in a good way) about it for me that's nostalgic. Probably from my time as a kid in the 90s and 2000s when it was hard to pry a novel or field guide to *insert region and clade specific animal here* paired with the appealing stylized graphics that hearken back to yesteryear. This is very high on my list of loved games, and I honestly think it might be my favorite roguelike. Hats off to the developers. Vellum deserves to be loved by far more than have delved into it, let alone laid eyes on it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Vellum is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, Vellum is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, Vellum received 794 positive votes out of a total of 879 achieving a rating of 8.51.
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Vellum was developed by Alvios Games and published by Alvios and Inc..
Yes, Vellum is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Vellum is not playable on MacOS.
No, Vellum is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Vellum is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Vellum is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Vellum does not support VR.
Vellum offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Vellum includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
No, Vellum does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Vellum does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Vellum does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Vellum is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Vellum.
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| Steam price | 27 October 2026 04:11 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 18 October 2026 10:05 UTC |
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Developer
Alvios Games
Publisher
Alvios, Inc.
Release
02 May 2025
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