inkle
@inkle.co
Independent developer of narrative games; creators of ink; home of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope podcast.. Games: TR-49, A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery, and Pendragon. 🔗 inkle.co
This year's theme for #inkjam is “Let that sink in!" Inkjam is a jam where you try to build a game using @inkle.co's ink narrative programming language. Join the jam on itch itch.io/jam/inkjam-2... Join the other creators on Discord discord.gg/inkle
inkjam 2026
A game jam from 2026-08-14 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Ju / smwhr & Memories of Sunshine. Welcome to the 9th edition of inkJam! This is an annual community-organized jam all about ink , a versatile script...
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Portable e-ink IF player in progress, via or friend @tomgranger.bsky.social - also read the thread if you’re considering an ink jam entry..!
Tom Granger@tomgranger.bsky.social · 4d agoSome news on this! The eenk custom firmware project is live at t0mg.github.io/eenk 🎉 Flash eenk on compatible devices and download eenky IDE pre-releases for Windows & Mac! PS: here's X4 Pro support with touch and backlight! Also it has 20x more RAM so the ink runtime takes advantage of that too.
New Kaleidoscope! @jillscharr.bsky.social (Destiny 2, The Lamplighters League) talks about getting aligned: with the game, the vision and the team. How do we get up to speed fast? And how do promote good on-boarding for the writers who come on after us? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
What a treat this was, so many brilliant ideas and reminders. Congrats to the folks at @inkle.co and every contributor to this fantastic collection! More books like this please.
How should we think about history when using it games? Look at what historians actually do, suggests @peterpunk.bsky.social The whole interview is a really fascinating dive into a very intelligent design process: catch it here www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
New Kaleidoscope! Narrative designer @peterpunk.bsky.social (Football Drama, Becoming Saint) talks to us about designing from the theme downwards, and the portrayal of history in games. 👂 www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
New Kaleidoscope! Narrative designer @peterpunk.bsky.social (Football Drama, Becoming Saint) talks to us about designing from the theme downwards, and the portrayal of history in games. 👂 www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Pleased that inkle is part of the Choices Matter Festival, with a new chat with @theexaminedgame.bsky.social
Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · 2w agoCelebrate narrative games w/ our first-ever CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam! AUGUST 10 - 17th: It’s stacked with... 🪧40+ Demos 🪧Behind-the-scenes content 🪧Interviews 🪧A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type quiz 🪧Exclusive announcements 🪧TWO WORLD PREMIERES (not ours) 🪧…and discounts on 90 featured games!
New Kaleidoscope ep! Pip Warr (Little Kitty, Big City, A Monster's Expedition) joins us for a fun chat about localisation. Can digging into your script in immense detail make you a better writer -- or will it drive you mad? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Reminder that the annual ink game jam is starting on August 15th - full details on the @itch.io page itch.io/jam/inkjam-2...
inkjam 2026
A game jam from 2026-08-14 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Ju / smwhr & Memories of Sunshine. Welcome to the 9th edition of inkJam! This is an annual community-organized jam all about ink , a versatile script...
itch.io
🧵: The Best Games of 2026 So Far - "TR-49 is one of the bravest games I’ve played. Not only does it do something really interesting with its gameplay and storytelling, but TR-49 takes a strong political stance." - @amandatien.bsky.social | Made by @inkle.co
New Kaleidoscope! This week, we have a playful and insightful look at developing characters and dialogue through theatrical techniques, with @annacwebs.bsky.social. Check out the conversation here, or subscribe to never miss an ep! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Thank you @npr.org for the TR-49 shoutout in this list of 2026’s best games so far! www.npr.org/2026/07/21/n...
This is a great episode. @nessathewriter.bsky.social has a unique and accessible approach to writing personal projects and learning from them, that I found uplifting and motivating.
inkle@inkle.co · last mo.New Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @nessathewriter.bsky.social (Borderlands 4) talks about how writing fast, scrappy Twine games can build your skills and your portfolio at the same time. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... for the ep, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app!
Heaven's Vault almost gave its robot companion a familiar blue hologram. @inkle.bsky.social changed it to pure white instead—a small artistic decision that inspired an entirely new narrative thread about robots as ghosts. Indie Game Works: a-fwd.com/asin-uk=0500... #HeavensVault #IndieGame
I had so much fun recording this, please give it a listen!! and then make something small and weird!!
inkle@inkle.co · last mo.New Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @nessathewriter.bsky.social (Borderlands 4) talks about how writing fast, scrappy Twine games can build your skills and your portfolio at the same time. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... for the ep, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app!
New Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @nessathewriter.bsky.social (Borderlands 4) talks about how writing fast, scrappy Twine games can build your skills and your portfolio at the same time. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... for the ep, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app!
"Flawless Victory (And How to Avoid It" In honor of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's release, here's a brief essay about how I approached the writing of its main narrative, 13 years ago. darbymcdevitt.substack.com/p/flawless-v... Big thanks to @jon.inkle.co for nudging me to write this one.
Flawless Victory (And How to Avoid It)
Some Thoughts on Dramatic Narratives in Linear Action-Adventure Games
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MYSTERY FANS: The Incident at Galley House is out now -- this is the game built out of Type Help, which was a huge inspiration for us in crafting TR-49. That's why we've teamed up with @eviltrout.com to bundle both games (but that means, since YOU already bought ours, you get an instant discount!)
Save 7% on The Cursed Machine on Steam
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Hello #PortfolioDay ! I'm Anastasia and here's some of the games I've created art for with @inkle.co
The trick for a good set of dialogue choices? Set them up, says @fiddlecub.bsky.social Hear the whole conversation at www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope..., and if you're picking up the book, it's 15% off with the code BOOKPITCH15 this week.
This is just one of the great takeaways from this episode. 10/10
New Kaleidoscope episode! Larian writer @fiddlecub.bsky.social (Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity Original Sin 2) joins us to discuss "Two Tips for Better Dialogues"... and gives us many more than two. Listen in at www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope..., or subscribe via your podcast player!
ink/Unity users! New release via @tomkail.bsky.social - the ink/unity integration is now up to 2.0.0, a major new release that changes a few things under the hood to make things more stable. github.com/inkle/ink-un...
Release 🎊 2.0.0 is out! 🎊 · inkle/ink-unity-integration
This is a major overhaul of the Unity side of the plugin, taking advantage of various new features Unity have added over the last few years. The main change is that the plugin no longer needs to ge...
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Heaven's Vault ($12.49) - Outer Wilds fans still looking for that fix, pick this up. archaeologist Aliya Elasra has discovered a lost history in a nebula, and now must decipher it. but the journey she'll undergo involves much more than just translation. store.steampowered.com/app/774201/H...
WIP feature of our next game, presented entirely out of context (it's been surprisingly fun to build tho)
Five hours left to snag every inkle game for barely anything so, you know, make a cup of tea, go for a run, have a nap etc www.humblebundle.com/games/comple...
The Complete Inkle Library
Adventure awaits in these beloved classics and new favorite games from Inkle! Get them at the price of your choice and support Breakthrough T1D!
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New Kaleidoscope ep! Deborah D'Antonio L.B. Almeida joins us to talk about designing interesting choices, and using a structure-first approach for writing. Check it out, here! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast
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