inkle
@inkle.co
Independent developer of narrative games; creators of ink.
Games: A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery! and Pendragon. Latest: TR-49
🔗 inkle.co
Games: A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery! and Pendragon. Latest: TR-49
🔗 inkle.co
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TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Look at this beautiful thing — made with ink!
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Look at this beautiful thing — made with ink!
It’s finally official: TR-49 is Steam Deck Verified!
TR-49 is Steam Deck Verified
TR-49 is Steam Deck Verified
store.steampowered.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
It’s finally official: TR-49 is Steam Deck Verified!
Reposted by inkle
I've been playing through this the last couple nights, and I recommend. The core gameplay is great, the performances are full of heart, and the text you're searching through tells compelling stories with fun surprises
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I've been playing through this the last couple nights, and I recommend. The core gameplay is great, the performances are full of heart, and the text you're searching through tells compelling stories with fun surprises
Reposted by inkle
If you're into deduction games, especially if you liked Type Help, you should definitely PL-47 this bitesize one from @jon.inkle.co. I'm a big fan of the Implausibly Weird Database subgenre.
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you're into deduction games, especially if you liked Type Help, you should definitely PL-47 this bitesize one from @jon.inkle.co. I'm a big fan of the Implausibly Weird Database subgenre.
Reposted by inkle
I played through this over the last two days and it is -excellent-. It‘s immersive, fascinating. The attention to detail is impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and even after finishing woke up this morning wanting to try something new just to see how they handled it.
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I played through this over the last two days and it is -excellent-. It‘s immersive, fascinating. The attention to detail is impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and even after finishing woke up this morning wanting to try something new just to see how they handled it.
❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
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In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing.
Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
Reposted by inkle
Had one of my zero sleep nights so blitzed straight through @inkle.co's TR-49.
It is VERY GOOD.
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
It is VERY GOOD.
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
TR-49 on Steam
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Had one of my zero sleep nights so blitzed straight through @inkle.co's TR-49.
It is VERY GOOD.
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
It is VERY GOOD.
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
FYI: we continue to be bad at April Fools day
inkle's next game is in production now, since inception three weeks ago.
It's about academic wizards who use modified Enigma machines to cast spells. There's a maze. It is, of course, a parable about gen AI.
The name is two characters followed by two digits to spell a word.
-- 1st April 2025
It's about academic wizards who use modified Enigma machines to cast spells. There's a maze. It is, of course, a parable about gen AI.
The name is two characters followed by two digits to spell a word.
-- 1st April 2025
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
FYI: we continue to be bad at April Fools day
Reposted by inkle
Wrote a thing about the excellent TR-49 by @inkle.co. Tried to keep things relatively spoiler-free, as this is a game best experienced knowing as little as possible going into it -- but it's also difficult to talk about without revealing a *few* things about it! moegamer.net/2026/02/01/t...
TR-49: suspicious minds - MoeGamer
Inkle's latest adventure, TR-49, is a story about the power of words, delivered through your interactions with a mysterious machine.
moegamer.net
February 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Wrote a thing about the excellent TR-49 by @inkle.co. Tried to keep things relatively spoiler-free, as this is a game best experienced knowing as little as possible going into it -- but it's also difficult to talk about without revealing a *few* things about it! moegamer.net/2026/02/01/t...
Sort of a review - sort of our first piece of fan art? Also; gorgeous.
“It reminds us we do not need to be told what to think…”
“It reminds us we do not need to be told what to think…”
Trying this new thing where I get my thoughts about a game out while the game is still kind of sort of in the conversation instead of eight months from now.
Short version: @inkle.co absolutely killed it, between this, Overboard!, and Heaven's Vault, they've got certified range. Check out TR-49!
Short version: @inkle.co absolutely killed it, between this, Overboard!, and Heaven's Vault, they've got certified range. Check out TR-49!
TR-49 | Archivist Approved
YouTube video by Archivist Shepard
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Sort of a review - sort of our first piece of fan art? Also; gorgeous.
“It reminds us we do not need to be told what to think…”
“It reminds us we do not need to be told what to think…”
“shockingly stellar voice acting”
it does somehow seem right and good that i should have literally feverishly written about about tr-49, the puzzle game that's consumed me the past week
I'm in my happy place: a dark basement digging through a computer archive that may or may not be alive
Indie Spotlight | TR-49 slowly draws you in until you just can't escape its puzzle
www.gamesradar.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“shockingly stellar voice acting”
Reposted by inkle
it does somehow seem right and good that i should have literally feverishly written about about tr-49, the puzzle game that's consumed me the past week
I'm in my happy place: a dark basement digging through a computer archive that may or may not be alive
Indie Spotlight | TR-49 slowly draws you in until you just can't escape its puzzle
www.gamesradar.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM
it does somehow seem right and good that i should have literally feverishly written about about tr-49, the puzzle game that's consumed me the past week
Reposted by inkle
How did Inkle co-founder @jon.inkle.co go from a Maths Teacher to a BAFTA-winning narrative designer?
Tune in next Tuesday for the full conversation: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Tune in next Tuesday for the full conversation: bit.ly/43RMgx9
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
How did Inkle co-founder @jon.inkle.co go from a Maths Teacher to a BAFTA-winning narrative designer?
Tune in next Tuesday for the full conversation: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Tune in next Tuesday for the full conversation: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Reposted by inkle
C'est vendredi, c'est l'hebdo d'Origami ! Au programme à partir de 13h :
🧗l'ascension du mont Kami avec Cairn
🧑🏫des chiffres et de lettres avec TR-49
😨un peu de frousse avec la preview de Resident Evil Requiem
www.youtube.com/watc...
twitch.tv/origatwitch
🧗l'ascension du mont Kami avec Cairn
🧑🏫des chiffres et de lettres avec TR-49
😨un peu de frousse avec la preview de Resident Evil Requiem
www.youtube.com/watc...
twitch.tv/origatwitch
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 AM
C'est vendredi, c'est l'hebdo d'Origami ! Au programme à partir de 13h :
🧗l'ascension du mont Kami avec Cairn
🧑🏫des chiffres et de lettres avec TR-49
😨un peu de frousse avec la preview de Resident Evil Requiem
www.youtube.com/watc...
twitch.tv/origatwitch
🧗l'ascension du mont Kami avec Cairn
🧑🏫des chiffres et de lettres avec TR-49
😨un peu de frousse avec la preview de Resident Evil Requiem
www.youtube.com/watc...
twitch.tv/origatwitch
Reposted by inkle
Listen to why I think TR-49 from @inkle.co is my first Game of the Month for 2026 in our podcast:
www.mentalhealthgaming.com/308-break-th...
Listen from 35 minutes to jump straight to it.
www.mentalhealthgaming.com/308-break-th...
Listen from 35 minutes to jump straight to it.
308 - Break the ICE | MHG
Always committed to opposing fascism. Stay strong, Minnesotans. This week we check out Abra-Cooking-Dabra https://shorturl.at/bMVP6, Bladesong @bladesonggame.bsky.social, Death + Lead https://kai-maga...
www.mentalhealthgaming.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Listen to why I think TR-49 from @inkle.co is my first Game of the Month for 2026 in our podcast:
www.mentalhealthgaming.com/308-break-th...
Listen from 35 minutes to jump straight to it.
www.mentalhealthgaming.com/308-break-th...
Listen from 35 minutes to jump straight to it.
<3
Just finished TR-49 by inkle in one 8-hour session and I can't stop thinking about it. This puzzle game has one of the BEST note-taking system for cognitive accessibility. Blue Prince, take notes! 📝
⭐⭐⭐/5
Review:
⭐⭐⭐/5
Review:
I Finished This 8-Hour Puzzle Game in ONE Session - TR-49 Accessibility Review
There's a game I played this weekend that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. TR-49 by Inkle Studios has probably the best note-taking system I've seen in a puzzle game, and I think Blue Prince could learn a thing or two from it.
My Blue Prince Note Taking Video - https://youtu.be/IAcpx3FI8
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
<3
Reposted by inkle
We love @shortgame.fm and they did a great episode on TR-49! shortgame.fm
Also they made a HyperCard reference! Given I grew up making HyperCard games that made me smile 😀
Also they made a HyperCard reference! Given I grew up making HyperCard games that made me smile 😀
The Short Game
A weekly audio podcast about short video games.
shortgame.fm
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 AM
We love @shortgame.fm and they did a great episode on TR-49! shortgame.fm
Also they made a HyperCard reference! Given I grew up making HyperCard games that made me smile 😀
Also they made a HyperCard reference! Given I grew up making HyperCard games that made me smile 😀
Reposted by inkle
@inkle.co's TR-49 manages to be a harrowing mystery and heartbreaking story without ever leaving its single location.
www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
TR-49 is an early Game of the Year contender
A mysterious computer and the power of stories
www.rogue.site
January 28, 2026 at 9:15 PM
@inkle.co's TR-49 manages to be a harrowing mystery and heartbreaking story without ever leaving its single location.
www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
This has happened on iOS now too. It’s spreading
⚠️ TR-49 -- CALIBRATION REVISION ⚠️
The TR-49 computer appears to have changed. We found two two new switches in Settings.
1) REDUCE GLITCHES: Reduces text animation for more comfortable reading
2) REDUCE HINTS: Deductive mode for self-directed play
See attached. Thank you for your observations.
The TR-49 computer appears to have changed. We found two two new switches in Settings.
1) REDUCE GLITCHES: Reduces text animation for more comfortable reading
2) REDUCE HINTS: Deductive mode for self-directed play
See attached. Thank you for your observations.
Steam :: TR-49 :: The CALIBRATION REVISION
Play your way, with deductive mode and accessibility features
steamcommunity.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This has happened on iOS now too. It’s spreading
Reposted by inkle
TR-49: The Kotaku Review https://kotaku.com/tr-49-review-inkle-indie-steam-pc-obra-dinn-her-story-2000662798
TR-49: The Kotaku Review
The latest linguistic project from Heaven's Vault creators Inkle is one of their best yet
kotaku.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
TR-49: The Kotaku Review https://kotaku.com/tr-49-review-inkle-indie-steam-pc-obra-dinn-her-story-2000662798
Reposted by inkle
We tried out TR-49, a super mysterious detective game about deciphering files on a WW2 computer!
Deciphering a narrative enigma within a World War 2 computer (TR-49)
Went into this not knowing much about it except that it had received lots of good coverage and that inkle have made some pretty great games in the past! It's certainly one of those games even understanding the interface and your goals is part of the puzzle, but it felt like I was getting there by th
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
We tried out TR-49, a super mysterious detective game about deciphering files on a WW2 computer!
Reposted by inkle
hey so if you havent played TR-49 yet you should go do that. i need people to discuss theories etc with
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
hey so if you havent played TR-49 yet you should go do that. i need people to discuss theories etc with
Ha! Our launch discount just ended. Now it’s *one dollar more expensive*. You heard that right. One sweet dollar.
Masterplan. That’s how we roll.
Masterplan. That’s how we roll.
TR-49 on Steam
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Ha! Our launch discount just ended. Now it’s *one dollar more expensive*. You heard that right. One sweet dollar.
Masterplan. That’s how we roll.
Masterplan. That’s how we roll.