Inkulinati

Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game inspired by medieval manuscripts. You draw an army of Beasts, fight other Inkulinati Masters and collect perks to unlock hidden powers. Battles call for careful planning, as both you and your opponent can alter the battlefield and use powerful actions.

Beasts and battlefields

Unlock Beasts with individual skills and class-specific abilities, then choose how to combine them in your army. Each Battlefield has its own dangers and opportunities, including exploding Pots of Beans, travelling Hell’s Maws and Clouds of Blessings. Apocalyptic events such as fires, plagues and the Memento Mori can disrupt your plans—or help you turn a losing battle around.

Inkulinati Masters can use Hand Actions to smash enemy units, draw obstacles, move units with a finger or make their own troops explode. Each Master can also have a set of Talents to help win battles. You can choose from different difficulty levels, and Academy mode teaches the game’s techniques step by step.

Journey mode

In Journey mode, you create and develop your own Inkulinati character. As you travel, you learn to draw new Beasts and Hand Actions, choosing an army to suit your approach. Possible styles include a fearless knight and a nun who can confuse enemies and heal her own servants.

Your journey includes battles against Inkulinati Masters such as Hildegard and Dante Alighieri, as well as untamed Wild Beasts and Beast Lairs. You also meet characters including Bards and talking Geese, and visit shops and scriptoriums. Your aims include building an army, bringing your Master back from the clutches of death and completing your quest.

Hot-seat battles

In hot-seat mode, you can play against friends, family or other opponents. Choose your Army, Talents, Inkulinati Master and Battlefield, along with other criteria and options, before facing off in a battle.

Medieval creatures

The game brings the strange imagery of medieval manuscripts to life, including sword-wielding rabbits, dogs with spears, human-eating snails and trumpets lodged in bottoms.