Vellum

Vellum is a co-op literary roguelike for 1–4 players, with solo play also available. You enter mechanically distinct Tomes, where each page brings you closer to stronger abilities, and fight to save books from the Torn. Runs called Swift Tales are designed to last under 30 minutes.

Build your spellbook

Choose from six Signature Inks, each with its own class-defining strengths, upgrades and challenges. Red can restore your health through vampirism, Blue can overwhelm enemies with waves, and Green lets you command an Inkling pet; Pink, Yellow, Teal and Orange offer other strengths. You combine ink-infused spells and enhance them with augments, shaping a build around your choices.

The spell roster includes Planets for controlling areas, Swords for lunging attacks, Dice for striking distant foes, and splash-heavy Potions, as well as Flowers, Lanterns, Shields, Anvils and Ravens. Other spells include Sewing Needles, Anchors and Playing Cards. More than 20 spells can be combined and augmented, while over 300 powers offer options for you and your team. Pages of Power provide further ways to discover and combine abilities.

Save the Tomes

Each Tome draws on familiar tales and fables and has mechanics that can alter a run. Its Font grants the team Tome-themed powers that work alongside each player’s individual build. The Torn also develop during battle: you choose from more than 100 enemy upgrades and effects to shape how they evolve.

You can add Binding Challenges to your journeys, increasing the difficulty for greater rewards. After reaching the end of a run and finding a build you want to continue, you can face the Appendices and keep fighting.

The Illuminated Library

Between adventures, you return to the Illuminated Library to rest, explore its secrets and research ways to enhance your Ink. Customizable talents improve your Scribe between runs. You can also decorate a personal Reading Nook with hundreds of items.

Raids and challenges

Torn Lord Raids take you into two realms: The Forgery, where you face the Splice Lord, and The Grey Area, where you confront the Raving Lord. The Rotating Book Club offers fresh global challenges to take on with other Scribes.