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- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Alvios Games
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 1,127 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Co op reconnect system is rare in roguelites
- Ink color classes feel distinct and strong
- Literary theme with puns shines
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Same whimsical mood as Vellum.
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Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Rogue-lite, like Vellum.
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Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Rogue-lite, like Vellum.
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Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Vellum.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vellum at current Steam store prices.
Children of Morta
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Vellum.
Fictorum
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Rogue-lite, like Vellum.
God Of Weapons
Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Rogue-lite, like Vellum.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Vellum, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Vellum.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gatekeeper
Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Rogue-lite, like Vellum.
The Spell Brigade
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Vellum.
About Vellum
The closest matches to Vellum: Gatekeeper, Inkbound, The Spell Brigade, Atomic Picnic, and Wizard of Legend. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Vellum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gatekeeper, Inkbound and The Spell Brigade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its co op reconnect system and damage mitigation stacks. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Vellum is a third-person action roguelite with a literary fantasy setting, developed by Alvios Games and released in 2025 at $19.99. Players navigate challenging runs either solo or with up to three others online, wielding an ink-color class system that defines their combat approach. The game features raid bosses with distinct mechanics, a spell upgrade page system that ensures run variety, prestige-style progression resets, and a co-op reconnect system that preserves progress if players disconnect. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and whimsical, with reviewers highlighting how the literary theme with puns permeates the design. The spell upgrade pages make every run feel distinct while the co-op reconnect system addresses a common frustration in the genre. Vellum holds a 91% positive rating from over 1100 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Vellum: 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!
Is Vellum worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 1,127 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Co op reconnect system is rare in roguelites
- Ink color classes feel distinct and strong
- Literary theme with puns shines
- Raid bosses have creative mechanics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's quite short for a roguelike and there's not a lot of variety. The concept was great, and it was fun with friends but the content is just not there. Right when you feel like you're really in control of what you're doing, you've seen it…”
“Could be fun. It's interesting. But the combat feels really bad as does the movement. Trying to do any of the jump challenges will make you want to pull your hair out.”
People who play it also play: Gatekeeper, Inkbound, The Spell Brigade
Frequently asked about Vellum
Can I run it?
Does Vellum run on Steam Deck?
Vellum is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Vellum cost?
Vellum is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Vellum have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Vellum supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Vellum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vellum are Gatekeeper, Inkbound, The Spell Brigade.
Who developed Vellum?
Vellum was developed by Alvios Games and published by Alvios, Inc..