Vellum similar games & best alternatives

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Vellum

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Engaging and fluid combat with diverse builds
  • Strong co-op and community features
  • Unique literary and ink-based fantasy theme
  • Short, replayable runs with meta progression
  • Frequent developer updates and responsiveness

Things to keep in mind

  • Some balance issues with certain builds or inks
  • Visual clarity can be lacking in chaotic combat
  • Limited map variety and exploration
  • Performance drops in long endless runs
  • Content can feel limited after extensive play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Meta Ghost: Breaking Show

  • Orcs Must Die! 2

  • Onirism

  • Borderlands 2

  • Hellpoint

  • Arcadegeddon

Less competitive

Games that feels like Vellum but with less competition against others

  • Valheim

  • DYSPLACED

  • Drake Hollow

  • FlyKnight

  • Absolum

  • Shape of Dreams: Prologue

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Vellum. These titles are not in What to play next.

Vellum: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026