Ink Gambit: Poker Roguelike

One hand, one stroke. Play poker-style hands across ink-wash scrolls, stack seals, and outscore the Keeper of every painting. Offline, no ads.

Ink Gambit is an offline roguelike card game painted in ink wash. Play familiar poker-style hands, turn each one into a score, and paint your way up a mountain scroll to the final peak.

HOW IT PLAYS Every painting has a score threshold. You and the Keeper take turns playing hands — singles, pairs, triples, straights, pair runs, airplanes, bombs and the rocket — and each hand must beat the last, just like the classic Chinese climbing card game Dou Dizhu. Each hand scores Power × Ink. Bigger hands and unbroken streaks score more. Pass the threshold first and the painting is finished — time to stamp your seal.

GROW STRONGER WITH EVERY BRUSHSTROKE • 36 Seals, each with its own quirks — build a combo that's yours • 12 Copybooks to rewrite a hand when it matters • Spend Ingots at the Shop after each painting to strengthen your deck • Push your Intent too hard and your brush slips — learn when to ease off

SIX SCROLLS, ONE LONG ROAD Start at the mountain gate, cross the bamboo path, the ferry, the cliff temple and the snow pass, and reach the summit. Each scroll has three paintings plus a final Colophon.

SIX PAINTERS Outline, Splash Ink, Fine Brush, Freehand, Texture and Seal Carver — each starts differently and plays differently. Earn Renown to unlock new Painters and Seals in your Studio.

FIVE WAYS TO PLAY Main run, Endless, Daily Painting (everyone gets the same deck), Weekly (a new twist every week) and Copy Study (fixed puzzles to sharpen your hands). Four difficulties: Novice, Adept, Master, Grandmaster.

QUIET, BEAUTIFUL, UNDISTURBED • Ink-wash art on rice-paper screens, with a Chinese folk-music score • Fully offline, no account, saves stay on your device • No ads • One game for iPhone, iPad and Mac, in 18 languages

ABOUT UNLOCKING Play without limits during your first 24 hours; after that you can start 2 runs a day. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No subscription, no ads.

Made for fans of Dou Dizhu, Big Two and poker hands — and anyone who loves the "get stronger every run" feel of deck-building roguelikes.