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Positive — 100% positive (28 reviews) · 60 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Unleash your creativity as a kid’s drawings spring to life in this thrilling roguelike RPG. Build your party, navigate a dynamic timeline, and shape your fate through notebook scenarios that test your team in a world where the heroes don’t know they’re imaginary.
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Indie, RPG, Strategy · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Create and command a dynamic cast of characters in Graphite, an indie RPG that challenges you to navigate the whimsical dangers of a child's notebook. Every decision shapes the fate of these imaginary heroes in a thrilling timeline of scenarios.
About this game
Death is inevitable.
But maybe—just maybe—there’s time to make things right.
Graphite is a stylized roguelike RPG where the fantasy and wonder of a kid’s imagination come to life across the pages of his own pen-and-paper campaign.
Armed with nothing but scribbled heroes, borrowed school notebooks, household junk, and a head full of what-ifs, he builds a world to navigate grief, self-confidence, and growing up.
Here, pencil-drawn heroes embark on quests, monsters evolve mid-run, and divine prophecies unfold, all while the characters remain unaware they’re just figments of a kid’s mind. They believe in the story completely. And maybe... that makes it real.
The Story So Far
A world born of late-night sketches and ruled paper—where timing beats power, Death is coming, and the only thing more dangerous than fate is the one holding the pen.
A mysterious figure known only as The Scribe tells the heroes that the end is near and that they must be ready. In a desperate bid for survival, he entrusts seven heroes to grow stronger, gather allies, and confront what lies ahead..
Behind the curtain, a deeper truth unfolds. The Scribe, is a kid, building a world from notebook pages to make sense of his own. The heroes he draws are more than just creations; they’re parts of him, forged to carry the weight of his imagination, his fear, and his hope.
Each hero has a distinct personality, backstory, and reason to fight. Their paths intertwine as they face choices, tragedies, and truths, until they realize the Scribe may not be as benevolent as he seems. And when each hero has taken their stand, one truth becomes clear: they are all part of something much greater.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose your path. Face the consequences. Throughout each run, you’ll draw illustrated pages from a tarot-inspired adventure deck. These narrated events present tough choices, influenced by your current party, items, and past decisions.
Will you chase the treasure, help the stranger, or take the hidden path?
Some choices reward you. Some come back to haunt you. Some… change everything.
Like the choose-your-own-adventure books of the past, these moments let you shape the tale—but only one path leads forward.
Timeline-Based Combat
Master the art of timing to achieve victory!
Combat plays out on a dynamic timeline, where every action takes time and every decision has weight. Read enemy intentions, delay key moves, and strike with precision.
Use the Break system to interrupt foes and push their actions down the line… or fall victim to the same.
With dozens of abilities, tactical combos, and enemy types that grow stronger over time, no two fights are ever the same.
Build Your Legend
No stack limits. No boring runs. Just endless potential with incremental roguelike progression.
Enemies and encounters are procedurally generated across runs, scaling alongside your progress.
Discover artifacts, powerful, stackable items that unlock wild synergies and one-of-a-kind builds.
There’s no stack limit, so go all-in on your favorite strategy—or create a chaotic combo no one saw coming.
But Beware...Enemies can pick up artifacts too, turning every battle into a tug-of-war of tactics and power.
Play as the seven heroes, each with their own journey and resolution. Together, they’ll rewrite fate, and confront the one truth behind it all:
They are parts of a whole.
They were drawn for a reason.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Small features and bugfixing
Patch Notes Bug Fixes Fixed a bug introduced last week where the Mage's Camp Activity would not level up a skill. Fixed Twinwhips activating twice when used with Reckless Outburst. Features Skill positions can now be changed from the Party Menu. Added Recruitment Dialogues to the Extras Menu. Added Friendship Dialogues to the Extras Menu.Read full article on Community Announcements (Estraiti)Patch NotesOfficial
A lot of bugfixes
Patch Notes This update focuses on bug fixes and a few quality-of-life changes. Bug Fixes Fixed an exploit involving all wait-based artifacts. Fixed a bug where Love would not properly finish combats. Temperance will no longer count as an "Alive" unit. If the Effigy is the only unit alive on a team, that team will now lose. Fixed Check Notes not working correctly with the Notebook. Fixed additional typos throughout the game. Fixed an issue where the Monk was not unlocking his starting artifacts after beating Act 2. Fixed an issue where the health percentage difficulty modifier was not being applied to recruited party members. Standardized the skill level-up curve. FPS is now capped at 60 by default.Read full article on Community Announcements (Estraiti)Patch NotesOfficial
Extras menu added!
Changelog 2 New Features Extras Menu: Added an Extras menu containing all main dialogues in the game. This will be expanded in future updates with more additional content, including character-to-character dialogues and other extras. Balance Truth Seeker: Increased its base value from 1 + (1 × #Stacks) to 2 + (1 × #Stacks). Act 4 Boss: Increased the boss's health scaling by 10%. Bug Fixes Fixed many dialogue issues and typos. Fixed voices not properly responding to the Voice Volume setting. Fixed the Warrior appearing at the wrong size when using his Assist Skill. Fixed the Rogue's Assist Skill displaying its damage prediction incorrectly. Enemy AI can no longer use the Mage's Check Notes, as it could result in an instantaneous defeat with no opportunity for the player to react.Read full article on Community Announcements (Estraiti)Patch NotesOfficial
First Patch notes!
Changelog New Features Added Difficulty Presets. Clicking a difficulty now creates a pre-established setup for that difficulty rating. Added tooltips for Poise values, making the stat easier to understand. Added artifact rarity to the scaling inspection. Added a remaining draw counter to the artifact selection screen when buying artifacts. Improvements Improved the clarity of several tooltips. Updated the Scribe's post-processing effects to resolve visual glitches that could occur on some systems. The Mage Camp now displays which Witch skill was leveled up and by how much. Applied a 10% diminishing returns to the Berserker Mask. Bug Fixes Fixed the Cool Shirt. It was only counting the first stack.. Resolved numerous grammar issues across the game. Removed the unfinished Spanish localization, as it was not intended to be available yet. Additional language localizations will be released in a future update.Read full article on Community Announcements (Estraiti)AnnouncementsOfficial
🎉Graphite is Available Now on Steam
We are thrilled to announce that Graphite is now available on Steam!🎥 Watch the Launch Trailer: 🛒 Play Now on Steam: ✏️ Welcome to GraphiteGraphite is a tactical roguelike RPG about planning under pressure, building a party from the tools each run gives you, and surviving a fantasy world born from a child's drawings.Plan your actions on a living timeline, watch enemy intent unfold before it lands, and decide whether to interrupt, defend, delay, or gamble on one more action.Some runs will become flawless tactical victories.Others will become unforgettable lessons with dramatic consequences.Both are part of the experience.✨ What You Can Expect⚔️ Combat Built Around TimingEnemies don't simply wait politely for their turn.Their actions are placed on a timeline, giving you valuable information before danger strikes.Every encounter becomes a series of meaningful decisions:🛡️ Do you stop the incoming attack?❤️ Protect a vulnerable party member?⚡ Push for more damage?⏳ Delay the enemy long enough to recover?Victory isn't just about having bigger numbers.It's about using time better.🧩 Party Building That Changes Every RunNo two runs are the same.Each adventure gives you new opportunities to shape your strategy.Recruit party members, upgrade skills, collect powerful artifacts, explore mysterious events, and discover synergies that can transform your team into something completely unexpected.The goal isn't finding one perfect build.It's discovering what this run allows you to become.📖 A Fantasy Drawn From Another WorldGraphite moves between the real and the imagined.The battles unfold through a hand-sketched visual style, but the characters within the story have their own relationships, fears, journeys, and endings.To the player, it may look like pencil and paper.To them, it is everything.🎁 Launch Offer🔥 20% OFF for the first 14 days!Now is the perfect time to begin your adventure.❤️ How You Can Support UsAs a small indie team, launch day means everything to us.If you enjoy Gr...Read full article on Community Announcements (RipRed)
