Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper

Name: Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper
Rating: 0 (7 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Storyan teaM

Feb 26, 2025

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Combat

action

Features

multiple characters

Themes

fantasy

Summary

A hand-drawn Metroidvania set inside a notebook. Explore a world of ink and paper, fight monsters, overcome deadly traps, unlock new heroes and uncover its hidden secrets!

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- itch.io

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper

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