The ‘Souls’ games have proven to be highly popular. In the world of geek culture, 3D printing is something that draws quite a lot of attention and is highly popular among nerds, mechanics, hobbyists, and the like.

Working out ink costs. Image by 'Dead Ink.'

Making a game that combines elements of 3D printing with souls-like gameplay and narrative can make for a highly intriguing game that will draw players, especially players with an interest in souls-like games and 3D printing, obviously.

‘Dead Ink’ is that type of game. It combines aspects of 3D printing with an intense storyline and souls-like gameplay. Trapped in a “hostile world” that came about as the result of a quantum physics time-travel experiment, players must fight to escape it while taking on everything that this other world has to throw at them.

The entire world is built with 3D printing, making ink an invaluable resource that can be used to print weapons, upgrade weapons, and complete a wide range of essential functions. Ink can be harvested in-game, but is rare and must be used wisely because once it runs out, it's over.

Better weapons can make for easier wins. Alternatively, having more ink to spare can offer the chance to retry if something goes wrong and the player kicks the bucket or falls off the top of the world, which is just about as high as the tower stretches that players are trying to reach the bottom of. In one piece of course.

‘Dead Ink’ is developed by ‘Offwidth Games Ltd.’ and is available on Steam.