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Graphite

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71%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:music
100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

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Graphite is a single player tactical role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by RipRed and was released on July 27, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

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-…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews
story7 positive mentions
music1 negative mentions
  • Unique and compelling art style with hand-drawn, notebook-inspired visuals that enhance the emotional storytelling.
  • Engaging, strategic timeline-based combat system that rewards careful planning and offers satisfying depth with varied skills and artifact combinations.
  • Strong replayability with multiple heroes, randomized events, and customizable difficulty options, providing varied and fresh gameplay experiences.
  • Some balance issues among heroes, with certain characters significantly stronger than others, impacting difficulty tuning and player enjoyment.
  • The Tarot event system feels underwhelming; events often provide worse rewards compared to fights, reducing the incentive to engage with it.
  • Performance concerns on some systems and lack of certain quality-of-life features like a story log or clearer indications of post-game content.

  • story

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    37% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its emotional depth, blending childhood imagination with themes like grief and self-discovery through unique character perspectives and meaningful player choices. It unfolds progressively over multiple runs, integrating narrative seamlessly with roguelike gameplay, and features compelling, well-developed characters. While some wish for a story log to revisit events, the overall storytelling is considered engaging, original, and a standout aspect of the game.

    • “The world is portrayed as a reflection of a young creator's imagination, allowing fantasy and personal storytelling to blend together in a way that feels both original and meaningful.”
    • “Themes such as grief, courage, hope, insecurity, and self-discovery are woven naturally into the adventure, giving the story an emotional depth that stands apart from many other roguelike RPGs.”
    • “Rather than treating storytelling as a break between battles, the game integrates narrative progression directly into the roguelike formula, making exploration and decision-making equally important components of the experience.”

  • gameplay

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its fluid and engaging turn-based combat, strategic depth, and well-timed interruption mechanics that add tactical variety. Players appreciate the challenging difficulty spikes, unique character activities, and high replayability through diverse strategies and story outcomes. Overall, it delivers a satisfying and thoughtful RPG experience with a compelling blend of storytelling and gameplay mechanics.

    • “Every new expedition offers opportunities to discover different strategies, story outcomes, and gameplay combinations.”
    • “At first I thought the game would be a bit stiff on the gameplay side, but I'm really happy I gave it a try, because it proved me wrong. The gameplay is very fluid and, as someone else mentioned in the comment, sometimes there’s a spike in difficulty which makes me feel challenged in a good way. Well done! 10/10”
    • “One of the game's defining mechanics is the ability to interrupt opponents through well-timed attacks, allowing players to manipulate the flow of battle and create advantageous openings.”
    • “At first I thought the game would be a bit stiff on the gameplay side, but I'm really happy I gave it a try, because it proved me wrong. The gameplay is very fluid and sometimes there's a spike in difficulty which makes me feel challenged in a good way. Well done! 10/10”
    • “The camping mechanics and each character's unique activities there are great.”

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are praised for their unique, polished art style that enhances the emotional storytelling, featuring distinctive character designs and a compelling aesthetic. The visual presentation complements the themes of childhood imagination and personal growth, while running smoothly even on older systems. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's charm and narrative impact.

    • “This distinctive presentation perfectly complements the emotional themes of childhood imagination and personal growth, making the visual style an integral part of the storytelling rather than simply an aesthetic choice.”
    • “The character designs are impressive, with an art style ranging from grayscale full bodies in cutscenes to stick art, creating a unique and awesome visual experience.”
    • “It feels really polished with a unique and compelling aesthetic.”

  • emotional

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s artistic direction deeply enhances its emotional storytelling, seamlessly integrating themes like grief, courage, and self-discovery into the adventure. This fusion of visual style and narrative creates a unique emotional depth that distinguishes it from other roguelike RPGs.

    • “Themes such as grief, courage, hope, insecurity, and self-discovery are woven naturally into the adventure, giving the story an emotional depth that stands apart from many other roguelike RPGs.”
    • “This artistic direction does more than create an eye-catching presentation; it reinforces the emotional heart of the adventure.”
    • “This distinctive presentation perfectly complements the emotional themes of childhood imagination and personal growth, making the visual style an integral part of the storytelling rather than simply an aesthetic choice.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game offers high replayability through its roguelike structure featuring randomized events, evolving enemies, and diverse combat scenarios that demand adaptive strategies. With seven unique heroes and varied character development, it provides a fresh and engaging experience that avoids genre repetition. Overall, its blend of tactical combat and meaningful choices ensures strong replay value.

    • “The roguelike structure further enhances replayability by introducing randomized events, evolving enemies, and changing combat scenarios that require players to continuously adapt their strategies.”
    • “Overall, Graphite presents an ambitious blend of emotional storytelling, tactical combat, meaningful player choice, and highly replayable roguelike mechanics.”

  • character development

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features seven playable heroes with diverse and randomized character development systems that enhance replay value and prevent repetition. The character designs are visually striking, blending grayscale art with detailed fantasy elements that deepen as the story progresses. This artistic approach effectively contrasts the real and fantasy worlds, enriching the overall experience.

    • “The combination of seven playable heroes, randomized adventures, and diverse character development systems gives the game strong replay value while avoiding the repetitive structure that sometimes affects games within the genre.”
    • “I especially like the juxtaposition of the real and fantasy worlds, and how the deeper into the fantasy the scene is, the more detailed the character design becomes.”
    • “The character designs are impressive, with an art style moving from grayscale full bodies in cutscenes to stick art, creating a unique visual experience.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The music in the game is considered fair, serving as a decent background without standing out significantly. It suits players who prefer to focus on gameplay or listen to their own audio while playing.

    • “Music: fair”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Optimization is problematic, with significant performance issues reported that may require refunds.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is lighthearted and whimsical, complementing the game's playful aesthetic with moments that feel both amusing and childlike.

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Play Times

30h Median play time
30h Average play time
30-30h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Graphite is a tactical role playing game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Graphite include turn-based, indie, trading, psychological, emotional and others.

Graphite is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 30 hours playing Graphite.

Graphite was released on July 27, 2026.

Graphite was developed by RipRed.

Graphite has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Graphite for its story but disliked it for its music.

Graphite is a single player game.

Similar games include SpellRogue, Trials of Fire, Chrono Ark, Wildermyth, Arcanium: Rise of Akhan and others.