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INK

A game by ZackBellGames for PC, Mac, Linux, and Switch originally released in 2015.
In INK, you take on the role of a white square in a world of darkness. Fortunately, bright multi-colored paint emanates from your very being, allowing you to splat the walls and floors with color in order to make your way around. The game is a precision platformer, inspired by the likes of Super Meat Boy, offering twitch gameplay across 75 levels, each of which is designed to be completed in less than 30 seconds.


In the early going, things are very simple. The player is able to see the exit door from his starting position, and the only real danger comes in the form of bottomless pits. As the white square moves along the floor or slides down a wall – stretching and squishing as he goes – a colored trail is left behind, highlighting the edges of the environment.