Go on co-op adventures in Inkbound, an online roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Craft powerful character builds in procedurally generated runs and battle your way past the inky hordes with a unique active battle system.
Go on co-op adventures in Inkbound, an online roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Craft powerful character builds in procedurally generated runs and battle your way past the inky hordes with a unique active battle system.Live with Mark: Happy Birthday Monster Train AND Monster Train 2!Shiny Shoe2026-05-22 | Today is a very special day because it is not only Monster Train's birthday but also Monster Train 2's! Join Shiny Shoe's CEO, Mark Cooke, for a special anniversary stream. Join the stream to learn more about all the special events the team is hosting for this special day, including opportunities to win a free Monster Train 2 t-shirt, a signed MT1/MT2 postcard, or even a free Monster Train 2 Digital Compendium or Soundtrack key!
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And, finally, thank you so much for playing Monster Train 2 and for supporting the Shiny Shoe team!Live with the Devs: Destiny of the Railforged playthough!Shiny Shoe2026-02-03 | Join the game designers Albert and Colin for a special developer stream celebrating the launch of Monster Train 2's first DLC, Destiny of the Railforged! They will be showcasing some of the exciting new content including:
Brand new clan, the Railforged! Heph and Herzal come together as champions of the Railforged, a clan defined by machines and Stewards.
New game mode: Soul Savior mode! Dive into the Soulstream and explore a new roguelite game mode.
Unique new enemies! A friend turned foe from Herzal's past returns. Defend the Banished Outpost from Her warriors before facing off with the most challenging final boss yet!
Play Monster Train 2: Destiny of the Railforged TODAY on PC, Mac, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The DLC will also be available on Nintendo Switch on February 10th!
Read the full patch notes on Steam but please note that the post contains MAJOR spoilers so please only read if you are alright with this!
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And, finally, thank you so much for playing Monster Train 2 and for supporting the Shiny Shoe team!Live with the Devs: Monster Train 2s Echoes from the Void UpdateShiny Shoe2025-11-06 | Join us for a special developer stream celebrating the launch of Echoes from the Void, the second FREE update for Monster Train 2! We'll be diving into all the exciting new content, including:
New Bosses: Get a closer look at The Fleshweaver and its Fleshlings, and the angelic twins Hallow and Stryx. Learn strategies for overcoming their unique challenges.
New Artifacts: Discover the ten new Artifacts designed to shake up your strategies and test your deckbuilding prowess.
New Dimensional Challenges: Explore 22 new handcrafted runs and twists on the Monster Train 2 adventure.
New Events: Experience four new events in the Celestial Alcoves, offering new possibilities and powerful tools.
New Train Cosmetics: See the two new room cosmetics, the Rootbound Alcove and Dante’s Chambers, that you can use to personalize your journey.
We'll be sharing insights, gameplay, and answering your questions live!
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Join the official Shiny Shoe Discord community for giveaways, exclusive events, and updates: discord.gg/monstertrainShiny Shoe Live StreamShiny Shoe2025-11-03 | ...Monster Train 2: Lost Arsenal — Developer Livestream ReplayShiny Shoe2025-09-10 | Monster Train 2 has new cards and balance changes to explore in the first major content update, Lost Arsenal!
In this stream, the Shiny Shoe team takes a deep dive into all fifteen new cards, the balance changes and why they were made, and play a run. Watch for behind-the-scenes commentary, design insights, and answers to community questions straight from the mastermind behind the balance changes himself: ShinyAlbert.
Lost Arsenal is available now on Steam and all platforms where you can play Monster Train 2!
Specifically, ShinyCami and Avarem play the 'Stop Hitting Yourself' challenge which comes with the second Lazarus League champion and all units have multi-strike. But beware! The enemies also have multi-strike and spikes that damage your allied units!
What will they do? Will ShinyCami finally win a run? Watch until the end to find out!
Hang out with the devs live on Twitch! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesIntroducing the UnderlegionShiny Shoe2025-04-26 | In this week's dev stream, Avarem and ShinyCami show off the last of Monster Train 2's newest clans: the Underlegion!
A clan of mushroom warriors from a decaying forest on the edges of Limbo, the clan is led by Bolete and Madame Lionsmane. ShinyCami shows viewers why the Underlegion is her favorite clan in the entire game!
Endless Funguy stacking, cute mushroom animations, and the most OP allied units, see why Underlegion is perhaps the best clan in Monster Train 2!
Hang out with the devs live on Twitch! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesIntroducing the Lazarus LeagueShiny Shoe2025-04-19 | This week, Avarem and ShinyCami introduce the Lazarus League: a clan of scientists trying to push the bounds of science. Watch to learn about Orechi, the first Lazarus League champion, and his assistants.
Hang out with the devs live on Twitch! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesMonster Train 2 Dev Stream: Introducing the Luna Coven ClanShiny Shoe2025-04-12 | The Shiny Shoe developers are back with a whole new reveal! Creative Director Avarem and Community Manager ShinyCami play the newest clan: the Luna Coven! Watch to learn all about Ekka, the fae, the Selene, and how the moon plays a role in battle!
Hang out with the devs live on Twitch! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesMT2 Dev Stream: New Pyre Heart and Enemies Revealed!Shiny Shoe2025-03-29 | Join Cami and Andrew from Shiny Shoe as they play Monster Train 2! This week, they focused on Pyre Hearts. That's not all! The pair also reveals brnad new bosses and Andrew goes in-depth on some balance changes made since the demo was released.
Hang out with the devs live on Twitch! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesDev Stream of Monster Train 2 demo! First look and many more to come!Shiny Shoe2025-02-20 | The Shiny Shoe team is back and now with a brand new game, Monster Train 2! The direct sequel to Monster Train, Monster Train 2 has all new clans, new enemy factions, endless mode, new challenges, and much, much more!
Follow us on Twitch for live demos and sneak peeks of the full game! twitch.tv/shinyshoegamesMahjong, Cosplay, and a special challenge runShiny Shoe2024-06-21 | Albert and Marimo show off all things Inkbound 1.1. From mahjong tile kwills to a special cosplaying player avatar, check out all the new content coming soon to Inkbound!
/ playinkboundInkbound - 1.0 Launch TrailerShiny Shoe2024-04-09 | Inkbound is out now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/InkboundAvarem shows off Inkbounds new controller support (coming April 10th)Shiny Shoe2024-03-20 | Creative Director for Inkbound Andrew Krausnick shows fans one of the most asked for improvements to the game: controller support! Coming with the Inkbound 1.0 launch on April 10th, 2024, see a sneak peek today!
Watch the full video and see what's to come to Inkbound on April 10th!
Original stream date: March 15, 2024Inkbounds playtesters get the spotlight in this weeks streamShiny Shoe2024-03-15 | Flying solo this week, Cami invites the playtesters to join the stream and show off their skills! And they do not disappoint. Watch the playtesters show viewers how it's done!
Original stream date: March 8, 2024A first look at Inkbound 1.0 before the launchShiny Shoe2024-03-08 | Inkbound is leaving Early Access on April 10th!
This week, Andrew and Cami show off a few new features in the upcoming Inkbound 1.0 build and play with a few new playtesters. A few of the newest things they reveal include... - new vestiges - new UI - a change to the daily and ranked runs
And much more! Watch the full video for a snippet of everything that's to come to Inkbound on April 10th!
Original stream date: March 1, 2024Marimo joins the stream and defeats the chicken bossShiny Shoe2024-01-27 | Marimo joins the Inkbound dev stream!
In this special edition of the Friday livestream, Shiny Shoe engineer Marimo gives updates on controller support, UI changes, and, of course, plays some Inkbound!
Watch to see how Marimo does after a long hiatus away from the dev stream and leave him some encouragement in the comments section!
Original stream date: January 26, 2023Avarem prevails once more (and hints of whats to come for Inkbound)Shiny Shoe2024-01-20 | In this week's stream, Cami tries to redeem herself after her defeat the previous week. For a while, she thinks that she's got the edge but then, things take a turn.
Watch Cami and Andrew go toe to toe with Inkbound as their battle arena in the latest Shiny Shoe dev stream!
Original stream date: January 19, 2023I did not know you could get negative one hpShiny Shoe2024-01-09 | The Shiny Shoe team is back and ready for 2024!
Community Manager Cami flies solo this week and invites a few playtesters to join her for the daily challenge. Spoiler: things do not go as planned.
See if the party can avoid disaster in this week's stream!
Original stream date: January 5, 2023Inkbound devs play the beta build live during streamShiny Shoe2023-12-19 | In a surprise twist, the Inkbound devs go behind the scenes and show off their beta build for viewers.
Never before seen new features they showed off include: 1. New matchmaking 2. New VFX 3. End Screen Stats
And more!
Watch until the end and see what's in Inkbound's future before anyone else!
Original stream date: December 15, 2023The Inkbound devs let the playtesters choose the partyShiny Shoe2023-12-09 | Recipe for the best multiplayer run EVER! 1. One Star Captain 2. Another Star Captain 3. A third Star Captain 4. Nothing but Star Captains!?
In this week's update, the Inkbond devs let the playtesters choose what player classes to play. What do they do?! Well, let's just say the final boss never stood a chance against them!
Watch to see what happens when the playtesters take control!
Original stream date: December 8, 2023Inkbound stream takeover with VFX Artist Shiny BrandonShiny Shoe2023-12-07 | The one and only Shiny Brandon, VFX artist extraordinaire for Inkbound, hosts the livestream for the first (but certainly not last) time ever!
Learn all about his work for Inkbound, get tips on how to play the Godkeeper, and see him fight for the top spot on the daily challenge leaderboard!
Original stream date: November 17, 2023The devs are back from the holiday and give themselves a challengeShiny Shoe2023-12-02 | The Shiny Shoe devs are back and ready to dive back in for a new livestream! To give themselves an extra challenge, Cami and Andrew agree to play a rank 20 deep dive. This is the hardest level in Inkbound but, Cami has help from some amazing Inkbound playtesters.
Watch this week's VOD, originally streamed on December 1, 2023.
Check out Inkbound on Steam! ✨store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/Inkbound Get a limited edition Inkbound cosmetic when you sign up for the Inkbound newsletter! ✨ inkboundgame.com Say 'Hi!' to Andrew and Cami on Discord! ✨ discord.gg/inkbound Watch the streams live 🎥 twitch.tv/playinkbound Share your art and tag us! ✨ twitter.com/PlayInkboundUltimate omni-damage build achieved in indie roguelikeShiny Shoe2023-11-11 | Cami and Andrew build the ultimate omni-damage build in Inkbound! After a long hiatus, Cami joins Andrew for the Friday stream and plays The Chainbreaker. The start of the run might be rocky, but she finishes with a never-before-seen omni-damage build!
Check out Inkbound on Steam! ✨store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/Inkbound Get a limited edition Inkbound cosmetic when you sign up for the Inkbound newsletter! ✨ inkboundgame.com Say 'Hi!' to Andrew and Cami on Discord! ✨ discord.gg/inkbound Watch the streams live 🎥 twitch.tv/playinkbound Share your art and tag us! ✨ twitter.com/PlayInkboundInkbounds Daily Challenge: Cant Drop Millstones From InventoryShiny Shoe2023-11-10 | The devs take on the ultimate Inkbound Daily Challenge: starting their run with not one, not two, but THREE millstones in their inventory. Millstones cannot be destroyed so they basically have three less items they can use in a run. How will they do? Watch to find out!
In celebration of Inkbound Major Update launch, Shiny Shoe CEO Mark Cooke joins the livestream and shows off the latest player class. Watch more to learn all about the latest Inkbound aspect: The Godkeeper!Inkbound devs reveal the Chainbreaker player classShiny Shoe2023-11-09 | Original stream date: October 20, 2023.
Marimo and Avarem show off the latest Inkbound player class for the very first time! Watch to learn all about the Chainbreaker!
The countdown continues until Inkbound Next Major Update, live on October 27, 2023. Check out brand new reveals by the Shiny Shoe team in this week's video.
The might duo, Andrew and Cami, continue to show off Inkbound with the playtesters. Cami plays the Star Captain aspect but, this week, focuses on building a top-notch crit build to wipe the floor with each enemy she encounters. Watch for Inkbound updates and tips and tricks on building an ultimate Star Captain combo in this livestream!
The Starship of Terrors extravaganza continues! Andrew and Cami show off the capabilities of the Star Captain and explore the latest changes to Inkbound. The two also challenge each other to a friendly bet: who will win the run? Will it be Cami and her loyal supporters? Or will Andrew and his team knock off her Inkbound crown?
The exploration of Inkbound latest major update, The Starship of Terrors, continues! Watch Andrew and Cami play through the newest book you can explore during runs, answer questions about the newest player class, and party up with the playtesters!
The Starship of Terrors, Inkbound's major update, is now live! Watch Andrew and Cami show off all the newest features and content in Inkbound!
Inkbound is now out on Steam! ✨store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/Inkbound Get a limited edition Inkbound cosmetic when you sign up for the Inkbound newsletter! ✨ inkboundgame.com Say 'Hi!' to Andrew and Cami on Discord! ✨ discord.gg/inkbound Stay up to date 🎉 twitter.com/PlayInkbound Watch the streams live 🎥 twitch.tv/playinkboundInkbound - Early Access Gameplay TrailerShiny Shoe2023-08-23 | Inkbound reinvents turn-based gameplay in a fluid co-op roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Players can dive into runs either solo or with friends as one of six classes, each with unique abilities and the ultimate goal of restoring balance to a world where stories come to life. Go head-to-head against other players in Daily Challenge runs, customize your play style with Trinkets, and explore a new, expanding world in Inkbound, now available on Steam.
In one of the last streams before Inkbound's next major update, Andrew and Cami play through Inkbound, challenge each other, and give hints to the new player class, coming out on August 23rd.
The devs offer a small sneak peek into the next major update. Watch to get Inkbound updates straight from the Creative Director of Andrew and get a hint on what the newest Inkbound player class will be!
As the next major update is fast approaching, Andrew and Cami get ready to reveal some sneak peeks to the newest player aspect. But not yet! This week, Andrew and Cami share Inkbound updates and play a run with a few Inkbound playtesters. Watch to see if Cami can get to the end!
Has the day finally come? Will the playtesters work AGAINST Cami and make her lose? Or will they team up and help her through the toughest run yet! Watch Cami and Andrew battle it out as Cami takes on the toughest run mutators and ever shown on a dev stream.
00:10:36 Fashion Show! 00:15:00 Scribbles running backwards! 00:23:16 Mini Boss battle!
While Andrew is away, Cami will play Inkbound with the playtesters! This week, Cami is joined by four playtesters with one goal: get to Inkbound rank. Watch this more casual dev stream where the viewers vote for what type of build they want Cami to play!
00:06:00 Playtesters, unite! 00:12:10 Off to the Garden's Edge 00:16:28 YOU decide what I do next 00:19:39 What should Cami choose? 00:30:36 Get the treasure pot! 00:41:00 Mini boss time 00:52:00 Trouble in the Proving Grounds 01:12:15 How is my build so far? 01:27:05 Time to take on the next Mini Boss 01:44:15 It's a bird, it's CYNDER!
ROADMAP REVEALED! In this week's stream, Andrew and Cami discuss Inkbound's roadmap, revealed this week! Watch for an in-depth description of what to expect in the game's next major roadmap.
Things are (mostly) back to normal since our Early Access launch week. Creative Director Andrew and Community Manager Cami are back again for Inkbound updates. Watch for high-stakes combat, challenging decisions, and a potential mutiny by Cami's own party?!
00:02:34 Hanging out in the Atheneum 00:09:10 Off we go into the first book! 00:12:30 It's battle time! 00:26:32 The best game art ever?! 00:32:00 First mini boss! 00:51:00 Janus the malformed! 01:00:00 FINAL BOSS TIME!
Andrew and Cami are back for Inkbound updates! Andrew discusses the latest updates to Inkbound, changes to the game store and hosts a giveaway for the most adorable purple cat emote: Scribbles!
00:01:19 Stream starts and Scribbles party! 00:07:00 Cami starts the run and chooses her outfit 00:12:46 Which book will they choose? 00:29:00 This boss is tougher than he looks! 00:34:45 Nowhere is safe! 00:37:00 Noooo!
In part two of the Inkbound mini-marathon, Andrew kicks things off with Inkbound updates while Cami plays Inkbound with the playtester crew. Afterwards, a new guest star appears! The latest Game Designer at Shiny Shoe, Colin, makes his debut on the stream! Watch to learn more about he newest member of the Shiny Team and hear his tips and tricks on how to defeat the Inkbound bosses.
00:05:30 Stream starts 00:07:34 Playtesters, revealed! 00:11:11 Fashion Show 00:15:00 Inkbound rank run starts! 00:30:29 Catch Andrew nerfing things and Cami fights the first Mini Boss! 00:51:00 Time to Fight the second Mini Boss ~ Janus the Malformed 01:02:09 Final Boss ~ Cynder the Nightcaller! 01:20:28 INTRODUCING COLIN! 01:49:03 Colin answers the important questions 01:55:00 Time to fight the Captor! 02:31:00 Colin gives the details on the final boss 02:45:00 Thanks, Colin!!
In this last stream before Inkbound's launch, Community Manager Cami is joined by the playtesters to show off the game. She also hosts a giveaway an a few lucky winners are given FREE SHINIES (Inkbound's in-game currency).
00:03:08 Synchronized dance party! 00:04:33 Fashion show! 00:07:11 Ultimate rank: Inkbound! 00:23:02 Which book should they choose? 00:26:00 First battle and combat UI 00:38:50 Vestiges, vestiges... 00:50:00 Time to fight the mini boss: the Captor! 01:07:00 Explore the Proving Grounds 01:30:47 Fight! Fight! Fight! 01:35:06 Second Fashion Show! 01:37:00 Second mini-boss Janus the Malformed! 01:49:35 Showing off the party screen 02:00:00 Final boss! 02:19:03 Scribbles time!Inkbound - Early Access Launch TrailerShiny Shoe2023-05-22 | Fight for your story in Inkbound, an online co-op roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Dive into a solo or multiplayer run and experience a combat system that reinvents turn-based gameplay. A living game, the magical world of Inkbound will expand over time with new characters, challenges, and stories.
Join fellow Inklings on Discord: discord.gg/inkbound Sign-up to our newsletter for special cosmetic giveaways ✒️ inkboundgame.com Stay up to date on Twitter 🎉 twitter.com/PlayInkbound Watch the streams live 🎥 twitch.tv/playinkbound Play our first game, Monster Train! 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/Monster_TrainTHE COUNTDOWN BEGINS - Dev Stream #44Shiny Shoe2023-05-12 | LAUNCH DAY IS ALMOST HERE! Inkbound is coming to Steam on May 22, 2023 with new classes, new final bosses, and more quests to explore! Monster Train and Inkbound Creative Director Andrew and Community Manager Cami are joined by three amazing playtesters for ranked run through the game. Will Cami keep winning until the very end? Or will Andrew's new changes to the enemies finally defeat her?
Original air date: May 5th, 2023
00:01:08 Setting the stakes 00:05:22 And they're off! 00:09:15 First Book of the Run, first Battle of the game! 00:12:00 Showing off the new Season Pass screen 00:19:21 Fight on! 00:23:42 Things are looking dicey with the party players! 00:30:11 Noooooo!! Mini boss time! The fight with Nim the Lost turns South
Inkbound is coming out May 22, 2023! Wishlist on Steam today! ✨https://store.steampowered.com/app/10... Get a limited edition Inkbound cosmetic when you sign up for the Inkbound newsletter! ✨ inkboundgame.com Say 'Hi!' to Andrew and Cami on Discord! ✨ discord.gg/inkbound Stay up to date 🎉 twitter.com/PlayInkbound Watch the streams live 🎥 twitch.tv/playinkboundTIME TO RANK UP! - Dev Stream #43Shiny Shoe2023-04-26 | Original stream date: April 21, 2023. Cami and the Shiny Shoe playtesters dive into a Platinum ranked run in this week's Inkbound dev stream! Meanwhile, Andrew provides a walkthrough of the latest game changes, the war continues between the two devs, and Andrew's favorite player class is revealed!
Watch the pros play Inkbound in the latest stream!
00:01:28 The challenge is ON! 00:04:00 the cutest emotes EVER! 00:07:03 Run starts! 00:13:41 The first BATTLE! 00:23:41 Time to defeat the boss: NIM THE LOST! 00:29:21 Choose the next book for this roguelike game 00:36:15 Combat in the Proving Grounds 00:43:10 Showing off the player party! 00:47:00 Stacks, stacks, stacks! 00:56:00 Things get a little too close in this last battle before the final boss! 01:00:18 FINAL BOSS TIME!