Scape Heroes is free to play. Ink sets the pace of the narration, not your access to the story. Here is exactly what you get without paying, and what the tiers and the vials add.
Every exchange with the world spends a little ink. You receive a fresh reserve each day, it does not pile up indefinitely, and it is what decides the length of your session. You write what your character attempts, the world answers, the ink goes down.
When the reserve of the day is empty the game does not close: the marked paths stay open until the next day. Ink sets the pace, never access to the world.
| Free — Wanderer | Paid — Adventurer / Hero | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 0 $ | from 6.99 $ to 14.99 $ / month |
| Daily ink | 10 per day, refilled every day | 40 per day (Adventurer) · 80 per day (Hero) |
| Account | free, no credit card | the same account, with a subscription or vials bought one at a time |
| Saves | on the device in guest mode, on the server with an account | on the server, on all your devices |
| Full story world | yes | yes |
| Premium scenes and choices | yes, with earned Gems | yes, same rules |
| Advertising | none | none |
| Tier | Price | Daily ink |
|---|---|---|
| Wanderer | 0 $ | 10 ink per day |
| Adventurer | 6.99 $ / month | 40 ink per day |
| Hero | 14.99 $ / month | 80 ink per day |
Subscriptions are monthly and renew automatically. Cancelling stops the renewal; access stays open until the end of the period already paid.
A vial is a flask of ink, bought once and poured into the character. The bottomless vial works differently: for its duration, the ink no longer runs out at all.
| Vial | Price (one-time purchase) | What it gives |
|---|---|---|
| Small vial | 1.99 $ | +20 ink |
| Vial | 3.99 $ | +50 ink |
| Large vial | 6.99 $ | +100 ink |
| Bottomless vial, 24 hours | 2.99 $ | unlimited ink for 24 h |
| Bottomless vial, 7 days | 9.99 $ | unlimited ink for 7 days |
Gems are not for sale: they are earned, through referrals and in-game rewards, and they unlock certain scenes or options, never a mandatory passage. No gem pack is sold separately in the game today.
No story content is reserved for paying players. Zones, quests, encounters, the bestiary, the forge and the chronicle are the same for everyone. A player who never pays crosses the same story as a player who pays every month; they simply cross it more slowly.