15+ projects backed in 2024
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Gather ‘round the campfire to tell the tale of a folk hero long past in this storytelling TTRPG inspired by framing narratives like Name of the Wind. Explore themes of power and history as the story is warped by the conflicting ideals of those telling it
Screaming Metal: Vector Soul is a mecha ttrpg about toxic lesbians piloting living machines for exorbitant amounts of money so they can live lavish lifestyles before being torn to shreds by the poisonous arms of hyperspace. Solo or competitive~
Rise, Wizards by Robin Ekberg is a dice-stacking, map-making, worldbuilding game of wizard hubris. All's Fair by Dillin Apelyan is an 18+ duet game about wanting to f*ck each other so bad you save the world about it.
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One-page TTRPGs are simple rules-light games where everything you need to play the game is contained on one sheet of paper. They are great for parties and convincing your friends that they really will like role-playing games (you swear)!
A multiplayer TTRPG where you take on the role of an undead resident of Bardo’s Bluff. Whether you desire to exist in peace or seek out revenge for your wrongful killing, there is always something or someone determined to make your life hell.
A horror TTRPG where YOU'RE the villain! Join a cult, gather Followers, and turn townsfolk into flies in this rules-lite GM-less TTRPG. Will you seek your Fortune? Great for fans of Hot Fuzz, The Fly, and the Twilight Zone
An storytelling game about call-in shows and cryptids woes.
A new indie game series from Central Michigan University Press launching with a lineup of three games: Princess with a Cursed Sword, Dog Eat Dog, and the Mountain Witch
An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.
A mythopoetic mech TTRPG about war, tragedy, and what you do with the power to change the world.
Roleplay as vtubers. We can describe VStream as a dice and pencils game -- or as a rules-light tabletop roleplaying about vtuber lore, identity, and shenanigans. Roleplay in either seiso or lewd modes.
Midnight Muscadines is a cozy-dark tabletop roleplaying game of dice, playing cards, and magical jams. Magic is waning. Find, collect, and preserve the last sources of magic into highly coveted jams that keep the world’s magic alive.
A SOLO TTRPG where you take on the role of a sole survivor of a facility catastrophe. Map out the facility and combat entities while finding a means of ESCAPE!
In the Shadow of Glory is a two player epistolary game of flawed heroes and villains. Explore the nostalgic relationship between two long lost foes, as they uncover what it means to be the human behind the mask.
Infinite worldbuilding in your pocket! A Post-Fantasy game by Viditya Voleti, award-winning designer of Bloodbeam Badlands, Space Between Stars, and more.
Hit the Road, Jack is a solo/duet game of adrenaline rush and creeping terror. Of chasing and being chased, of being forced to face your sins or to leave them all behind. It is a game of cat and mouse between two characters that we call the Jacks.
Soul Cemetery is a solo, survival horror tabletop game about exploring a video game from your childhood, seeing how it's changed, how you've changed, and how you've changed each other.
HISTORIC is a grimdark TTRPG run on cards, made for one-shots in a world where demonic Malefact and angelic Aeons want your souls. Outrun the annihilating sun and gather your tools and allies to kill the gods!
Together, become a weird ecology. When the world shatters, how will we survive? Assemblage is a science-inspired eco-fantasy TTRPG in which 2-6 players collaboratively build the story of an interdependent ecosystem on the verge of environmental disaster.
A terrifying game of overcoming supernatural creatures, played in the vein of pulp magazines and horror films from the 1900s.
Describe the rooms of a grand hotel and the people who live and work there through a series of challenging descriptions.
Start a new adventure as a Gnawborn or one of the characters from Winnie the Pooh! It's up to you to help the Woods break a curse that's affecting everything from Heffalumps to Woozles. Tell your story with friends or on your own!
Song of the Scryptwyrm is a solo mystery game about a stolen memory. Slowly reveal the culprit as you gather clues from people, places, and things around the infinite Great Library.
Escape the Kronos is a single-player card game that you play in your hand. Print out the 13 cards provided and follow the actions to move them and turn them move through a space ship and escape the alien.