Games like Absurdia

"Bump in the Dark" is a monster-hunting game set in 1994 in the Iron Country region of Ontonagon Peninsula. As a hunter, protect regular people from supernatural forces lurking in the Sylvan Wilds and investigate strange happenings to prevent monsters from harming the community. With themes of found family, sacrifice, and solace, this thrilling and gritty tabletop RPG is entirely human and immerses you in a chilling, gritty world.

A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side…

"As the Sun Forever Sets - Alpha" is a survival horror hexcrawl game inspired by The War of the Worlds, set during a Martian invasion of the British Empire. Players control a group of Victorian-era individuals with different goals and motivations, working to survive 15 days until the Martians succumb to Earth's micro-organisms. The game emphasizes interpersonal conflict and survival in the face of an unwinnable war, allowing players to choose their own objectives, such as escaping the island or building a shelter, in a world on the brink of destruction.

WARNING: This book involves significant body horror elements and may not be suitable for players sensitive to such content. Once, this town only whispered about the sordid histories of its rare newcomers and the abundant setbacks of its long-time residents. But a brilliant flash in the sky a few nights back has brought new topics to the hushed tones of worried recluses and nosy neighbors: odd shap…

The Game Intergalactic Kammerjäger is a comedic roleplaying game about low wage space exterminators and strange alien pests. You play as the cast of a sitcom, caught between misunderstood space monsters, ungrateful customers and the struggles of modern business life. Together you will create a shared vision of your own show.  The Setting In the far future of Intergalactic Kammerjäger, humanity has…

"Molotov College" is a TTRPG for 3-6 players about super-powered alumni of a superhero school, dealing with villains, ghosts, and an apocalypse while confronting past trauma. Using the Belonging Outside Belonging system, it's a GMless game with a token economy and no numerical stats. The 26-page PDF contains 6 Character Playbooks, including Strength, the de facto leader, and Justice, a brooding vigilante.

Stories Podcast has delighted kids and parents for years; Stories RPG is a game for telling epic tales for kids and adults from 6 to 99.   Stories RPG focuses on narrative, helping kids learn to tell stories as they build their characters and the world.  Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3 of Starsworn, a print and play choose-your-own-adventure/coloring book, are available at StoriesRPG.com, alon…

"Birthright" is a text-based game where you return to your childhood town after receiving a letter about a loss, uncovering a complicated web of mystery, magic, and gaps in your memory. Play as a male, female, or non-binary character, with 12,000+ words in the prologue and 10,000+ for Part 1. The game allows you to choose your pronouns for a personalized experience.

  TEETH: BLOOD COTILLION is a grotesque, single-session, standalone table-top roleplaying game for 3-6 people (including the GM). It is set during a single night at a high-society ball, in a cursed corner of 18th-century England. The players are formidable assassins, disguised as husband-hunting ingenues, who must root out the occult evil that lurks in the manor, destroy it and, ideally, survive. …

If you're unfamiliar with Itchfunding, here's a quick rundown: TTRPG projects that use Itchfunding release a playable, but relatively barebones version of their game. The game is usually at a reduced price, and they use the money from sales to 'upgrade' the game with better art, layout, or whatever through periodic updates. This is a growing alternative to the Kickstarter model of crowdfunding. Th…