Games like Backwater: A Southern-gothic Horror TTRPG
Looking for games like Backwater: A Southern-gothic Horror TTRPG? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Backwater: Quickstart Guide & SRD, Eulalie's Curse: A Backwater Solitaire Adventure or Backwater: The Past is Never Dead (Adventure).
1 View Game40%Game Brain Score40% User Score 1 reviewsQuickstart Guide & System Reference Document The Backwater Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document includes character creation rules, essential rules for gameplay, a pre-generated character sheet, and a blank character sheet. It’s 53 pages and includes sketches of original art for the core rulebook. Want to try the game on your own? Grab our solitaire for free/Pay-What-You-Want. Then create …
View Game2 View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviewsEulalie's Curse You're a warden, fresh out of training from Fort Adams in the Heartlands, and you're on your way to your first assignment: New Orleans. But something has gone wrong. The caravan you were riding with was attacked by some hideous monstrosities, and you're left to wander the roads of the Jackson territory on your own. As night falls, you come across an ancient, dilapidated structure..…
View Game3 View GameThe Past is Never Dead A Backwater: Southern Gothic Horror Tabletop adventure A woman has disappeared from One-Horse Hollow, a small town west of New Orleans. Normally, wardens wouldn’t be called in for something like this, but she was a member of the aristocracy – of the One-Horse Hollow Jeffersons, whose line (dubiously) dates back to Thomas Jefferson. The woman lived alone–except for an old ser…
View Game4 View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviewsBackwater Adventures The Prince of Darkness is a Gentleman Backwater Adventures (PDF, 107 pgs) includes the "Southern Comfort" and "The Devil Came Down" adventures, two one-sheet adventures: "Full Boar" and "In My Death," and a solitaire game, "Eulalie's Curse." These adventures are set in and around New Orleans, within the Backwater ward. The adventures and solitaire game can be played separately…
View Game5 View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviewsWelcome to St. Louis, the City of the Arch. Beyond Backwater and the border of the American Lands lies the City of the Arch, a diamond in the rough and a trove of Old World artifacts for those who wish to strike it rich, uncover lost technology, or shed light on this nation’s catastrophic history. Drawing curious researchers, skilled prospectors, and desperate scavengers from across the continent,…
View Game6 View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviewsQuickstart Guide & System Reference Document The Backroads Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document includes character creation rules, essential rules for gameplay, basic setting information, a pre-generated character sheet, and a blank character sheet. It’s 89 pages and includes monochrome versions of original art for the core rulebook. Did you know? Backroads has a character sheet on Roll20…
View Game7 View Game50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviewsGood Become Cancerous As a group of scavvers, players follow a loose trail of evidence to uncover what happened to the famed Meecham Expedition, led by the decorated commander Sir William “Bill” Meecham. With 700 soldiers and support staff, Meecham planned to head deeper into the ruins than any previous expedition, hoping to find vast, untouched heaps of technology. Disaster struck almost immediat…
View Game8 View Game100%Game Brain Score100% User Score 60 reviews"Locus" is a horror-themed roleplay game for 2-5 players, where a Director guides the Cast through a personalized mystery filled with supernatural danger. The goal is to uncover the world's secrets and survive its terrors, with gameplay relying on a standard deck of cards and 3D6. Sessions typically last for several hours over the course of 1-5 sessions.
View Game9 View Game43%Game Brain Scorestory, humorgameplay, graphics43% User Score 112 reviewsIn "Comic Book Hero: The Greatest Cape" , create your own superhero and navigate a crime-fighting career from origin story to epic battles. Customize your hero with hundreds of superpowers, abilities, and attributes, and choose from four game modes. Engage in one-on-one or team battles against various opponents in this role-playing simulation adventure. Write your own super-heroic story and become the greatest hero or the most feared villain!
View Game10 View Game79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, replayabilitymusic, story79% User Score 1,140 reviewsOne Deck Dungeon is a fast-paced dungeon crawler game for 1-2 players. Choose a hero, explore rooms, battle monsters, and level up with a single deck of cards and dice. With each play, heroes progress towards unlocking new abilities and items, providing a unique experience each time. The game offers a condensed roguelike experience, prioritizing quick and exciting gameplay.
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