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Deep within the Hekate Sector lies a planet racked by snow and ice storms: Benza-10. It's there that Pure Transmission Corporation, the gatekeepers of the interstellar airwaves, maintain a mysterious archive of captured voices that the Corpos don't want you to hear, and maybe, MAYBE some you ought not to. Does breaking in and liberating the voices of Hekate sound like music to your ears? Suit up, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hecate Cassette Archive.

CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.

CONTENT WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS MENTIONS OF SELF HARM, DRUG ABUSE, ABUSE FROM MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PERSONNEL AND SUICIDE Kid, leave sarge alone will ya? She needs her space. Out there, the stars aren't the only ones burning out. It's hard out there, in the great nowhere. "No one will hear you scream" stops being a throwaway gag once you're out in the void and the closest thing to your sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stars Will Not Break Me.

Arkady's Outpost is a supplement for use with the Mothership® Sci-Fi Horror RPG. It's an independent trading outpost located on the outskirts of Larstown on the remote moon of Karth. Arkady, the shopkeeper, is a laid back, but clever woman who grew up in the desert expanse. Here you’ll also find one of the most infamous criminals on Karth: the mad cultist, Lars Rossart. This pamphlet is designed t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkady's Outpost.

What was just supposed to be a simple iridium ore pickup is about to take a wild turn. Something at the mining outpost is turning people into lethal, mindless wretches. To make matters even worse, there is a traitorous psychopath among them. Strap in, ‘cause you’re about to embark on a bumpy ride in the frozen wastes of Bore IX! This is a pamphlet one-shot for Mothership RPG set on a remote froze… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bumpy Ride at Bore IX.

ONE-SHOT PAMPHLET MODULE FOR MOTHERSHIP RPG You and your companions have been hired by Starbound Recovery Inc., a salvage company that specializes in recovering valuable technology from derelict ships. Your mission is to recover any and all valuable technology from the “Siren’s Song”, a derelict vessel in the Nebula’s Edge sector of the outer rim of the known galaxy. Explore the ship, retrieve the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aboard the Siren's Song.

Long ago, we left behind our natural home. Now, we traverse the heavens, traversing an endless and enigmatic void never meant for us. All we knew for all our existance - the sun, the horizon, even our natural gravity - is long behind us. It is time we become more like the void that is our home or be lost like a stranger in the dark. To be Voidtouched is to understand that the grand mysteries of s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VOIDTOUCHED: A player class for Mothership 1e.

Over 100 High Quality Fabric Patch images for use in the Mothership RPG or any other Modern / Sci-Fi game. Based on the list found in the Mothership PSG (1e), the images are 300 dpi, available in 4 styles (see side bar) and 2 formats (PNG and WEBP optimised for use in VTT's) A FREE watermarked version of all the patchesis available to download below THAT'S NOT ALL Also included, a deck of poker si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Patch Wurx - Series 0.

Another 100 High Quality Fabric Patch images for use in the Mothership RPG or any other Modern / Sci-Fi game. All new, the images are 300 dpi, available in 4 styles (see side bar) and 2 formats (PNG and WEBP optimised for use in VTT's) A FREE watermarked version of all the patchesis available to download below THAT'S NOT ALL Also included, a deck of poker size cards for you to print out and  use a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Patch Wurx - Series 1.

Enceladus Research Facility sits at the south pole of Saturn's ice moon. But it conceals a mind-bending secret that will change your crew - and possibly all of humanity - forever. "Welcome to ERF" is a short pamphlet-formatted supplement containing a new mechanic for the influence of a powerful eldritch presence, 10 monsters, an NPC generator, a keyed map for an underground adventure location, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to ERF.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

61% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a turn-based meta RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy of Pen and Paper.

The 6th "Hekate class" is here! This time we delve into the world of the Death Doula. There's the usual d10 loadouts, trauma response and stats, but you'll also find a second page. On it are a d10 Motivations table and a Future History of the Death Doula to serve as inspiration during character creation. Naturally, we've got a playlist for the Death Doula in your party:DEATH DOULA BLUES WRITING: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Doula: Another Mothership 1E Class.

You Are Now Orbiting Trepis VII The Trepis System has long been known as an abundant source of alien artefacts, and none are more rich than the inner plant of Trepis VII. Recent discoveries on this desolate world have lead many to believe that its in fact the home world of this ancient alien civilisation which has sparked an archaeological gold rush. This has brought an influx of corporations, aca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are Now Orbiting Trepis VII for Mothership RPG.

”Rushing to the crew quarters I almost slipped and fell on a bloated sack of flesh. At first I couldn’t make out what it was. Then I saw something crawling and squirming. Maggots. Loads of maggots …and it was Drake. They were all over Drake’s face. Well, at least what would have been his face if I hadn’t stepped on it. I had bits of it stuck under my boots.” - Transcript of LCpl Fred Murphy rega… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bone Parasite.

Sleeping In A Drowning Stone is the official soundtrack for solo Mothership adventure Thousand Empty Light. The music is composed and produced by Gus BC (Twitter / Instagram). Accompanying the soundtrack is a bonus module for Thousand Empty Light that presents an additional location detailed in the notes of a saturation diver stationed in the tunnel. This 10 page PDF comes with the music and is ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleeping In A Drowning Stone.

No Smooth Road is an adventure location for the Mothership RPG. It includes cartography by Dyson Logos , an event table to keep the session dynamic, and a bonus set of five random tables, including art objects, realistic space hazards, android malfunctions, and more. Some material previously appeared on Technoskald's Forge. As with all my projects on Itch.io, all profits are matched and donated t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Smooth Road.

The PCs are sent to replace deceased personnel on Bothros, a remote experimental research station as part of the monthly supply drop. The next ship will be back in one month. The Company is experimenting on four specimens of dangerous extraterrestrial life at this remote station far from traditional commercial routes near a small planet and large sun. Adventure design, text and layout: Al SmithAdv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Warren.

Whip up easy weapon, armor, or item references - official or custom - for your table with these form-fillable cards. Standard 2.5x3.5 size, with trim lines. Will fit into standard playing card sleeves to extend life. This product is based on the Mothership® Sci-Fi Horror Role Playing Game, published by Tuesday Knight Games. This product is published under license. MOTHERSHIP® is a registered trad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weapon, Armor, & Item Cards for Mothership RPG.

A deep space research station. An experiment gone wrong. The crew is dead and something has taken their place.  Stranded in the depths of nowhere, and desperate for a place to land, the crew of a hapless ship have only one choice of shelter... Nightmare on Cerberus Station is a 2 page, one-shot adventure for Mothership RPG. Explore a derilect space station and find a way to escape, before whatev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare on Cerberus Station.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 3,148 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control: Origins.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

85% User Score Based on 5,966 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Command your ship and crew as a space pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Traders: Frontiers.

The Great Crossing Heresies is Published by RV Games, digital copies available exclusively on Drive-Thru RPG. Buy the whole Cerdo Cycle Bundle, and get a discount on all four adventures. -------------------------- The Great Crossing Heresies is an officially licensed Mothership RPG Gothic Sci-Fi Horror adventure. Formatted for US Legal size (14 in x 8.5 in), this is a four-pane… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great Crossing Heresies.

Tune in, turn out, drop what you're doing Known Frequencies is a lo-fi in-universe zine made for Mothership.  Written from the perspective of a future ham radio society, the zine details various transmissions that can be received in space, including a cosmic shipping forecast, a Lynchian radio drama and a frequency that immobilises security systems. This zine was made for Mothership's Voices of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Known Frequencies.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

49% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There: Oceans of Time.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

66% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Lean on your network of in-game friends and family to trade, mine and explore in this genre-busting space simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol Trader.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 16,040 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 59 reviews

A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect Andromeda.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

77% User Score Based on 1,037 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

An original, story-driven first-person role-playing experience. Take on the role of Consortium Bishop Six, a global peacekeeper in the year 2042, aboard the massive futuristic aircraft ZENLIL. You have an unprecedented amount of freedom to control how the story unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONSORTIUM.

Burn the Vermin on TAMA-81 is Published by RV Games, digital copies available exclusively on Drive-Thru RPG. Buy the whole Cerdo Cycle Bundle, and get a discount on all four. -------------------------- Burn the Vermin on TAMA-81 is an officially licensed Mothership RPG pamphlet adventure, and my July 2022 submission to Themed Horror Jam #7. I wrote and designed this adventure pamphlet in the 36 f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burn the Vermin on TAMA-81.

The Sleeper Crew is an officially licensed third-party product for Mothership RPG. With its Extended Cryosleep complications, this pamphlet gives a novel start to any Mothership adventure.Art by Ben Specklin: https://benspecklin.artstation.com/ The Premise:The PCs have "volunteered" to join The Sleeper Crew (a Division of Freezer Operations). Freezer Ops put them in Extended Cryosleep, and leased … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sleeper Crew.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 22 reviews

Travel to the past to save the present as you restore forgotten lands and battle an unknown evil in this classic DRAGON QUEST adventure completely rebuilt from the ground up for the Nintendo 3DS system. Customize your party with over 30 vocations and level up in turn-based battles to learn new spells and abilities in this timeless quest! Featuring character and monster designs from acclaimed arti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

85% User Score Based on 4,260 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 4 reviews

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling. Ready your star-faring engine, and venture into an expanse of hostile factions, lurking deities, forbidden knowledge, vast fortune, and fates worse than death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Skies.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

WarpVector is an immersive sci-fi roguelike built around exploration, tactics, and storytelling. It features a physics-based space combat and navigation system, retro ASCII graphics, and an original soundtrack.SynopsisStellarographers predict that in 1000 days a supernova will destroy your home planet, Altaris IV. It is believed, however, that there is an ancient artifact, the Orbitron Device, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarpVector.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

32% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

Starpoint Gemini is an RPG tactical simulator focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels. In SPG ship captains and their skills make the greatest difference in large-scale battles. The games is set in a science-fiction universe where various thriving technological directions exist side by side. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

73% User Score Based on 1,650 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sky Derelicts.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 8,539 reviews

Critic Score 94%Based on 6 reviews

Includes Mass Effect 2 game, digital soundtrack, The Making of Mass Effect 2 videos, digital art book, Cerberus Network code, digital Mass Effect Redemption #1 comic, Collector Armor and Assault Rifle, and Incisor Rifle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect 2.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,540 reviews

Space tactical rogue-lite inspired by Dune and Foundation If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crying Suns.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Steel Shadows is a standalone RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

43% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Assume the role of a masked crime fighter and take part in adventures ranging from the streets of your city to the farthest reaches of the galaxy! Write your own super-heroic story as you take on every foe from petty thugs to cosmic villains in this unique role-playing simulation adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Comic Book Hero: The Greatest Cape.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

A classic Sci-Fi RPG set in the harsh environment of deep space. Gather your team, equip your ship and explore the far reaches of deep space. Bringing back the nostalgia, excitement and wonder of classic RPG's, Stellar Tactics will thrill you with a compelling narrative, deep strategic turn based ground combat system and rewarding open world space exploration. Build your team, equip your ship, ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Tactics.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Sea of Stars continues the Infinite Space series of games that defined the genre of short-form space roguelikes in Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (2001) and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space (2005). It compresses a galaxy-spanning starship adventure into the space of a single sitting, but as the game world is randomly generated each time you play, you will keep coming back for more. The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Player takes control over a spaceship that was built with the cooperation all human nations. His task is to explore space, establish relationships with alien races and bring back home any valuable objects. Anything, from artifacts of forgotten civilizations to new technologies, from unusual lifeforms to secret alien cookie recipes can help Earth overcome its political and energy crises. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AuroraRL.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 13,046 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG. In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Returns.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

71% User Score Based on 2,352 reviews

Mass Effect 3 plunges you into an all-out galactic war to take Earth back from a nearly unstoppable foe – and how you fight that war is entirely up to you. With over 40+ perfect review scores, USA Today heralds Mass Effect 3 as "the first true blockbuster of the year. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect 3.

Whether you are running a space based table top campaign and need a place to track the worlds your players visit, want to visually share the universe you created for them to play in, or want to track your observations of our night sky and imagine what could be out there, Stellar Navigator has you covered! Stellar Navigator provides a unique toolset which allows you to build your dream galaxy and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Navigator.

Free Community Copies Will Always Be Available 5 Million Worlds: Avatar Basics is a space adventure table-top RPG pocketzine where you and your crew of anti-fascist agitators explore strange new star systems, and meet fascinating new cultures of different peoples. You'll make first contact, explore technological marvels, ancient ruins and alien wilderness, build communities, and try to topple the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 5 Million Worlds RPG Pocketzine.

Everyone knows you can't trust The Company.But when the whole crew is working for Company pay, who can you trust? A Nuclear Reactor is in meltdown, and you're the only ship in the sector with clearance to fix it.But something isn't right down there... The Company workers aren't in the facility, but something else is. Critical Mass is a 2 page, one-shot adventure for Mothership RPG.This adventure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critical Mass.

High Water Everywhere is Published by RV Games, digital copies available exclusively on Drive-Thru RPG. Buy the whole Cerdo Cycle Bundle, and get a discount on all four. -------------------------- High Water Everywhere is an officially licensed Mothership RPG pamphlet adventure, and my October 2022 submission to the Vexes & Hexes! Jam. Named after Delta Blues legend Charley Patton's song, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to High Water Everywhere.

Harlem Unbound 2nd Edition is "an essential Call of Cthulhu 1920s supplement, expanding not just the game we love, but how you view the entire genre and society itself", says esteemed Call of Cthulhu writer Mark Morrison (Horror on the Orient Express, Reign of Terror, Terror Australis, etc). This is the free 52 page handouts pack for Harlem Unbound containing every player handout for the sourceboo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harlem Unbound Free Handouts Pack (Call of Cthulhu).

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

92% User Score Based on 252 reviews

When a new threat to the galaxy emerges, Union Command dispatches a ragtag team of pilots and scientists. Join Captain Heathcliff and his Patchworks crew as they search for the solution within ancient Relic Suits in a tale of friendship and belonging. STORY Lead the Patchworks crew through 45 episodes of their thrilling space adventure. Uncover the mysteries of the Relic Suits as you get to kn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Suit Aces.