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Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for creating climactic moments of tactics and tension - without combat!  Whether an epic chase, the struggle to save a sinking ship, or a desperate search for a medicinal ingredient, this will help you create collaborative goals and a real sense of drama! As a certified teacher, I find the narrative focus in most TTRPGs to be reductive - the action and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Drama Clocks Boost!.

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for tying character advancement to writing stories!  By encouraging players to contribute to the world of the game with stories, celebrating them, and distributing Story Points with which to buy new abilities and re-rolls, this Boost makes TTRPGs a joyous way to link a difficult skill - writing - with the greatest reward: peer support.   As a certified … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Power Ups!.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 64 reviews

You play a wizard in this interactive novel set in a medieval fantasy world. Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. Wizard's Choice is a series of RPG interactive novels that will engross you in a story while allowing you to make the decisions that will determine your fate. The game includes the complete story of Wizard's Choice in 6 chapters. No additional purchase. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

65% User Score Based on 23 reviews

The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow of the School.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

77% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Cast spells, pass exams, learn to skysail, and save the world from a dark force! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackstone Magical Academy.

You are a Sockgoblin! One of many loyal to the Great And All Powerful And Really Important Queen, living in the secret underground goblin city. Your Queen demands all sorts of items from the surface world; coffee, really big hats, the occasional hubcap. But what she craves most are Socks. Every year, the Queen demands a sock tithe, which is where you, little sockgoblin, come in! Every other Sockgo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sockgoblins.

You don’t know one another, but somehow, you ended up in this terrifying place. You might have clues, instructions, or each other. You might have nothing at all. You might be in a cabin, a warehouse, or a locked bathroom. You might be bound, chained in, or free to roam. The only commonality is that you cannot shake the feeling that a malevolent, dark presence is watching you. Snare is a tabletop r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snare: A Slasher Film RPG.

Answer the call... The flagship Family Fantasy RPG (FFRPG) game is here on Itch.io! Create a young fairy champion to defend the townspeople of Redcap Village from the dangers that inhabit the enchanted forest. Our system aims to introduce tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) to children in an exciting and engaging way in order to promote problem solving, imagination, and creativity. Our children's… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fairies of the Mistglade.

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable approach to designing engaging, dramatic scenes for any story - whether one you choose to write out, or for a story game.  Though designed to work with the StoriesRPG base game, it works with any tabletop RPG, breaking every scene into four parts: The Hook: A read-aloud description to set the scene!Explore: A list of things to describe and questions to ask to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Scenes!.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 3,395 reviews

Kids Learning games, Trace Alphabets, Numbers, Shape, maze & coloring education If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ABC Tracing Preschool Games 2+.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

98% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Writing simple spells, brewing bubbly potions… yesterday was just another day in your life as the Wizard’s Apprentice. Today, a horde of angry monsters is attacking The Counting Kingdom, and only you can defend the castle towers! Using your spells, potions, and the mighty power of mathematics, you must banish the monsters and save the kingdom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Counting Kingdom.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 1,269 reviews

ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic and flexible combat. The Steam version adds various Deluxe features like achievements, difficulty level customization and various play modes (e.g. a story mode allowing to save and restore games, a weekly challenge game, an explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery).

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 11,267 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

Buy Tunic on PlayStation Store. Explore a hostile world and fight mighty enemies in this stylish isometric adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TUNIC.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 648 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 566 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

The Special Edition Pack includes Shadowgate and The Special Edition Upgrade DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowgate.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

83% User Score Based on 272 reviews

A classic Rogue and BlackJack adventure game mash-up for the masses If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RogueJack: Roguelike Blackjack.

A minimalist, rules-light RPG for playing old-school fantasy stories, in the spirit of the game originally devised by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax in the 70s. Another fantasy RPG among hundreds of already existing ones? Certainly. But everything you need to know — including rules for fleshing out any player character you have in mind, combat mechanics, a table of items and other adventuring resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAGHEX.

Travel back in time... Dino Riderz takes the Family Fantasy RPG (FFRPG) system to the prehistoric age with new champions, dinosaur companions, and thrilling adventures. Our system aims to introduce tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) to children in an exciting and engaging way in order to promote problem solving, imagination, and creativity. Our children's game is based on the 5e rules used in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Riderz.

Clean Spirit is a token-based, rules-lite TTRPG designed to inspire an emotionally meaningful cleaning session with your new or old characters. There's nothing quite like cleaning and the magic of discovering something lost, placing a treasured item in the perfect spot, finding the strength to let something go, and reliving the stories and memories these items inspire.  It's time to join your fel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clean Spirit.

HUMAN… ALMOST: A Post-Cyberpunk Police Procedural Roleplaying Pamphlet – PLAYTEST VERSION PREMISE: Unregulated technocrime endangers The City; state-of-the-art criminals overwhelm the police. To improve their odds, human officers are assigned synthetic partners. Together, humans and machines protect and maintain this promising metropolis from technological chaos. Human… Almost is a post-cyberpunk … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUMAN… ALMOST – PLAYTEST VERSION.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

93% User Score Based on 96 reviews

When the Dwarves of Dverghold awakened something ancient beneath the isle of Rekestt, King Sterren sent word across the Shattered Sea: brave the haunted depths, or let the darkness rise. Oldschool dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and atmospheric soundtrack by Dungeon Synth artist Splendorius. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dverghold.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

94% User Score Based on 442 reviews

A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pluto.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 168 reviews

All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility its secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet is the Eyes.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

Prep Less. Play Better. Exciting upgrades await you in one of the most popular virtual tabletops. Fantasy Grounds Unity has amazing new features to take your gaming on to new adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds VTT.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Magic jock? Magic nerd? Magic bad boy? How about a magic librarian? Woo all of them while tackling the disappearances plaguing the campus. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freshman Magic: Spellbooks and Tangled Sheets.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 1,746 reviews

All three titles of the Bard's Tale series in one compilation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bard's Tale Trilogy.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

73% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

Inspired by Dreamcast titles of old (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander) Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be gleaned with a single click! In fact, even more information can be learned with a double-click! Every door, drawer, and cabinet can be opened with a right-click here and a right-click there, revealing m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Influent.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

79% User Score Based on 4,338 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Age of Decadence.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

The sequel to Madorica Real Estate released in 2018. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madorica Real Estate 2.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 51 reviews

The Curse of Feldar Vale is set on the world of Qaedon, a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm. Known as the Age of Chaos, humans, greenskins, and all manner of monsters fight to survive these troubled times. The once peaceful Vale is now beset with evil creatures and dark deeds as an ancient curse is unleashed on the land. Build a party of 4-6 characters to adventure across the vale to seek… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curse of Feldar Vale.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Climb to the head of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creme de la Creme.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Once you step through the door to Zork, you leave the world of arcade games and trite fantasies behind and enter the dimension of your imagination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zork Anthology.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 1,385 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

Become the greatest of mages in this turn-based fantasy epic set in the world of SpellForce! From the humble beginnings of your small wizard’s tower, send forth your minions and heroes to explore the realms of Eo. Grow your influence and power and fill your grimoire with arcane knowledge. Face off against magical competitors in your hunt for ancient artefacts and hidden secrets as you build up you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce: Conquest of Eo.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 522 reviews

Vlad is an interactive graphic-novel with RPG elements where your decisions shape the outcome of your story. Each playthrough offers a different experience and immersive story totalling two hours of content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vlad the Impaler.

While you do not know it yet, you are a wild fox, and you are about to be born. The world you are about to meet is one fraught with danger, and will show no mercy, even to a young kit like yourself. From hunger, to deadly predators, and the strange, two-legged beasts that haunt the forest... You will have to often make difficult choices in order to survive. Will you be able to beat the odds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Game (2022).

Ocean Protector is a free online educational game that teaches students about the impacts of ocean acidification and how they can take action to prevent it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Protector.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

Ultra Foodmess is just the perfect and tasty combination of the best things in life: Food, fun, games and chaos! All of that in a single Party Game for up to 4 players that will cost your friendships, because you will be hungry for victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultra Foodmess.

26%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

An antique dealer, a history teacher who became a grave digger in order to make a living, and a young man who drove over with his friends wishing to hang out and relax at the seaside—all these people cast their lot with a town called Aksaypolis. An ancient town, both mysterious and dangerous. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atrocity.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

A good game for learning and self-development. Here you will find a lot of interesting and useful things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Powerful Courses.

Requires The Case of The Ebon Wood Effigies for Core Rules & Character Sheet.Both can be purchased as a bundle at a reduced price. <a href="Sworn" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://yuigaron.itch.io/sworn-by-ghostlight">Sworn by Ghostlight: The Ebon Wood Effigies by Yuigaron</a> The Wings of Rot The Wings of Rot is the second official case for the trifo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sworn by Ghostlight: The Wings of Rot.

Hard-Knock World is a streamlined tabletop roleplaying game where players adventure to learn new skills at the metaphorical ‘school of hard knocks’: advancement is open-ended, using broad fictional descriptions. Each PC can master a new ability related to their class each session, but this happens diegetically (in the story) rather than being chosen between sessions from a list of advanced moves— … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard-Knock World.

You and your Skeleton Crew are the minions of the great and powerful Necromancer! Your duty is to fulfill their wishes to the best of your ability, the only problem is Necromancy is forbidden, so you must pretend to be human while out in public spaces.  About Numbskulls is a single page tabletop game for a Game Master and 2+ players that uses cartoon logic and slapstick failures. It is rules-lite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Numbskulls.

An important note: The game is no longer available for purchase (neither in PDF format nor in print-on-demand on Amazon). I'm working with Need Games on a new expanded edition! Once the work is completed, it will be distributed by Need Games, both in PDF and physical format. Thanks to everyone who has supported the game to date - your help has allowed the game and the community around it to grow. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Breach.

In the beautiful valley of Dweomerdale, magic is a way of life — pixies use it to play pranks and goblins use it to cause mischief. You, though, are a student in the Dweomerdale Junior Academy, where you are learning to be a sorcerer. Together with your friends and classmates, you hone your skills while undertaking fantastic adventures. Utilizing the ultralight VRBS system, Dweomerdale is easy eno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dweomerdale.

PREVIEW Tangled Blessings: A magic academy horror RPG for 1-2 players On the eve of your final exam at Brackroot Academy, what mysteries, secrets, dread, and drama will you recall from your last four years of schooling? Tangled Blessings is a forthcoming solo journaling or two-player RPG inspired by dark academia media, ghost stories, and graduate school. Featuring a wizarding college, wandering … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tangled Blessings Preview.

The Prophesy: The Sea, King Llyr, has died. His family gather in the great hall to hear his will be known, spoken by his spouse and steward, Penarddun. It is as many suspected, and as a few feared: All the lands of Prydein, its mountains and sheep, all its farmers and guardsmen, and all the powers of statehood are to be inherited solely by the King’s youngest born — the teenaged princeling Branwen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KING IS DEAD.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

66% User Score Based on 940 reviews

Tap away arrows to escape the maze. Train your brain with smart puzzle games! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arrow Puzzle: Tap Puzzle Games.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

76% User Score Based on 280 reviews

Manage your spellbook anywhere you want! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 5th Edition Spellbook.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

92% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story — handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle.