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THE WORLD CAME TO AN END... Well before you were born, the world ended. While there is no one thing that signified the end of days, archivists agree that the "Year the World Ended" was 2324. Disease, wars, and natural disasters destroyed civilization as we know it, driving people into tunnels and underground bunkers. Most of these pocket cities fell apart due to illness and infighting, leaving onl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Substitution.

What is The City Ethereal? The City Ethereal is a fantasy game that takes place in a modern world, though not our world. Players are Weavers that track down and deal with wayward spirits in a hidden world of spirits and magic. A Hidden Worldof Spirits and Magic A few hundred years ago, spiritualists and magiturges worked openly. The War of the Crows changed that, and the magic users of the world f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The City Ethereal.

Get Ready for the Hunt You are a Hunter, and great beasts are threatening your village. Gather your weapon and your friends, and defend your home. Along the way, you will gather materials, craft traps and potions, and maintain your weapon, all while following the great beast's tracks. After the Great Beast is a Breathless game inspired by the Monster Hunter franchise.  What's New in Version 2.0? S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the Great Beast.

Fragments of WarAfter the war, thousands upon thousands of bipedal mechanized fighting vehicles (or “Bimechs”) were left scattered across the land. Many were brought back to the capital cities to be repaired or scrapped, but the majority of them were too damaged to be easily transported. With the war won, the victors simply left their mechanical refuse in the battlefields to rust and wither. Recla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mectors.

Welcome to Space Hundreds of years ago, humanity left the Old World behind in massive generation ships. Dozens of these ships set off into space, seeking new homes. Much of the interior of these ships was set up for farming, and humans took many plants and animals into the stars with them. Lo-Fi Sci-Fantasy? The Old World was full of magic, and humans brought that magic with them aboard their ship… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GSXX.

Welcome to Menagerie! On a terraformed planet known as Menagerie, human scientists with the Uplift Project resurrected dinosaurs to observe and study. Not long after, however, the humans disappeared, and Menagerie’s population evolved beyond the scope of the original project. Over millennia, they became sapient, formed languages and societies, and abandoned things like predator and prey for the gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Goons.

The End is Near Rise of the End is an apocalyptic horror tragedy; your characters will not survive. They are doomed from the start. But they don't know that, and this game about trying to do more than survive; this game is about living while you're alive. Security Tracker Rise of the End features the Security Tracker, inspired by Rise of the Apes' "STRENGTH Tracker". It tracks the survivors' growi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of the End.

What is this? Therefore iAm is a roleplaying game set in the nearish future about artificially intelligent robots, or “automatons”, gaining sentience and seeking freedom. The story takes place over three acts, with each act encompassing not only its own tone, but also its own mechanics.  Character creation is worked directly into the story, meaning your character is always evolving through the act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Therefore iAm: Rise of the Automatons.

This SRD The Breathless SRD is a creation toolkit that helps you design a game where every mechanic ever-increasingly rises the tension until the characters are forced to suffer dangerous consequences. This survival focused system is simple, condensed, and already powers more than 150 different games. Based on Breathless, you will find here everything from rules, to design guidelines, to help you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathless - System Reference Document.

LOOKING FOR A PRINT COPY? Pandion Games Store Indie Press RevolutionKnave of Cups FRACTURE OBSERVATORY LOG It happened so suddenly. The Apocalypse was not what we thought it would be. The molten core of our planet was consumed to power an interdimensional portal. While the cracks that split the planet open are letting them out, we will make our way in. You are the best and brightest scientists… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBSTRATUM.

In the desolate landscape of dreams where strange geometry and physics hold sway, you watch the change happen. Doors open to unexpected locations and paths turn back on themselves in a maddening loop. The whole city of Arkham becomes a never ending hallway that stretches so that you can never quite reach the exit door. The people cry out in panic as they are snatched into shadows, go mad with visi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Father Dagon Mother Hydra.

The physical world, or ‘THE NORM’, is just one side of a coin. The other side, ‘THE DREAM’, is where we go when we sleep. However, some people have discovered how to traverse the Dream while they are still awake. They know that what happens in the Dream dramatically affects the Norm. Some exploit this truth to maintain and consolidate power. They are known as MERIDIAN. Those who enter the Dream to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAKE.

A solo, journaling game about wanting to be alone in the woods and the terror of finding out that you're not. Wendigo is a game about the peace of solitude and the terror of having that peace broken. To play it, you will adopt a persona called a character through whose eyes you will experience this story vicariously. In the story you create, your character will run for their life through an unfor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wendigo.

With more than 2,000 downloads, As the Crow Flies is Chubby Crow Games' most downloaded game to date! There used to be humans here, but they all left. That’s what your mama told you, and what her mama told her. The Earth Mother has begun to retake the land and bring magic back to it. Green grass and vines cover the cities the humans left behind. You are a crow. Take flight from your nest and expl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to As the Crow Flies.

The Hopes & Dreams SRD is a creation toolkit that helps you design a game where every mechanic serves the narrative in a quick, and efficient way. This goal focused system puts player characters against what they dread the most in every single roll. Based on Hopes & Dreams, you will find here everything from rules, to design guidelines, to help you make your own game Ignited by Hopes & Dreams.Read… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hopes & Dreams SRD.

In Frozen Breath players take on the role of Scouts who must traverse the winter wastes of an alien world.  Search for other survivors, food, fuel, & building materials and survive long enough to return to The Forge so that humanity can survive in this terrible cold. Face off against the hardships of cruel, cold nature. Fight back against scavengers who would kill you for your gear. Uncover the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Breath.

Intro The Laughing Kobold is a GM-less role-playing game for one or more players where you play the owners of a struggling restaurant just trying to get by in a realm of magic and monsters.  While others may live a life of adventure diving into unexplored dungeons and slaying evil dragons you would be happy just to make rent this month on your small diner.  To get the right tone, imagine “Bob’s Bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Laughing Kobold.

The Hundred Acre Wood is a large and wondrous place, full of animals both real and imaginary. You are one such animal who has just arrived, and you want to make some new friends.  Luckily, Pooh, Piglet, and the rest are (mostly) very welcoming! But they're also quite busy, whether it's collecting honey, worrying about something, or rebuilding their house. It seems to you that your new friends coul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You're Never Alone in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Charge RPG is a free, open and generic role-playing game. It uses a quick dice resolution mechanics inspired by Forged in the Dark games, but with an entirely new spin, using clever ways to make the players want to engage with the game as much as possible.Read online on fari.community. Charge comes in three flavors: Features With Charge, you can Easily create characters for any setting. Embrace t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charge RPG.

You and your friends lost a bet and were dared to spend the night in Old Hoffman’s Mansion. The sun has set beyond the horizon, the wind is howling, your lanterns flicker, the mansion begins to stir and the haunting begins. Will you stay alive long enough to see the sunrise? Or will you go mad and spend the rest of eternity here in the mansion with Old Man Hoffman? The Game Hoffman's Mansion is a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hoffman's Mansion.

You reside in The Archive, an unending and depthless structure spiralling deep into the dark and misty depths, devoid of life and presided over by a being known only to you as The Archivist. The Archive is made up of windowless rooms and halls that vary greatly in their height, size and danger. All these spaces house numerous shelves containing the collected knowledge of the world outside of The A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE BREATHING.

Charge SRD features all the rules of Charge RPG  alongside full of insightful designer notes for you to make your own Powered by Charge (PbC) game!Read online on fari.community. Also available in FrenchSpanish Features With Charge, you can Easily create characters for any setting. Embrace the style of play you are the most interested in. Use built-in dials to decide if you want a grimmer or bigge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charge SRD.

Danger Zone is an airwar roleplaying game set in the modern day and near future. You play as a hotshot pilot, the very best of the best, fighting over the clear blue skies, infiltrating enemy airspace, and destroying military assets before the enemy knows what happened. Danger Zone is a rules-light roleplaying, and it relies on all players to craft and flesh out the setting and gaming situations… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger Zone.

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.

Escape from Charybdis Station, a solo sci-fi TTRPG by Kaid Brenen Sacander, Guided by Firelights, created for the Firelights Jam. You are a Myrmidon, an elite servant of the queen of the Attala Star Empire. You stole the secret weakness of the enemy’s star-eating superweapon, and must return it home for any chance to save your people. While fleeing your pursuers, you were caught in the FTL-disabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Charybdis Station.

We are in 1993, and it is the hour of the ascendancy. Ascendant is a minimalist role playing game based on the Breathless system. In it, one player plays the master of the game while the other participants take the role of agents who work on behalf of the Ascendant group.  Using the technology of the same name, Ascendant agents transport their consciousness into the bodies of different individua… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendant - Mercenaries and transhumanism (English edition).

Scenario bundleIn this scenario bundle, you'll find 3 scenarios that draw their inspiration from horror classics. From ghost stories to a happy summer camp, everything can change into a life and death situation when you're unlucky.This bundle includes:The Invitation (by Sandra Catharin): You receive an invitation to visit an old manor. Little do you know that you're going to take part in an o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the End Comes - Scenarios.

In all the gulfs between life and death, there was no grander stage of joviality and terror than the Kingdom of Guignol. Here the ripe red passion of the Murdered danced with the gallows-born humor of the Condemned. All the while, the Neglected watched so they might taste the glee and shock their fruitless lives lacked. Oh, what a bloody, merry nation the King of Unrule ignored, for his crooked cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Troupe RPG.

InkSea: The Abyss is set in my world of InkSea and was created for the Firelights Jam. What is InkSea: The Abyss? InkSea: The Abyss is a solo roleplaying game. You have been infected by the all-consuming, sentient bacterium by the all-knowing Spider. Find them their relics within the inky depths or succumb to spreading bacteria. You will use two six-sided dice and a deck of cards to resolve action… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to InkSea: The Abyss.

Welcome to an almost-eternal nightmare trek through a post-post-apocalyptic wasteland, pushed onwards in the face of near-certain death. It is a fantasy Western nightmare after the second end of the world, where your Revolver binds you to vile existence no matter how many times you fall, until you earn your Doom.It is loaded with one bullet and one ending. --- DREAD REVOLVER is a tabletop roleplay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAD REVOLVER.

WELCOME TO THE LIMINAL SEA You don’t remember what happened. You know you had a life, but the memories are an unsolvable hazy mess. Nevertheless, you know who you are and where you are: the Liminal Sea, Ocean of Oceans, Place Below Places. The special area you are in is the Sea of Dreams. Here lies the sleeping visions and subconscious minds of all sentient beings, from the indescribable avat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Sea: Dream.

You were one of the most powerful Arcanists this world has ever known. Now you are barely surviving. Once your magic could level a city in an hour. Now it can barely light a bonfire in the same time. The Thirsting Children, devoted of the Drinker of Mind and Magic, have raised their master from the folds beyond reality.  The Mana of all living creatures has been drunk, causing the flora of the wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manadrunk.

Strangers awake beneath an ancient tree. The era is unknown. They hold no memories—only visions of a beautiful, terrifying woman: The Red Lady. Each is consumed with their own singular, jealous yearning to find her.They set out as allies in circumstance. Pulled along by strings of fate, they are hounded by The Enemy: cruel, relentless monsters in the shapes of humans, and other beasts.In the end, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solipsis Part I. The Red Lady.

In the Beginning... Before matter, before time, before thought, there was  the Void for an eternity. Amidst the endless chaos emerged the Cosmos, never ending realities spanning infinity, bordering the Void at the Perpendicular Intersection. As soon as existence began, the Void reached out its Tendrils, touching living creatures and corrupting them. They became the Voidwards, whose only goal was t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidwards.

Get this campaign setting along with all 10 ready-to-play adventures at a 40% discount:The Kiwi Acres Adventure Collection Beyond the rolling hills and sprawling pastures of a quiet New Zealand farm lies a world that few would expect. A world of danger and adventure, where tiny creatures scurry and flutter under the watchful gaze of larger beasts, friend and foe alike. This is a world of adventure… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kiwi Acres: Mausritter Campaign Setting.

Story You play as Farah, who wakes up in a world she doesn't recognize... a world quite basic that seems hastily put together... Despite the appearance of this world, it holds a great danger... and Farah knows who it is...  It's Yann... He is a Yandere created and drawn by Farah's sister, and Farah liked the picture so much that she  set it  as her phone's wallpaper...  Suddenly, and for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yann.

Play the Villain The top comment/request when I published my Lovecraftian horror ttrpg "Father Dagon Mother Hydra" was "Can I play a cultist?" So many players wanted to bring about the age of the Elder Gods! You now can with this alternative to the original game. You are a member of the cult of Mother Hydra Father Dagon. Together you have ripped Arkham from a reality of sense, reason, and physical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hydra Father Dagon.

This game was created in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare Jam which had the theme of "Limited Space". Click that "View submission" button at the top of the page if you'd like to see it. While exploring space, you discovered the edge of the universe! Worse yet, you quickly realize it's shrinking, and space is... acting up around here. Asteroids and debris are flying everywhere and space itself is assaul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Space, No One Can Hear You EXPLODE!.

"Our ancestors told stories of the earth before it was like this. They roamed free like the birds who fly in the sky above our biodomes. They ran like mustangs across fields of verdant green. If we were so carefree we would likely end up dead or worse: infected. To be infected is a waking nightmare, it is to lose your humanity. The virus unleashed upon this world by those who came before us mutate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MONSTERS TTRPG.

Follow the Path The Path Of The Wolves is a simple hack of Charge to play within the Witcher universe. I made this game to show how easy it could be to make a Powered by Charge game, and also because I love the Witcher novels,  games and series so much. Silver for Monsters... In this game, you play as Wolves. Humans who went through intense mutations as kids to adapt their body in becoming dangero… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Path Of The Wolves.

Your heart is in your throat and you try not to scream. You’re safe, for now. He cannot find you here, can he? They are dead, they are really dead. Are you next?   You see a shadow pass the door of the closet you are hiding in. A floorboard on your left creaks slightly and your heart stops when a large and bloody knife crashes through the closet door. Is this the End? When the End comes You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the End comes.

Citizen Goon - Goon City: Troika! A Goon City: Troika! Player Citizen Generator I recently released Goon City: Troika! Trashcan Edition, a hack of Tunnel Goons by Highland Paranormal Society and Troika! by Melsonian Arts Council,  and this is a complete Player Citizen (Character) Generator that gets you ready to explore the infinitely odd City in one click. I will periodically update and expand th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Goon - Goon City: Troika!.

What happens when the past seeks vengeance, the present is lonely, and the future looks uncertain? While Kylie survived the kidnapping incident of June, it’s left her life in shambles, constantly confined under her mother’s supervision or locked in her bedroom. Worse, Kylie soon learns that while Asuza may be dead, his supporters are very much alive — including a certain familiar woman from the k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riyati Rivals.

ANACHRON-Y2MK ****SEIZURE WARNING**** The Cold War went not hot, but up. In the last few years of the 1990s, America and Russia developed superluminal space travel by developing artificial and nurturing natural Espers--humans who can shape and manipulate their A.T. Field to perform supernatural phenomena. In the Year 2000 AD, the first superluminal space vessel traveled to Mars and founded Olympia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANACHRON Y2MK.

I’m going to need you to go ahead and play this solo journaling game about navigating corporate bureaucracy. So if you could get started that would be great. Hello {EMPLOYEE_NAME}, We are delighted to welcome you into the Initech corporationfamily. You are now a valued member of the team and we expect you to act as such. Failure to do so will result in your immediate termination. We expect teamwo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corporate Onboarding.

The Game Nomadic is a solo tabletop role-playing game of exploration and survival. You explore dangerous worlds in a quest to find a new home for humankind. You use oracles when things are uncertain, perform dangerous actions, and manage resources to keep your body, your mind, your equipment, and your spaceship in good shape. The game uses the Breathless system, so every single action you take bri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nomadic - Explore, Document, Survive.

EXPLORE. SURVIVE. UNVEIL. The Zone is an area that's been sealed off by a nation or group of nations due to its danger. It's filled with Anomalies, extremely dangerous areas where physical laws like gravity, magnetism, electricity, or chemistry can break down to lethal effect, as well as mutants and things considered impossible. But it also houses Artifacts: small objects that also defy physics, h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trespasser.

You're Hired! Welcome to Anomaly Hunters! I guess I should quickly explain what the concept of the show is: we find haunted locations, you go there, destroy the thing, and film the whole process! Is it legal, well... Probably not... But is it cool... Heck yes!Anomaly Hunters is a monster hunting tabletop roleplaying game, within which you play as the protagonist of an investigative reality TV sho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Hunters.

Introduction You are crew on a cargo container owned by Miyazaki-Tanaka Advanced Industrial. The job is tedious, you transport cargo from one destination to another, most of the time you have no interest in what you are carrying as long as you get paid. Once your journey starts you spend the first couple of days making final checks around the ship. On longer journey you spend in hyper-sleep while… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cargo.

ChargeQuest is a work-in-progress series of rules, ideas, concepts, and methods for converting Powered by Charge TTRPGs into customizable adventure games in which you'll create or recruit a party, discover Quests to complete, encounter Complications, and gain Assets and Experience. It is a sandbox for you to play around in, a guideline for telling new stories and exploring new narratives in the wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChargeQuest!.