Games like Thoughts on Forging in the Dark

Brother Bear, Sister Wolf is a wildpunk tabletop fantasy roleplaying game about sentient animals on a quest to defeat a mystical threat to their home. They live in the Wild, a place like our world but without humans. They act according to their nature and instinct: wolves form packs and hunt, rabbits dig warrens and forage, mice scurry through the grass alert for danger, falcons soar overhead sear…

"Abenteuerspiel!" is a freeform adventure game for solitaire, cooperative, or referee-guided play, using six dice, an index card, and a pencil. Inspired by "Messerspiel" and "Trophy Gold," it provides lightweight mechanics to spark creativity and flexibility, with customizable aspects to tailor to your preferred narrative or simulationist style of play. Ideal for quick character creation and immersion into any genre, setting, or time period.

Within the multiverse are a few places of great power called Vergences. They are ruled by families bred for the ability to open portals between worlds. You play a member of one of these empowered bloodlines. Your birthright gives you the capacity to travel across infinite dimensions and manipulate reality. But you’ll need to deal with conflicts involving your own powerful and manipulative famil…

Broken Wonders  is a Roleplaying Game about a crew of adventurers in a medieval fantasy world. Adventurers as underdogs This isn’t a power fantasy. Broken Wonders is about being adventurers, and adventurers are underdogs. There are terrifying beasts, ruthless undeads and f**king gods out there. You’re going to lose sometimes. You’ll get bloody a lot. You’ll probably stress to death. Life as an adv…

"Dawnsbury Days" is a 2D turn-based tactics game with CRPG elements, based on the rules of PF2E. As the Dawnsbury Four, you'll battle monsters, make friends, and level up on a quest to save your home town. With multiple playthroughs and free encounter mode, there's plenty of replayability in this 4-hour adventure. The complex OGL-based rule system adds depth to gameplay.

150 Pages Format: Colour PDF Prevail Unbound is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game set in a dark, gothic vision of the near-future. Humanity has connected to Magic and the Supernals - Spirits of the Plane of Kur previously labelled as Demons. _______________________________________________ By the year 2066 Humanity on the planet Earth was a shadow of it’s former achievement. Tribal notions of division…

"Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road" is a text-based narrative game where you play as a vampire enforcer, navigating a world of moral ambiguity and supernatural politics. Your choices impact the story's outcome, as you balance the Masquerade with your own desires and loyalties. With a focus on dialogue and decision-making, this game offers a rich, immersive vampire experience.

"Ironsworn: Starforged" is a standalone science fiction tabletop RPG, evolved from the award-winning Ironsworn. As a spaceborne hero, you'll explore uncharted galaxies, uncover secrets, and forge bonds while fulfilling iron-bound quests. It retains Ironsworn's balance of rules and narrative freedom, enhancing its acclaimed solo play and Oracle system for a thrilling sci-fi experience.

Step into the world of The Slender Man Mystery, where darkness and enigma reign supreme. As a fearless investigator, you are drawn to the legend of the elusive Slender Man, an otherworldly being whose presence has haunted humanity for centuries. Uncover the truth behind the disappearances, face your fears, and solve the mysteries that have eluded many before you. Will you be the one to unravel the…

Raiders in the Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game about a crew of adventurers who seek their fortune by exploring terrifying magical places that fight back. Blending traditional exploratory fantasy play with modern mechanics and roleplaying concepts, the game is adapted from the Forged in the Dark engine by John Harper.  Raiders in the Dark is a complete game (you don't need any other ruleset to …