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What matters most in the face of collapse? In Questlandia, you and your friends will invent a world from scratch. It might be fantastic or bizarre, from a remembered past or imagined future. You’ll paint a picture of your society and its people, their laws and customs, how they live and how they dream. But your society is failing. As you play, your characters will attempt to find beauty and purpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Questlandia: 2nd Edition.

Draw Down The Moon is a story-focused roleplaying game for 2-6 players to experience in a single 2-4 hour session. The game is designed by Adam Vass (World Champ Game Co., La Dispute) and Conor Murphy (Foxing) with illustrations by Seth Rodgers.Inspired by and accompanying the Foxing album of the same name, Draw Down The Moon, available everywhere now. Listen on bandcamp here. Players act as the d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draw Down The Moon.

**Print edition available today!** The wastes call.  Not to you, but the iron hanging on your hip. Drifters is a tabletop RPG of cursed gunslingers, wandering the wastes of the frontier in search of problems, and purpose. Carrying a capital-G Gun, you have been granted near immortality. It only costs everything in return.  Drift now, your voidborn Gun draws you down the road. Slayers Hack Drifte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifters.

We All Know Art Is Hard Sink To Swim is a gm-less storytelling game for 2-4 players. In it, you tell the story of a down-on-their-luck artist who is given an unexpected opportunity to revitalize their career and public image. To play, you only need these rules, 4 Art Dice (included), and two coins. If playing online, assign numbers to the images on the faces of the Art Dice and roll as normal. Rol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sink To Swim.

Fact Sheet Developer: Bannerless GamesLaunch: April 16, 2022Platform: Tabletop Role-Playing GamePrice: $10 Digital, $20 PrintAvailable at itch.io, Indie Press Revolution, DriveThruRPG, Exalted Funeral Game Description You are the cast and crew of a terrible paranormal investigation show on the verge of cancellation. The good news is you’ve secured the rights to film the season finale in “the most … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killer Ratings Press Kit.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

77% User Score Based on 113 reviews

An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gallery.

Welcome to Ravenscrest.  On the surface, it is a small, stagnant town nestled somewhere within the Pacific Norwestern region of the United States.  As a high schooler living there, you are likely all too familiar that this description is the understatement of the millenia.  In fact, bad shit happens in the region  around Ravenscrest that the government(?) has even taken interest in the strange occ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RAVENSCREST 2nd Edition.

When you die, you are given a choice. The first option is to continue on to the Afterworld and experience What Comes Next. The second option is to remain in this world, become a guardian spirit, and watch over your family. Being a guardian is thankless — the living have no idea you exist. Most spirits choose to move on. You, however, chose to stay. In this solo, narrative game, you play a guardian… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Greatest of These is Love.

A Uniquely Japanese Tabletop Role-Playing Game Experience, now in English! Almost a decade ago, Japanese artist and game designer Junichi Inoue sat down to create what was, in his own words, a uniquely and unmistakably "Hyper Asian" Japanese world: a world of magic and technology, of samurai and Taoist sorcery, of powerful mecha and cultured geisha. The world was named Tenra, and the game was nam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenra Bansho Zero: Heaven and Earth Edition.

Likeness Machines A tarot journaling game of AI exploitation and union solidarity Last Friday, July 14, 2023, 170,000 card-carrying union members of SAG-AFTRA went on strike to fight for better rights, benefits, and wages in the filmmaking industry, joining 11,500 striking writers of the WGA. One man concern for both groups of working artists is how studio executives are pushing, or could push, fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Likeness Machines.

… and the people of Expath enjoy long life. Their priests document the secrets hidden in stars. Their scholars unleash the power of gunpowder and of coal. Great masters devote themselves to works of art and engineering with the power to capture the soul. Our story takes place at the edge of the Star-Blue Sea, an ocean of viridian waters whose beauty is described in countless legends. Beneath its b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Death's Door (beta).

This page is for purchasing the PDF of Back Again from the Broken Land, and finding additional resources for the game. If you want to order a physical copy of the game, order it here from Indie Press Revolution. You are small people who walked into a big war. The Doomslord’s forces were gathered in the Broken Land, and your fellowship unexpectedly played a key role in the Doomslord’s fall. Now, l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back Again from the Broken Land—Full Edition.

Time marches on.  Well, at least it used to.   Project ECCO is a game of time travel and cosmic horror—a solo journaling game with a twist. Time travel across the pages of a planner, writing in and marking up the dates based on prompts as you go, ultimately creating an artifact of your travels through time.  You work for the mysterious organization known only as The Agency , tasked with tracking… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project ECCO.

Ever since birth, the dungeon is all you’ve ever known. All you’ve ever seen. All you were ever meant to see. Who built the dungeon? Is there anything beyond it? How long has the world been trapped here? None of this matters. Because one day, some time ago, something snapped within you. For your own reason, by your own accord, you began your quest to escape the dungeon. The journey has been perilo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Dungeon.

What's GUTS+? We can't all be super-powered demigods on an epic quest to save the universe. Most of us are just normal people dealing with weird challenges or tricky situations. When you don't have access to supernatural abilities, it takes GUTS to work through them! The GUTS+ System is a role-playing game system that allows you to live out wild adventures without straying too far from your own ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The GUTS+ System PDF.

Encounter the peculiar folks who reside within and help solve their problems while confronting your own relationships & fears. Catch literal lightning bugs for the North Witch's potions, bare witness to the royal cat wedding of Sir Poppy and the Princess, or simply tell tall tales with your friends as you traverse the strange eternal Wood. But be wary: dark forces and foes lie in the tangled … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Babes in the Wood 2e.

COBWEBS is a 1-5 player GM-less RPG that tells stories of reluctant investigators uncovering terrifying conspiracies and getting far more than they bargained for.  It combines elements of noir, horror, and science fiction to create a uniquely haunting mystery built collaboratively. If you enjoy podcasts like Limetown and Tanis, comics like Mind MGMT, or movies like Under The Silver Lake and Mute-y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cobwebs.

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.

This game is currently on Kickstarter for Zine Quest 4! Go check it out now to get your discounted digital or physical copy! In Action Figure Rescue Squad, you and up to six players take the roles of living toys! The kid who owns you doesn't know of your sentience but loves you all the same. Playtime with your kid is the best part of your existence because you get to do your favorite thing in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Action Figure Rescue Squad.

Bernpyle has been a every-other-month Mausritter zine in publication since October 2020. The story of Bernpyle is simple, it was a dream turned hobby and then a hobby turned passion and from there it has become, well, it has become a joy! When COVID 19 and the quarantines forced all of our lives to change, many of us once again started playing more Table-Top Role Playing Games, it was in the indie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bernpyle YEAR ONE (Kickstarter Digital Files).

In A World That Hates and Fears You, Living Becomes an Act of Rebellion. Exceptionals is a game inspired by x-men about and for the spaces and communities marginalized peoples make for themselves. Play as a Geno, one of little less than 0.5% percent of the population that has gone through a mysterious process called Claremont-Simonson mutation, as you try to navigate a world that won’t make room f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exceptionals.

Lay On Hands is a storytelling game zine for one player in which you play an unnaturally gifted healer in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You will wander the ravaged land and channel the strange power that runs through your hands to unburden the needy, shrive the wayward and rout the corrupt. You will embrace the weirdness of the wasteland, fight heroic battles and risk your life to fulfil the cove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lay On Hands.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Marisa of Liartop Mountain is an adventure RPG inspired by tabletop gamebooks, where dice rolls and fork-in-the-road choices determine the outcome of a branching story with multiple endings. As Reimu, step into a literary wonderland while in search of Marisa’s whereabouts. Four Touhou heroines will guide, help, and support Reimu on her journey, but which one should Reimu listen to? ■ Story Mar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marisa of Liartop Mountain.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 4,294 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper.

Note: a huge shout out to Angel who helped a LOT with the graphical layout: she chose the font, the battery image, and the image on the right side of the page. She also chose the background color of the card. It looks infinitely better than if I made it myself!   You'll Need Yourself (this is a solo game, but can be played with or against others)One printed postcardFour standard dice (d6)A way t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charged Up!.

It is well known that the doors of the Monastery are open to anyone who reaches them, regardless of skill, personality or status. However, the Monastery is so well concealed that it is impossible to stumble upon it, and it is said that the only way to discover it is through a divine vision or the guidance of a Monk. Within the Monastery's walls lie records which human memory has long forgotten, as… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monk.

CHUM IS A LIGHTWEIGHT ROLL-AND-PLAY SOCIAL TTRPG ABOUT BEING LOST AT SEA, SURVIVING A SHARK ATTACK! THINK OF EVERY SHARK MOVIE YOU’VE EVER SEEN— THIS IS THAT, IN A GAME. PLAYERS TAKE ON ROLES AND TRY TO EITHER GET RESCUED OR KILL THE SHARK, HOWEVER UNLIKELY THAT MAY BE. CHUM uses our new Urgency Engine game system for fun, tense, snappy one-shots that require zero prep to sit down and play and cat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHUM.

An Introduction to the Tales of Gunslingers, Samurai, Gangsters, Barbarians, and Steampunk in a Post-Apocalyptic World of Qi Warriors “These are not mere contraptions built from the scrap metal of old, my dear apprentice. These are the foundation for a new world, and those who build them control its fate.” – Deckland Burr, creator of The Salvation The One Land used to be a place of beauty, co-oper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to High Plains Samurai: Legends.

What We Were is a system that is designed to be easily adapted to fit whatever story you're trying to tell. It allows players to create any character in any setting with accessible mechanics. So, instead of wasting time trying to hack your favourite system to work with the story you're trying to tell, let What We Were help you tell the tale with ease.  Whether it’s a tale about a classical, Arth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What We Were.

"Tarot—much like Troika—is about interpretation, personal experience, and instinct." Articles of the Arcana is a tarot-inspired supplement for Troika, the other world's favorite RPG, created by the Melsonian Arts Council. It is a collection of new character options and  campaign prompts, all accompanied by dozens of pieces of beautiful art crafted by an amazing array of artists.  Troika is a table… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Articles of the Arcana: A Troika Tarot Supplement.

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!.

Wyrd Science returns for our third issue, an exploration of the dark and shadowy corners of tabletop games. 112 pages of interviews, news, features and reviews covering everything from the history of horror RPGs through to some of the best tabletop games of today. In this issue you'll find... Quickstart - get up to speed with what's happening in the tabletop world as we speak to Stu Horvath from T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wyrd Science - Vol.1 / Issue 3 - The Horror Issue.

The Hardcopy Version of Journey has Been Released!Physical copies of Journey are now available! Order the physical book for Journey from DriveThruRPG and get 50% off the digital copy. Just choose the option for "PDF + Softcover, Standard Color Book" on Journey's page on DriveThruRPG.Get the Physical Book on DriveThruRPG! Journey is a solo roleplaying game that puts you in the role of an explorer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey.

THINGS CAN GO WRONG, FAST… Maybe some dude from youth group talked you into boosting a case of motor oil, but now your cousin is dead in a swamp and you killed him. Maybe you and your girlfriend figured you could scare your wife into a divorce, but things went pear-shaped and now a gang of cranked-up skinheads with latex gloves and a pit bull are looking for you. It seemed like such a good idea at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fiasco Classic.

Skyworthy is a journaling game of iconic Skyships, the Captains who fly them, and their adventures and struggles, made for one player.  Play from the point of view of the Skyship, commissioned and constructed in a gilded age of exploration and discovery.  Under the command of your Captain, fly into the unknown as all around you time passes and the world changes. Skyships are built to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyworthy (Physical Copies Sold Out).

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!.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Don’t Go Looking For Evil, You May Find The Likho… One-Eyed Likho is a mystical first-person horror adventure in which you have to find Likho and escape your own evil fate. Features Folk horror – Explore a game world inspired by a Slavic fairy-tale recorded in the early 19th century Story-focused exploration – Progress through the game to uncover secrets and learn the whole truth Unique sty… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One-Eyed Likho.

29%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

29% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Never Ending Dungeon is AI-powered software streamlining TTRPG game preparation, allowing Game Masters to generate ready-to-go adventures, complete with maps, NPCs, and treasure. Never Ending Dungeon allows you to generate adventures containing various traps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures. You can play directly in Never Ending Dungeon. NED also allows you to play in the same room (good, old times… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Ending Dungeon.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Okay, I lied, I updated it. Here's what's new: A new Second Quest with 10 exploration focused levels and 37 exits (the Main Story only had 10 exits). A new Randomizer with 10 levels that procedurally generate a new layout every time you play them. Over a two dozen new objects including collectables, blocks, enemies, scene-wide effects, and light probes. Underwater levels, oceans of poison, blac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cartridge the Tiger.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels through the ruins of a steampunk New York City, destroyed in an unexplained disaster some years before; and one who finds herself in an underground world with a purple sky, where the "vanished" city still stands. You primarily follow Lily, a girl devoid of memories who sets off through the bizarrely transformed ve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

100% User Score Based on 35 reviews

This top-down adventure blends classic pixel art action with modern effects and design. When Hito gets lost in the woods one dark night, two mischievous wisps spirit him away to the Labyrinth, a prison for lost souls from which no one has ever escaped. Now he must wander the Labyrinth's blocky corridors and fight countless monsters in order to confront his captors and find his way home. Dodge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spectral Web: Hitodama.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

52% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 6 reviews

Airoheart is a top-down 16-bit ARPG inspired by classics from the SNES era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airoheart.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

85% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place is a short, interactive tale about a building eater consuming a tower on the edge of the town of Matsyapura. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

97% User Score Based on 166 reviews

Join a ragtag band of misfits as they piece together how Ader, a one-eyed farmboy with seemingly impossible dreams, becomes the most celebrated knight the kingdom of Acazhor has ever known. This gorgeous, animated visual novel unravels in unexpected ways with a perfect blend of mystery, comedy and romance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hayseed Knight.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 477 reviews

Tell the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mammoth: A Cave Painting.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

✯○✯○✯○✯○✯○✯○✯○✯ When they left Earth long ago, they said that we wouldn't make it. That we weren't worth it. But guess what? We made it.And from the fringes of the galaxy, we make it a point to let them know that. Disturbing their little plastic paradise.If we can't bring them down, we sure as hell can make them mad. And, you know, get some form of compensation.We are not stealing. We're taking it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Riders.

This is a story about a traveler and a girl born in the iron age. Machinery and steam technology have changed people's lives, but also, this was an era of hope, that "magic" is recognized as "Curse". The story of the "Iron Age" has begun... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust&Magic -Chisalla in a Flower Basket-.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 3,106 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 33 reviews

Murder. Gods. Romance. Band practice? Unravel the mystery of the Last Muse’s death in an interactive roleplaying musical where Greek gods live hidden among us. Use your newfound powers of musical persuasion to choose how this wry and moving saga will unfold. How will the curtain fall? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Escape from an isolated, totalitarian nation modelled after North Korea in Suppressed, a visual novel and 2D platform game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suppressed.