Games like Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City

Welcome to The Ultraviolet Grasslands, the roleplaying game of heroes on a strange trip through mythic steppes in search of lost time, broken space, and deep riffs. Half setting, half adventure, and half epic trip; inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and classic Oregon Trail games. For the hardcover, visit Exalted Funeral. The 2nd Edition is a director's cut of the OG UVG … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UVG 2E: Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City.

_____@_@=/M\^'____i_i_i___________________________ Welcome to the shortened 70-page free introduction, the player’s guide to the Ultraviolet Grasslands (UVG): a rules-light rpg pointcrawl module inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and Oregon Trail games. It takes a group of ‘heroes’ into the depths of a vast and mythic steppe filled with the detritus of time and space and f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UVG: Free Player Guide v2.0.

You can buy physical copies of the game online here! Check out the First Year content for In Extremis here! Check out The Animals of Camillus, an In Extremis Adventure by Aaron King In Extremis In Extremis is a tabletop roleplaying game designed for 2-6 players, about fighting back the man using necromancy, that uses the LUMEN system by Spencer Campbell. Inspired by The Locked Tomb trilogy, player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Extremis.

A Packet of What? A Packet of Particular Peaks. This is a go-to reference for a system neutral, old school inspired fantasy setting that aims to provide a “drop-in-and-drop-out” experience. You can run a small side quest within the peaks, provide a parallel campaign to your normal adventures, or simply pull from this packet for game-able material in your role playing game sessions. We hope … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Packet of Particular Peaks.

A weird western TTRPG about cowboy monster hunters What is Weird Weird West? It's a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) hack with bits of Forged in the Dark (FitD) thrown in for good measure. For fans of cinematic RPGs and narrative-focused story telling.Very little focus on numbers or stats going up and down.Heavy focus on characters making interesting decisions.Just about everything the characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Weird West.

The award winning RPG of monster hunting has been updated! Get ready for Slayers 1.5. The City sits at the nexus of the world. Once you're inside it, it is the world. Something drives the borders of The City ever-onward, crawling towards the horizon. Urban sprawl made real. Neighborhoods appear and disappear overnight, The City is filled to brim with no shortage of interesting characters, culture… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slayers.

Seek the empty, the broken and dilapidated; it is closer than you think. Search for the uncanny, the hidden and wrong; they are unsettling to you. Observe this spot with your eyes, your hands and breath; let it inside you Whisper so that only you may hear: “I wish to see the vast in the dark” And fall backwards without fear. You are already there- The sky is black as night, a tectonic rumbl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vast in the Dark.

Longwinter: Visitor's Book Winters are long and beautiful in the high valleys of Brezim. Longwinter is the two-book RPG sandbox of a mountainous winter country on the cusp between the old and the new, the edge of modernity, the stepping stone of a new age. New mines and industries are opened, light breaks the gloom of ancient ruins, change comes to sweep away the cobwebs of history. But cobwebs do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Longwinter: Visitor's Book.

Roads beyond counting and buildings that block the very sun. A city that stretches without measure and whose secrets are without number... A sprawling metropolis, built on the bones of cities long forgotten, it is as every bit as colorful and chaotic as it is deadly and unforgiving. It is ruled from the glistening Spires above; The Nobles, demigods of flesh made gold, who’s tyrannical whims ebb an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Cess and Citadel.

Our first Kickstarter game campaign, STREETS, was fully funded and selected as a “Project We Love.”  If you missed the KS but still want a digital copy of the game we are making it available here. **HOLIDAY SALE** We knocked a few bucks off the game for the holidays! STREETS is a tabletop roleplaying game where players take on the roles of stray dogs and cats (and rats!) in a rules-light game that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STREETS.

A bestiary & treasure book for UNCONQUERED or other sword & planet games. Fiends & Fortunes is slowfunding now! Back to receive updated PDFs as it develops, at a reduced price. Full details below. What follows is a compendium of dangerous adversaries and such treasures as might be found in the dark and dangerous places of the Million-Million Spheres. Violence is, in general, stacked against the Pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fiends & Fortunes (slowfunding).

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.

FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER For fans of absurdist humor and atmospheric science fiction... WELCOME TO THE WEIRD WORLD OF UNIVERSE BALL ANTHOLOGY There are stories in the stars—huge, bizarre events, isolated by the vastness of the cosmos. By the time you finish this sentence alone, an infinite amount of worlds will evolve, discover, love, hate, die, be resurrected by goo-men, and die again, and yet, y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universe Ball Anthology #1: Lizards & Wizards!.

Stories Podcast has delighted kids and parents for years; Stories RPG is a game for telling epic tales for kids and adults from 6 to 99.   Stories RPG focuses on narrative, helping kids learn to tell stories as they build their characters and the world.  Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3 of Starsworn, a print and play choose-your-own-adventure/coloring book, are available at StoriesRPG.com, alon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories RPG.

*** Pocket Gamer SILVER AWARD *** A thrilling journey across the darkest regions of space. "This could be the digital adventure you've been waiting for." -- Pocket Gamer (Silver Award) "Gruesome charm and adrenaline infusing action" -- PocketMeta "Its art is absolutely fantastic. Super atmospheric, and very well put together. I love the audio." - Don't forget a towel (9.25/10) "High replay va… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavy Metal Thunder - The Interactive SciFi Gamebook.

ECO-MOFOS!! is a mid-future ecopunk ruin-delving survival game, as player characters (PCs or Punks) seek a safe homestead to start a new community, Weirdhope not Grimdark. Around two hundred years ago, everything went to shit. The wealthy, who created this mess, fucked off to Mars while the lucky ones hid in vast underground bunkers. We were left to fend for ourselves on the surface, eeking out a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECO MOFOS!!.

Legend of the 3 Cosmic Fists (Lot3CF) is a light hearted, sci-fi, martial arts, family friendly-ish, possibly educational, tabletop role playing game for players ages 8 and up. Lot3CF is played with a game master (GM) plus 1-3 players. The required dice to play are D6, D8, D10 and D12. In Lot3CF, players take on the role of astronauts who have been abducted by aliens and made to compete in a marit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of the 3 Cosmic Fists.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 6,245 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 19 reviews

Kidnapped. Imprisoned. Tortured. The wizard Irenicus holds you captive in his stronghold, attempting to strip you of the powers that are your birthright. Can you resist the evil within you, forge a legend of heroic proportions, and ultimately destroy the dark essence that haunts your dreams? Or will you embrace your monstrous nature, carve a swath of destruction across the realms, and ascend to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baldur's Gate 2.

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.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

59% User Score Based on 66 reviews

YOU are the hero in Starship Traveller! Captain a futuristic Starship in Steve Jackson's classic sci-fi RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Traveller.

! FOLLOW THIS CAMPAIGN AND PLEDGE TO FUND IT ON KICKSTARTER! Echoes of the Veil (EoTV) is a fast, cinematic tabletop RPG based on Forged in the Dark and hack of CBR+PNK, set in a world where Weird Magik never left—just got buried.Players take on the roles of cyberpunk rebels, mystics, and glitch-born outcasts trying to survive (and rewire) a world ruled by corporate greed. Echoes of the Veil is i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Veil a Forged in the Dark Cyberpunk Game Hack of CBR+PNK.

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.

Adventure. Investigation. Science! Your crew hustles to complete jobs in a sector-wide cold war. Free Spacer is a sandbox science fiction game about a crew of a commissioned starship in a quadrant wide cold war. There is exploration, trade, investigation, space combat, science projects, infiltration, and troubleshooting. We play to find out how the crew gets the job done, the choices they make, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Spacer.

Fallen is a 44 page tabletop role-playing game set in a supernatural world analogous to the 17th & 18th centuries. Stagecoaches pound over muddy lanes through the woods, the light of its two lanterns a gauzy haze in the descending mist. Donning a splattered and torn long coat and tricorne hat, your Rogue desperately hangs on to the rear of the bounding vehicle while taking aim at the shriekin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen.

Project Animus Reject Their Fantasies & Substitute Your Own Project Animus brings you roleplaying in realms beyond fantasy. This game was created as a unofficial spiritual successor to an older game of heroic fantasy, bringing that game's soul to life with modern mechanics and structures. This book contains everything you need to create stories of heroic adventure outside of the limits of dank, de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Animus.

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!.

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.

Uniquely flexible mechanics. An unforgettable game cosmos. Politically charged cosmic fantasy at its weirdest. Set in a paradoxically bleak and vibrant superfuture, Stillfleet is a sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game that empowers players with simple, intuitive mechanics and hundreds of options for powers. Built on a foundation of political tension between the Co. and its medieval market-worlds, Sti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stillfleet Core Rulebook ☉ CRB001.

The gate to Hell opens! Private prisoner reformation company PrayCo wields an unholy artifact, breaching the walls of reality to a nightmare world of agony and smoldering brimstone. Brave the flesh portal to explore phantasmagoric domains never before tread by mortal souls. Meat Grinder is an adventure through Hell itself for the Mothership sci-fi horror RPG. It equips the intrepid Warden with eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meat Grinder.

Witchburner is a novella-length tabletop rpg adventure. It's an intimate, tragic adventure of witch hunting in a town huddled between rivers and mountains and forests one wet and cold October.Following the second funeral edition in September 2019, I've added an updated version 3 to the Witchburner game book. It now also includes:Rules and suggestions for one-shot play.Some more art.A new cover. Fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witchburner: Funeral Edition.

Voidfarers is a Forged in the Dark game about the crew of a spaceship, a group of vagrants, and their struggle to survive, focusing on the choices and relationships they make while doing so. There are moments high octane drama with criminal operations, revolutions squabbles, hegemonic oppression, violent skirmishes, and high-G maneuvers. There are also moments of calm, the quiet intimacy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidfarers.

Fight the Power! Pierce the Heavens is a third party module for the Lancer RPG system, inspired by Gurren Lagann and intended for a party of three to five LL0 characters. This 8-12 hour module centers the player characters (PCs) as orchestrators of a miners’ revolt, liberating workers from a deep underground mine while evading the clutches of a despot and her cronies. Pierce the Heavens plays like… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pierce the Heavens.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics

60% User Score Based on 1 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 10 reviews

Complete your tactical RPG Shadowrun collection from developer Harebrained Schemes with this definitive bundle which contains: Shadowrun Returns + Deluxe upgrade (includes Anthology pdf + Official Soundtrack), Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun: Hong Kong + Deluxe upgrade (includes Art Book pdf + Official Soundtrack). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Trilogy.

The gods are dead, the New World Order is up and running, and trans-dimensional portals are interrupting morning commutes. Welcome to the city of Polis. Revenant World is a tabletop role-playing game where you and a group of friends will take on the roles of Vagabonds-- rebellious adolescents from Polis just doing their best to navigate the treacherous halls of high school as well as the alien wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revenant World.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

Set in a dystopian world, Final Fantasy VII's story centers on mercenary Cloud Strife who joins with several others to stop the megacorporation Shinra, which is draining the life of the planet to use as an energy source. As the story progresses, the situation escalates and Cloud and his allies face Sephiroth, the game's main antagonist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Fantasy VII.

What if carousing in fantasy taverns were its own adventure? Barkeep on the Borderlands is a barhopping, fantasy adventure amidst Mardi Gras-like festivities, including 20 detailed pubs and dynamic drinking rules. Barkeep on the Borderlands flips the script on the tired trope of starting in a tavern. In this adventure, players explore the many taverns  of  the Keep in search of a missing antidote… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barkeep on the Borderlands.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 9,997 reviews

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caves of Qud.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, graphics

91% User Score Based on 141 reviews

Rule the galaxy or die trying!You were never meant to be the heir. You were the second child, the pampered princess, busy with your friends and your pet and your collection of beautiful shoes. But then your mother died, your brother the Prince turned traitor, and your father the Emperor disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Now it's up to you to win the Imperial Election and claim the throne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Princess Zorana.

After the fall of civilisation, the City is the only thing still standing. Outpost Alcyone : the Nihility spread across the universe at close to the speed of light, unmaking & twisting everything it encountered. We had enough warning to protect ourselves as we saw the distant stars flicker out one by one. Alcyone's old name was forgotten and became simply the City. Alcyone: The Last City i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alcyone: The Last City.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

91% User Score Based on 187 reviews

A vast choice-based digital gamebook set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you are a Space Marine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

70% User Score Based on 452 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space exploration, adventure and starship combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 662 reviews

“Between the infinite worlds was infinite nothing. A void, a darkness between realities. But nothing is as crowded as is nothing. The House built itself in reaction to its own lack of existence.” A House of Many Doors is an indie RPG written and coded by Harry Tuffs, with art by Catherine Unger and music by Zach Beever. In A House of Many Doors you are an explorer, poet and spy, traversing and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House of Many Doors.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

81% User Score Based on 206 reviews

You are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in the digital Fighting Fantasy Standalone version of Ian Livingstoneis classic RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest of Doom.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Assassin in Orlandes.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Hell.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

Avadon 3: The Warborn is a huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the conclusion of the epic Avadon trilogy. You are a Hand of Avadon, warrior and spy, judge and executioner, with nearly unlimited power to fight the enemies of your homeland. Your word is Law. However, your lands have been invaded. Barbarians and monsters are rampaging through your home, and you are the only one wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avadon 3: The Warborn.

Star Fall is a table-top role-playing experience and a love letter to classic sci-fi space flight simulators such as Space Rogue and Wing Commander: Privateer. As mankind ventures into space a monumental discovery reshapes its entire future. Long ago, the first astronauts to venture outside the solar system, led by James Conrad, beyond the Kuiper Belt, and into the Infinite Void found their ship d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR FALL.

A youth reads a book about his favorite heroes of the past, dreaming of becoming one himself one day. What he didn't expect was that fate would play an unexpected hand and launch him into an epic beyond what he could emagine! the Intro to the game is complete, offering roughly an hour or two worth of content and growing rapidly, I hope to deliver weekly updates to grow the world, the content, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mana stream.

Knights of Lazarus presents a puzzle, unsolvable the first time through. The crew must discover the best tactics to combat specialized enemies, roleplay through encounters, and choose whether to retreat or push their luck through the dungeon, The Ship Canterbury. Will your crew plan a heist? Or take the oath to join the Knights themselves? Whatever the choice the crew will discover the secrets of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Lazarus.

What type of game is Glyfi? Glyfi is a system that can be used to support a tabletop RPG adventure or be used for making other games! It is a system reference document, or SRD, that can be used to play a game as-is or can be used to build into other games and variations. Change your odds with Glyfi's diceless mechanics! Instead of using dice, Glyfi uses printable tokens that players draw from a c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glyfi SRD.