News Helldivers 2 doesn’t have an official tabletop RPG, but free fan-made tribute Helldroppers may as well be it How about a cup of Liber-TRPG? April 19, 2024 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News KiwiRPG takes Aotearoa’s tabletop scene global through a week of podcasts, livestreams and a game bundle A relatively small but passionate part of the tabletop industry strives to catch the attention of the rest of the world. June 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News Grab 100 tabletop RPGs and support independent artists during Queer Games Bundle’s third annual campaign Monster Care Squad, Glitter Hearts, Cantrip and more are combined with a heap of video games, comics and zines. June 1, 2023 Chase Carter
Deals Horror RPG bundle channels devil babies, The Wicker Man, MF Doom and internet creepypasta for Halloween game night Scarily cheap. Sept. 29, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Going Rogue 2e channels the drama of Rogue One and Andor into a tabletop RPG of resistance Rebels with a cause. Sept. 27, 2022 Chase Carter
News Final Fantasy 14 meets D&D and Lancer in tabletop RPG Beacon Influences from popular MMO blended with gameplay of Fourth Edition and tactical mech RPG. Sept. 5, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Designer of half-game, half-poem Lilancholy jokingly calls it “evil WarioWare”, but it looks like so much more Hold tight to your name, and don’t lose. Aug. 25, 2022 Chase Carter
News Roleplay the apocalypse or an extremely good karaoke night with tabletop RPG book World Ending Game Roll credits. June 17, 2022 Chase Carter
News Arc designer’s newest TRPG needs two players, several days and a lot of emotional honesty to complete Build a little lighthouse in your soul. June 9, 2022 Chase Carter
News Queer Games Bundle strives to earn a living wage for marginalized artists in the tabletop RPG space The Pride Month sale offers nearly 600 games, supplements, books and music for $60. June 6, 2022 Chase Carter
News Bundle for Buffalo combines nearly 200 RPGs for community support in wake of deadly shooting Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Buffalo-based Black Love Resists in the Rust. June 1, 2022 Chase Carter
News FLCL-inspired tabletop RPG Empty Cycle is all small towns, big robots and bigger angst Nothing amazing ever happens here. May 31, 2022 Chase Carter
News TTRPG for Reproductive Rights bundles nearly 300 games to support US abortion rights All proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds May 18, 2022 Chase Carter
News Primal Quest travels back to the Stone Age for an RPG full of dinosaurs, magic and myths D&D, but both letters stand for dinos. May 5, 2022 Chase Carter 2 comments
News We Deal in Lead is a Cairn-based RPG take on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Aim with your eye; roll with your mind. May 4, 2022 Chase Carter
Best Games Take a break from Twitter and send letters to friends with these epistolary RPGs Give your thumbs a break and patron your local postal service. April 26, 2022 Chase Carter
News Games Workshop ends sales of Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar to Russia “We are terribly saddened by the horrific events taking place in Ukraine.” March 17, 2022 Chase Carter
News Sleepaway, Ultraviolet Grasslands and Bloodstone among tabletop games in $5 bundle providing aid to Ukraine The bundle of 100+ tabletop game will be available to purchase through March 17th. March 9, 2022 Chase Carter
News Ukraine charity bundle offers over 300 tabletop RPGs for $10, including Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Troika and The Wretched Plus almost 600 video games and dozens of books in aid of International Medical Corps and Voices of Children. March 8, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Creators bundle nearly 500 tabletop RPGs for $5 to support trans rights in Texas The Itch.io hosted bundle has already raised over double its initial goal for two Texas organisations. March 3, 2022 Chase Carter
Best Games 3 tabletop RPGs to play after catching ‘em all in Pokémon Legends: Arceus Guaranteed to be aggro Paras-free. Feb. 24, 2022 Chase Carter
News Campy RPG Himbos of Myth & Mettle stars heroes with more brawn than brains Golden-hearted goobers. Feb. 18, 2022 Chase Carter
News 9 Zine Month RPGs that let you explore sunken submarines, wait for the train and be a hungry seagull This second batch of RPG zines will send you to the furthest depths of the ocean or just into your backyard. Feb. 15, 2022 Chase Carter
News DriveThruRPG is the latest in a growing number of digital storefronts to denounce NFTs No NFTs in DTRPG. Feb. 8, 2022 Chase Carter 6 comments
News Digital indie TRPG platform Itch.io calls NFTs a scam “How could you be so dense? :’(” Feb. 7, 2022 Chase Carter
Best Games 9 Zine Month RPGs you should check out (and where to crowdfund them) Stapled and saddle-stitched gems. Feb. 1, 2022 Chase Carter
Deals Grab a bundle of Blades in the Dark-inspired indie RPG during Con in the Dark The weekend-long deal contains 30 games for $50 to help support the convention organisers Jan. 28, 2022 Chase Carter
Best Games 8 tabletop RPGs to play after finishing The Expanse Suit up, inyalowdas! Jan. 25, 2022 Chase Carter 8 comments
News Single-player RPG bundle Solo but Not Alone once again fundraising for suicide prevention The bundle contains over 100 games and will donate proceeds to Jasper’s Game Day. Jan. 11, 2022 Chase Carter
Deals Indie horror RPG bundle gathers haunted cabins, vampires next door and trans necromancers for a Halloween game night Includes games inspired by Scooby Doo, House of Leaves and the nightmare of the NHS waitlist. Oct. 8, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Deals TRPG Bundle for Afghan Support offers dozens of indie RPGs for $20 to aid those targeted by the Taliban Turn books into poetry, rob the British Museum and steam hams for charity. Oct. 5, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Brazilian TRPG designer calls attention to the relative invisibility of games from the Global South “Here we are, writing games in a second language, swimming against the tide, in the hopes of reaching a larger audience and making ends meet.” Sept. 28, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Lancer co-creator’s new post-apocalyptic RPG Icon has a free playtest version that's worth a look A heavy pinch of Final Fantasy and Breath of the Wild in a pastoral world of broken peace. Aug. 3, 2021 Chase Carter
News Itch.io’s Creator Day returns to give 100% of revenue to devs and designers on the indie marketplace It's a good time to pick up some tabletop RPGs and support their makers. July 23, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News The One-Page RPG Jam 2021 invites creators to stretch their brevity for a second consecutive year Pithy paper play. July 20, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Ocean exploration RPG What Waits Beneath is getting a 'redux' edition inspired by 20,000 Leagues and Life Aquatic Fresh water. July 16, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Wizardman: Queer and Chaos is a free tabletop RPG processing trauma through magic “A power fantasy for the person I used to be.” July 9, 2021 Chase Carter
News RPG Kitchen is a creator-focused digital storefront for renting tabletop RPGs Located online instead of a kiosk outside the pharmacy. July 1, 2021 Chase Carter
News Quack against the coming apocalypse in Mörk Borg-meets-DuckTales RPG Dukk Börg D-d-d-doomsday! Watch behind you! June 25, 2021 Chase Carter
Interview Nova RPG creator on bringing Destiny and Overwatch-inspired 'looter shooter' action to the tabletop Designer Spencer Campbell talks insights, inspirations and washing his hands of gamers. June 15, 2021 Chase Carter
News Tabletop RPG Charity Bundle for Trans Support packages 75 games for $20 Proceeds benefit both Mermaids and the Transgender Law Centre. June 4, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Queer Games Bundle offers over 200 video and tabletop games for $60 It hopes to pay indie artists a living wage for at least one year. June 2, 2021 Chase Carter
Interview New RPG book ARCON is ready to leave tired ideas about cyberpunk settings in the past Building a better dystopian sandbox. June 1, 2021 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Indie platform Itch.io’s inaugural Creator Day eschews revenue cuts for 24 hours The first of many? May 14, 2021 Chase Carter
News Galactic 2E is a Star Wars inspired tabletop game that puts the focus on relationships No Dice, No Midi-chlorians. May 4, 2021 Chase Carter
News Into The Black is a lightweight RPG love letter to Mass Effect without the military trappings Space sans Shepard. April 22, 2021 Chase Carter
News Take revenge on an evil celestial body in “hyper-TTRPG” Ten Million HP Planet Attack and dethrone… Earth? April 8, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Cosy critter RPG Wanderhome and its pastoral adventures are now available Preorders on physical books also available. April 5, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Indie RPG bundle packages dozens of games to pay for designer’s COVID-19 hospital treatment 100% of proceeds go to designer Tiago Rolim. April 5, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
Feature Weekend Play Report - Ex Novo, and the joy of mapmaking games Routing to recreation. April 5, 2021 Chase Carter
News Pleasure-not-Business Card RPG Jam prioritises pocket-sized play Let’s see Paul Allen’s RPG. March 22, 2021 Chase Carter
News The bacon bites back in Forged in the Dark RPG one-shot Teeth: Night of the Hogmen Oink for your lives. March 19, 2021 Chase Carter
News Inspired by Wonder Woman and Captain America, superhero RPG The First Knight lets you roleplay your own cinematic universe DC in the BC. March 16, 2021 Chase Carter
News No-frills RPG A Dragon Game pokes fun - and holes - in Dungeons & Dragons’ design Modif-why? March 12, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News LATAM Jam wants to connect Latin American indie tabletop creators and build their audience Game jam runs March 12th through April 11th. March 11, 2021 Chase Carter
News Hacks of popular one-page RPG Lasers & Feelings can now be sold after designer opens up licence Stacks for your hacks. March 10, 2021 Chase Carter
News Hold back an impending disaster in Hellboy-inspired RPG Apocalypse Keys From the designer of Balikbayan: Returning Home. March 10, 2021 Chase Carter
News Speak for the trees in collaborative map-making game A Wood Heart Deciduous decisions. March 4, 2021 Chase Carter
News Possible Worlds is a subscription service that gives you a new micro-RPG to play every month From Beak, Feather & Bone creator. Feb. 26, 2021 Chase Carter
Feature Indie RPGs show roleplaying can - and should - be far more than Dungeons & Dragons The tabletop games and designers taking players from fantasy stories to real-world change. Feb. 17, 2021 Sharang Biswas 2 comments
News Itch.io bundle raises relief funds for Croatians affected by recent earthquakes $25 bundle including RPGs and video games runs through February 22nd. Jan. 29, 2021 Chase Carter
News Grab 60+ indie RPGs on Itch.io and help designers create better-looking games Itch.io bundle runs until February 1st. Jan. 25, 2021 Chase Carter
News Carly Rae Jepsen RPG Boy Problems is getting its own Side-B expansion You roll and I'll say stop. Jan. 15, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Deals Solo RPG bundle raises funds for tabletop-focused suicide prevention organisation Jasper’s Game Day will receive and direct the proceeds from the Itch.io bundle. Jan. 11, 2021 Chase Carter
Deals Dunder & Blixem Itch.io bundle features 69 indie RPGs to be gifted to a lucky roleplayer Reindeer games. Dec. 14, 2020 Alex Meehan
News Be A Better Cyberpunk bundle collects several RPGs - and other works - for the same price as 2077 Those facing financial insecurity can pick up the same games for a fractional cost. Dec. 11, 2020 Chase Carter
News Cyberpunk by Asian Creators game jam spotlights neon-and-chrome tabletop RPGs without the racism Imagining their own dystopian future. Dec. 9, 2020 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Blades in the Dark designer unveils Chamber, a sci-fi RPG setting inspired by X-Files and Control Secure. Contain. Playtest. Dec. 1, 2020 Chase Carter
News Here are some of the best indie RPGs to pick up on Itch.io during Black Friday The platform is waiving revenue cuts for designers on top of regular sales. Nov. 27, 2020 Chase Carter
News Indie RPG seller Itch.io is waiving its cut of game sales for Black Friday Save scratch when you buy from Itch.io Nov. 25, 2020 Chase Carter
Deals Snag over 20 roleplaying games on Itch.io while raising funds for Trans Day of Remembrance Donated funds will help provide food, shelter and healthcare for trans people in need. Nov. 23, 2020 Chase Carter
Deals Indie RPG bundle includes Thousand Year Old Vampire, Troika and games from Spire and Wanderhome creators for under a tenner Saving nearly 90% on their usual combined cost. Sept. 8, 2020 Matt Jarvis
Deals Get Blades in the Dark, Lancer and 700+ RPGs and games for $5, with all proceeds going to the NAACP and bail funds Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has already raised over $2.3m. June 8, 2020 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
Deals Pick up inventive indie RPGs to benefit Black Lives Matter and local bail funds in Itch.io bundles Solo, rules-light and fantasy games on offer for a good cause. June 5, 2020 Matt Jarvis
Feature Indie video game platform Itch.io has given tabletop RPG designers a new way to thrive Through kindness and community. May 13, 2020 Ty Galiz-Rowe 2 comments