The year of 2025 saw so many new indie rpgs we were scrambling to get as many as we could in stock. What a year! In this article, we’ll reveal our top 5 most popular games of 2025, which are doing just as well in 2026. We had three returns from 2024, along with two […]
What made the top 5 this year? It might surprise you!
We all know that roleplaying is famous for fantasy games of battling it out with monsters, levelling up, and collecting loot. But that’s not the only kind of RPG you can play. There’s romance, adventure, and even the chance to built your own world. In this article, we share five tabletop roleplaying games we love […]
“Self, don’t abandon projects when they frustrate you. Keep them around and take more shots at it. The only way to get better is to do the work. But it’s also ok to finish something and decide not to put it out into the world. Your development as a designer is not contingent on your […]
I’ve been roleplaying since about 1990 and I don’t think the hobby has ever been so vibrant and rich … there has never been a better time to be a gamer. Update [20 Feb 2019]: Becky’s new project, Bite Me! is now available on Kickstarter. Play as badass werewolves, navigating pack dynamics and exploring emotional relationships. […]
The cut-off dates for our ‘before Christmas’ delivery service have now passed. It’s almost time for all of us here to spend some time with our families, trying to get them to understand and play an RPG one-shot before we end up in a two hour game of charades. (HBU?) ***We will continue to take […]
So even though Thunder City or The Homes are fixed worlds, there is enough going on in the margins, and enough wiggle room for creative players, to hopefully make it feel bigger than it actually is on paper. We take a look this week at the wonderfully imaginative worlds of Derek A. Kamal (he/him). Derek […]
There are no secrets, and I write all my games predicated on the assumption of love and trust among players. This week we are featuring Jason Morningstar (he/him), chief designer at Bully Pulpit Games (www.bullypulpitgames.com) and one of the most thoughtful designers crafting new niches in the hobby. He has designed countless games, including one […]
Whether you’re on the search for the next big hit for your gaming group, or you’re the resident keen-bean who is nervously spearheading a group of budding roleplayers, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’re breaking down the most important factors you’ll need to consider when deciding your next RPG, as well […]
RPGs as a medium allow us, the players, to reinsert and reconfigure […] to suit the concerns that are most relevant to our lives. In this week’s feature we meet game designer Hamish Cameron (he/him). Hamish publishes games through Ardens Ludere (www.ardens.org) and joins us from Portland, ME. His most acclaimed work, The Sprawl, explores […]
