Today’s Fallout isn’t the same as the original Fallout. The introspective, grimy, brutal world of the first Fallout video game has been polished and burnished into an impressive-looking theme park, featuring all the recognizable elements of the series (recently adapted as a big-budget Amazon TV show) but lacking any real purpose behind them. One of … Read more
It’s the season of live-action show announcements, and Critical Role’s creepy sister Candela Obscura has just joined the action. Management company Darrington Press revealed that the horror-investigation role-playing game will take to the stage at The United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles on May 25 with plenty of familiar faces sitting around the table. … Read more
Cyberpunk Red’s crossover with Netflix’s Cyberpunk Edgerunners animated series will expand the story of characters seen in the anime, as well as introduce new characters to the sci-fi universe. The ties between the tabletop RPG and the TV show will be strengthened thanks to the involvement of the anime’s writer and director alongside Cyberpunk creator … Read more
Action figures and tabletop RPGs seem like an odd combination, but that hasn’t stopped the creators of artpunk sensation Mörk Borg from announcing an official action figure created in collaboration with Severed Toys. Currently funded on Kickstarter, the skeletal Dread Risen comes with a zine-style adventure. The Dread Risen action figure is inspired by the … Read more
While Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red may be done with the game after last year's massive Phantom Liberty expansion, the creator of the tabletop RPG that inspired the game still has plans to delve deeper into its lore and world. Cyberpunk Red is the latest edition of the tabletop role-playing game created by Mike … Read more
The fusion of Dark Souls with a tabletop game is a rich source of experiences, from the official tabletop game and the troubled RPG adaptation to its inspiration in a plethora of indie creations. Well, chalk up another intriguing experiment on the tabletop, because Ashes approaches the acclaimed video game series as both a solo … Read more
Two years after its funding, Yazeba’s cozy and engaging tabletop RPG Bed & Breakfast has announced that a physical book will be released on May 22. Designed by Possum Creek Games, the everyday-themed title takes its already well-established aesthetic in a more relaxed, chapter-based direction that doesn’t skimp on interesting mechanics. Possum Creek Games crowdfunded … Read more
A sci-fi RPG inspired by retro-futuristic stories from the 1970s has been released in English. The Breach combines the racing feel of Returnal, the mysterious corporate conspiracy of Control, and the relentless space horror of Mothership. The Breach launches its players' Watchers (interdimensional researchers tasked with collecting data) through portals to different worlds known as … Read more
A new horror tabletop RPG inspired by titles like Five Nights at Freddy's and featuring its own soundtrack. The Darkness at the Brink of Ohio is an upcoming role-playing game in which players recount their experiences witnessing a radio talk show host turn into a terrifying, otherworldly being. Taking inspiration from horror films such as … Read more
The Final Fantasy XIV tabletop role-playing game, based on the long-running video game series' critically acclaimed (and critically acclaimed) MMO, has yet to be released after being revealed last fall. Still, it's already proven popular enough that Final Fantasy creator Square Enix is planning a second edition of the tabletop RPG later this year. Last … Read more