The Elder Scrolls 6 should learn this important lesson from the best RPG of 2024

The Elder Scrolls 6 has a lot of expectations, especially since Bethesda announced it so early and Microsoft went and bought the developer for a ridiculous amount. Naturally, this has fans speculating wildly about what features it will include and whether it will be better than Bethesda's current offerings. That said, it would be great … Read more

October's Hottest RPG Drops Into Mass Demo

Ahead of its full release on October 11, 2024, Metaphor: ReFantazio just released a huge demo showing off the game's opening prologue. Developed by ATLUS, the developer behind the popular Personality and Shin Megami Tenseiseries, A metaphor is an all-new standalone title set in a medieval fantasy setting. As of September 25th and as reported … Read more

Missing the dark and brutal atmosphere of old-school Fallout? Deadlands, the Wild West tabletop RPG, is its ideal successor

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

Critical Role's horror-investigation RPG Candela Obscura will be performed live on stage for the first time in Los Angeles

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 Edgerunners writer has been working on a new story about anime characters appearing in the tabletop RPG

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

The official Mörk Borg action figure is a skeletal tribute to the Swedish doom-metal RPG.

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

Cyberpunk tabletop RPG has “a lot” more Cyberpunk 2077 lore and gear on the way

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

Ashes is basically a standalone Dark Souls tabletop RPG for a single Chosen Undead.

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

Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast, a real-life RPG from the creators of Wanderhome, now has an official release date

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

The Breach combines Returnal and Control with 1970s sci-fi in a fast-paced, relentless RPG perfect for Mothership fans.

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