One More Multiverse, the ambitious virtual tabletop app for playing online role-playing games using eye-catching pixel art sprites and a flexible, easy-to-use video game-like interface, is shutting down.
One More Multiverse was born four years ago, with a beta version launching in 2021 before seeing a full release last summer. Since then, the impressively polished app has added official digital adaptations of the brooding heist RPG Blades in the Dark and the cozy Ghibli-style game Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast to its existing support for games like Dungeons & Dragons 5E and homebrew systems.
“Virtual tabletop gaming is pretty literal these days and focused on replicating an in-person experience,” co-founder Sara Alfageeh told Dicebreaker before One More Multiverse launched three years ago. “We want to preserve what’s unique about RPGs, but take advantage of all the possibilities that can only exist in a browser.”
Sadly, it seems that despite all the team's efforts, the virtual table was unable to balance its ambitions with sustainability. In a statement announcing the closure of One More Multiverse, the platform's team attributed the decision to the inability to find a way to support the free app in the long term.
“We have worked very hard over the past year to develop a new way forward, but after careful consideration it has become clear that it is not sufficient to support the OMM platform. We are sorry,” they wrote, adding that half a million people have used the browser-based toolkit since its launch.
Player assets and verses (the app’s term for player-created tables and game worlds), including custom characters and NPCs, will continue to be available for 90 days following the May 13 announcement. Yazeba’s Online is no longer available for purchase, and those who already own the digital RPG will be able to play until August 11. The announcement of OMM’s closure precedes Yazeba’s official launch date, which was revealed just days prior.
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“OMM was an incredible project with a wonderful team. They recreated Blades and Doskvol with so much love and artistry. It’s very sad to see it go,” Blades in the Dark creator John Harper responded to the news on X.
Along with the closure of One More Multiverse as an app, the studio confirmed that it will be shutting down entirely. Team members will receive severance pay, health care extensions, and job search support, according to the company.
We at Dicebreaker have tried One More Multiverse a number of times over the years, even playing Yazeba's and Blades through the app. It felt like a really well-designed and polished alternative to platforms like Roll20 and D&D Beyond, with a lot of ambition and thought behind its flashy retro-style graphics. It's a real shame to see it go. Best of luck to the team members with whatever the future holds.