My two favourite modes of play this year! Games included: A PERFECT ROCK by @deepdark.games BETTER STRANGERS by @possibleworlds.bsky.social FOR THE QUEEN by @helloalexroberts.bsky.social A FOOL'S ERRAND (teehee) DAGGERHEART by @darringtonpress.bsky.social TRIANGLE AGENCY by @hauntedtable.games

The Endie Awards 2025 – Seamus Edition This post is brought to you thanks to Lady Tabletop, who prompted folks to write about their own gaming experiences of the year and give out their own fun awards. I like the idea a lot, and as it turns out I actually have a lot of games to mention and talk…

I played this, and it was very fun! Grab the physical if you can, Viditya and Elliot made something really beautiful.

new zine shelf who dis

Quite a solo #ttrpg haul in the post today! Dead Letter Society & The Almanac of Sanguine Paths by @montfordtales.com ASTROPRISMA by @crescentchimera.bsky.social Substratum Protocol by @pandiongames.com Home by @deepdark.games Really been looking forward to all these! ...

Here, Wildsailor. Take these Tree Shanties with you as you embark on your journey to sail the Wildsea. 🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂 All the tree shanties I wrote with @brianflaherty.bsky.social are going up on streaming services THIS FRIDAY! You can preorder now 💛 links below!

We've got the first copy of A Perfect Rock off the press! Really happy with how this turned out (and shout-out to @peregrinecoast.press for the swiss-bound, french flap suggestion).

HOME: MECH x KAIJU by @deepdark.games spotted! I wrote about HOME last year during MECH WEEK, exploring how it focuses on the pilots rather than the tech: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-... (Bottom right photo in the shop.)

That's from HOME (2024) by Nick G .of @deepdark.games. You can play solo or up to four players. It is *very* good and is one of my favorite games to recommend.

@graftbound.bsky.social spotted at #PAXU! Find Bonds Between and The Peddler's Prize at the @ipr.bsky.social booth this weekend

New to the #SoloRPG List: Wildkin from @deepdark.games Make a creature, bond with your trainers, try to find freedom again. If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this #TTRPG is for you. CLICKY:

I'm officially looking for freelance jobs for your tabletop projects. Full details on my website: www.adambell.games/freelance I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc. If you have a project and need help, get in touch!

NULL_SPACE IS COMING ZINE MONTH 2026 MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON

spiel' 25 loot 🍂✨

I spy, with my little eye, so many excellent games at the Imagining Games / @ipr.bsky.social booth at Gamehole Con! @mallenhall.com @pandiongames.com @exeunt.press @goblinmixtape.bsky.social @deepdark.games @montfordtales.com

During MECH WEEK I wrote about the role of pilots in mech games, using HOME: MECH x KAIJU by @deepdark.games as the example: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...

Uneasy Lies the Head is out on itch! Embroil yourself in royal court intrigue with this competitive, GMless roleplaying game where you get to play the monarchs and nobles squabbling to shape the realm in their image. adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...

Almost finished the layout of A Perfect Rock! Here are some sneak peeks and my thoughts on the design:

Played @possibleworlds.bsky.social's Tacklebox this evening, and it was excellent! Super easy setup, the "two people fishing on a boat" premise was really strong, and the prompts were very clever. Highly recommended if you want a 2-player story game!

Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:

The 2025 Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt is live! This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games! #TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025 blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...

Create your own world and then defend it from kaiju with words, maps, and mechs in the great tabletop RPG Home, @ckunzelman.bsky.social writes. www.endlessmode.com/article/home...

You should work with Sam, they are an excellent editor!

This might be the best "How to Play" video (and the most unique map) I've seen for HOME. I need to get a topo map cloth and some blocks now... youtu.be/HW-4fVa45XI?...

Shout out and eternal thanks to @deepdark.games and @adambell.games for playing A Hymn for the Odd Host! Always grateful when folks play my games, doubly so if they are designers I admire! glyphtide.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...

@heartofthedeernicorn.com in the wild at PAX West!

PAX West Attendees! Deernicorn Distro will be at the Zulu Games Booth 4070 floor 2 of the Expo hall. #paxwest #ttrpg

Thank you @wintryrpg.bsky.social for this wonderful actual play of Wildkin! I loved Dusktra's bittersweet story.

Join us in reading two awesome games on our upcoming TTRPG livestreams! :D AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games SEP 9 - "DAWN: The RPG" by @joelhappyhil.bsky.social Streams are on Tuesdays, 830P EST!

Here are the upcoming games we'll be reading to close out August! AUG 19 - "HIT!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games Tune in on Youtube, Tuesdays at 8:30P EST!

Very inspired by the asymmetric design in Ethan's one-page rpg entry:

the one page rpg jam is ending this weekend #1pRPGjam so today I'm going to go through some random entries in this thread and share them with you! itch.io/jam/one-page...

It's my birthday, and to celebrate I'm launching the new Blinking Birch Games website! You can use the code OPEN10 for 10% off over the next week. In addition, Blinking Birch has a new logo and newsletter! Here's all of the details about this revamp. 🧵

A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. The digital version is available now! strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand

Tonight we'll be playing a co-op one-shot of HOME, the GM-less mapmaking RPG of mechs vs kaiju by @deepdark.games. This lightweight, narrative game will allow us to flex our improv muscles (and Jacob his amazing artwork artwork!). Join us live in 15 min! youtube.com/live/-Fsh6N_...

What if you were the one inside the ball? Get Wildkin, a solo story TTRPG inspired by the creature-trainer relationships in Pokémon. Will you ever be free again? deep-dark-games.itch.io/wildkin

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You can get HOME from IPR, but I'd also highly recommend: Curios by @smolghost.bsky.social (a really cool investigation game that's a literal envelope full of evidence!) & The Hourglass Sings by @kurtrefling.bsky.social (GMless worldbuilding inspired by Zelda!)

Neat dice mechanics and story prompts, cool giant robots, terrifying Kaiju, and awesome maps! Check out our review of HOME from @deepdark.games! cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2025/08/01/h...

Convention pics from the @ipr.bsky.social booth today! Games and books by: @almostbedtime.bsky.social @pandiongames.com @lysander03.bsky.social @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social @planesailinggames.com TTRPGkids And many others!!

The One Page RPG Jam 2025 already has lots of great games! This solo RPG, "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games, popped up on my Itch notifications and seems lovely. Plus, it plays in one hour. Check it out if you liked Pokemon or other trainer - creature relationships: deep-dark-games.itch.io/wildkin

Wildkin is out now! This is a solo story game inspired by the creature & trainer relationships in Pokémon, but in Wildkin: you are the creature! If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this game is for you. deep-dark-games.itch.io/wildkin

Check out this wonderful execution of 1 page TTRPG design: Journeyman by @fromniki.bsky.social. It's a solo boxing RPG with a tight game loop, a beautiful layout, and a clear story that can be told in 1 hour or so. Great submission to the @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social! fromniki.itch.io/journeyman

Defend what you love from an invading kaiju attack in Home, a sci-fi map-making game ⚠️ #storygames #ttrpgs

HOME: MECH x KAIJU is about giant robot vehicles and monsters, but it's ultimately about the pilots. That's what allows it to create and tell compelling stories. I wrote about this at Skeleton Code Machine: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...

Excited to see HOME at Deernicorn!

I was told “you enjoyed writing this one didn’t you?” when I shared the draft. Discover the joy of mechs with me and @deepdark.games in HOME

NEW REVIEW: @cjeggett.co.uk suits up and takes on the mech and mapmaking TTRPG HOME from @deepdark.games Get a breakdown of the mechanics and vibes, as well as details from an actual solo gameplay experience 👇 tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet... #ttrpg #solorpg

A Perfect Rock is so cool! You should check it out if you haven't already and like a TTRPG or two deep-dark-games.itch.io/a-perfect-rock

A Perfect Rock is a finalist for the CRIT award's Best 1-page TTRPG! I'm seriously honoured to be nominated. Please help recognize these amazing indie creators by voting for your favourite games and creators here: forms.gle/HJLARSHa3FYz...