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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Continuing the archive of independent Games reporting (Archive Page 79).

TTRPG stars to debut Force of Extinction, a survival RPG from a UK studio, at Gen Con

July 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the world of Force of Extinction, humanity is on the verge of being wiped out.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gen con

Strangelight Workshop: The Paranormal Investigators of the Iron Kingdoms are now available for pre-order

July 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game places players in the roles of specialist field agents who form teams to investigate and neutralise paranormal threats.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: iron kingdoms, Steamforged Games

Deal Alert: The complete Hearts of Wulin RPG line is now in a bundle

July 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In this Apocalypse Engine roleplaying game, however, your incredible martial arts are tested not just by treacherous rivals and wicked governors, but by the powerful entanglements of duty, honour, and your own tormented heart.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, hearts of wulin

Advanced D&D 5e Level Up adds Pets & Sidekicks (and Nemesisi too!)

July 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

You’ve heard the stories of D&D campaigns in which the heroes adopt wolves, baby dragons and even little goblins. A trope that rarely occurs?

No matter, EN Publishing’s Pets & Sidekicks, which includes crabs and demons, has utterly devastated crowdfunding targets with hundreds of backers. Trope or not, people want it

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, kickstarters, level up

Warcrow expands with narrative battle pack ‘Song of the Dormant’

July 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The expansion delves into the lore of Lindwurm, a world stirring with renewed magic as the eponymous star, Warcrow, draws near. Song of the Dormant centres on a clash over the Wheel of Mathalazz, an ancient and powerful artefact.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: skirmish game, wargames

Adventuring Family: The new TTRPG designed for family therapy

July 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game, subtitled A Family Therapy Role Playing Game, has been designed with inclusivity as a core principle. It seeks to provide an engaging experience for children, including those with ADHD, Asperger’s, and other social or emotional challenges, by fostering teamwork, problem-solving skills, and emotional intelligence.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mental health, previews

The Numenera RPG Collection: A billion years in a week

July 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Now, you can delve into the mysteries of this far-future Earth with the ultimate Numenera collection from Monte Cook Games, available on Humble.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humble bundle, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, Numenera

Routinely Itemised: RPG #317

July 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Major shifts are underway in the roleplaying industry, including a new head for Dungeons & Dragons and legal issues for Green Ronin, alongside new product announcements from Free League and others.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, Diamond Comic Distributors, Green Ronin Publishing, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, shadowdark

Protospace: Popular TTRPG cartographer Alex Drummond has secretly been working on a computer game

July 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Protospace puts players in command of a starship within a procedurally generated galaxy, tasking them with survival and turning a profit.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Steam

One Boss to Rule Them All: D&D adopts franchise model with Halo veteran at the helm

July 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dan Ayoub’s appointment is a clear indicator of the direction Hasbro envisions for D&D. Before joining Wizards of the Coast in 2022, he spent over a decade at Microsoft, where he was a Studio Head and Executive Producer at 343 Industries, the developer responsible for the Halo franchise.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

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