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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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SPINE is a solo RPG about being consumed by a cursed book

October 2, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Explore a dark tale of possession in SPINE, a new solo roleplaying game from Asa Donald. Download the beta today on a ‘name your own price’ basis.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, horror

Frostgrave: A Miniature Game that’s more D&D than Warhammer

October 1, 2025 by Paul Leave a Comment

Ditch the bloated rules and massive armies of Warhammer. Discover Frostgrave, the skirmish game where your Wizard’s warband explores frozen ruins for treasure. It’s D&D’s storytelling heart meets miniature combat.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: frostgrave, joseph mccullough, osprey games, skirmish game

New ‘Dungeons Deep’ offers 48 dungeon options for D&D GMs

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kobold Press has launched Dungeons Deep, a new book of 16 drop-in dungeons designed for D&D and other compatible systems.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kobold press, tales of the valiant

Roleplay Macabre Doomsong returns to Kickstarter with Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Learn about the new mechanics, premium production, and dark art in Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce, the latest campaign for the Doomsong TTRPG system.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: doomsong

Talking Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus, and the Creature Curation Printer with Brian Colin

October 1, 2025 by Egg Embry Leave a Comment

Go behind the scenes with Brian Colin! Learn about the Vast Grimm – Escaping Stasis Kickstarter, the new modular format, expanding the lore, the impact of his industrial press, and a possible Raptor Ruckus crossover.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Creature Curation, vast grimm

Don’t get too comfortable: Why cozy horror is taking over gaming

September 30, 2025 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

An in-depth look at the cozy horror gaming genre. We explore why this hybrid of comfort and fear, seen in titles like Dredge, is becoming a new mainstream trend.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: horror, switch

Handiwork Games brings grimdark Trench Crusade photo backdrops to Kickstarter

September 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A Kickstarter discovery for mini painters. Get official, professional backdrops for your Trench Crusade miniatures from Handiwork Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: handiwork games, kickstarters

Supercharge your loot table with the 5E Treasures bundle

September 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new 5E bundle brings together top third-party publishers like Kobold Press and Legendary Games to offer a massive hoard of wondrous treasures for your game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, kobold press, Legendary Games, Lone Colossus Games

Genre Police: Keeping Our Own Gates

September 29, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 3 Comments

I’m an advocate for pushing RPGS into new places and have written at least one article here over the years that in reflection got a little bit to esoteric. But I think it’s important to occasionally balance the scales. So let’s look at those suppositions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

The first official Berserk board game embraces the manga’s darkness with an 18+ rating

September 28, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the dark world of Guts and the Band of the Hawk in Berserk: The Board Game, a cooperative adventure now crowdfunding.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: berserk, gamefound, monolith board games

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