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Welcome to the heart of Geek Native: the Tabletop & RPGs category. This is your primary source for the latest RPG news and essential TTRPG news, from blockbuster releases to indie Kickstarter discoveries. We provide in-depth reviews of roleplaying games, board games, and card games, helping you decide what's worth your time and your shelf space. Whether you roll dice, shuffle cards, or push miniatures, you'll find your community and your next obsession right here.

Stay ahead of the curve with our popular Routinely Itemised summary. This regular feature is your essential digest of the TTRPG industry, curating the biggest news, trends, and hidden gems into one unmissable roundup. It's the best way to stay informed on the business of tabletop gaming.

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Rustpunk: Solo the apocalypse

February 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mythos Manuscript kicked the heck out of their Kickstarter target for Rustpunk. The game is a solo TTRPG set after the apocalypse and in a post-nuclear world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Apocalypse, kickstarters, solo rpgs

This Is Where The Stars Died: A wargame without minis that you can play solo?

February 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is it a wargame if you don’t move minis around a battlefield and can play alone?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Scott Malthouse, solo rpgs, trollish delver games, wargames

Genre Police: Notes From The Field Part 1

February 16, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Every so often, I have a bad season and a series of game sessions that don’t fire how I expect them to.

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

Snowbright Studio announces the 2025 Nonbinary Tabletop Award winners

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The second-ever Nonbinary Tabletop Awards have concluded. Snowbright Studios, who set up the program to uplift and celebrate nonbinary representation in tabletop games, has announced the winners.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jay dragon, snowbright studios, w.h. arthur, Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Dunderdagar

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s Patrons voted Dunderdagar the February 2025 RPG Publisher Spotlight winner.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonbane, spotlight

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #296

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Friday’s TTRPG news: Netflix revives a D&D show, Chaosium launches QuestWorlds, Jared Rascher ends RPG reviews, and publishers support queer love. Plus, new Audio EXP podcast this weekend!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Dungeons & Dragons, netflix, routinely itemised

Queer Love TTRPG and LARP bundle: Burn injustice down to the ground!

February 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a call to arms at DriveThruRPG and a Queer Love Bundle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundles, charity, Evil Hat Productions, lumpley games, onyx path publishing, Pelgrane Press, Thirsty Sword Lesbians

Free to Download: Evil Hat’s Blades ’68 Playtest Preview

February 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The TTRPG Blades ’68 Playtest is a free preview from Evil Hat Productions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blades in the dark, Evil Hat Productions, free to download, playtest

Paizo launches a Kingmaker bundle deal with (limited supplies) hardcovers included

February 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pazio has a new Humble deal for Pathfinder: Kingmaker. The majority of the books in it, as you’d expect, are downloads, but there are Steam Keys, and some are limited supplies hardcovers Pathfinder Kingmaker Bestiary for P1.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humble, kingmaker, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, pathfinder beginner box

Pacifism and big monsters: Mappa Mundi smashes crowdfunding targets

February 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Three Sails reassures that the book is 100% done, no stretch goals are needed for anything, and the plan is to get you the game by this summer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, three sails studios

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