The era of the lonely crowdfunding campaign might be ending. BackerKit CEO Maxwell Salzberg explains how collab-funding turns a solo sprint into a shared event and why prioritising community over competition offers a more sustainable path for indie publishers.
Archives for December 2025
Browse the Geek Native archives from December 2025. This collection covers topics in Interviews, Sites, and Tabletop & RPGs.
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Silent Læke: Twin Peaks meets tabletop in new card-based RPG
Newborn Games announces Silent Læke, a Twin Peaks-inspired TTRPG using cards instead of dice to solve a 1992 murder mystery.
Son of Oak’s Winter Sale: 40% off pre-orders and a charity vote on every purchase
Son of Oak’s Winter Sale is live: Save up to 40% on Legend in the Mist pre-orders and direct 15% of your purchase to a charity of your choice.
The Bodhana Group and Onyx Path release therapeutic RPG Branch Riders
The Bodhana Group and Onyx Path Publishing have released Branch Riders, a new TTRPG that blends dimension-hopping adventure with therapeutic gaming tools.
Roll with History: New dice collection embeds 15th-century chainmail and T-Rex fragments
FanRoll Dice partners with Mini Museum for “Roll with History”, a new collection embedding real dinosaur fossils, chainmail, and meteorites into RPG dice.
First teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ presents an unsettling first impression
The first teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi epic dropped today – or should we say, it’s been officially ‘disclosed’?
Watch the trailer for action thriller ‘Normal’ starring Bob Odenkirk
The first teaser trailer for Normal has just dropped from Magnolia Pictures, and promises some dark, gritty, unhinged action when an entire small town seems to turn on its new sheriff – who only wanted a bit of peace.
Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet’s 13th Age gets a definitive second edition
From revised Fighter mechanics to clearer Icon rules, 13th Age 2E is officially out. Here is what has changed in the 350-page core book.
Wear your trauma: Octopus launches “Easy Revenge” Chainsaw Man collection
Octopus returns with a second Chainsaw Man streetwear drop, featuring “Easy Revenge” hoodies and Power-inspired gear.
Single-player overhaul arrives in Battlemarked holiday update
The latest Battlemarked patch overhauls solo play with full custom party support and introduces a holiday quest in the Crown of Frost.
