The record-breaking success of the CarlRPG signals a major shift in roleplaying games crowdfunding. We examine how BackerKit is evolving from a pledge manager into a pro-creator ecosystem while facing fresh challenges in trust, safety, and project abandonment.
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Backerkit Articles
Check out all our coverage of Backerkit. This collection primarily covers topics in Sites and Tabletop & RPGs.
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2026
2025
Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable: Renegade’s brutal World Dungeon adaptation
Renegade Game Studios brings Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl to the tabletop with a new roleplaying game and deck-builder on BackerKit.
MemoryCore: Horrible Guild’s 32-bit anthology brings PlayStation nostalgia to the tabletop
Horrible Guild announces MemoryCore, a 32-bit era inspired roleplaying game anthology from award winning designer Claudio Pustorino.
Traveller 5E: The classic sci-fi roleplaying game gets a 5e conversion
World’s Largest RPGs brings Traveller 5E to BackerKit. The iconic 1977 sci-fi roleplaying game gets a massive four book conversion to the popular 5e system.
2220 Cyberpunk RPG: No joke for Gamers Hunter Edizioni
Gamers Hunter Edizioni confirms the 7 April launch of 2220 Cyberpunk RPG for 5e following an April Fool’s marketing stunt. Explore a mutated, gritty future version of Naples.
Numenera: Strand short film returns as The Amber Archive eclipses original 2012 funding
The Ninth World returns in Numenera: The Amber Archive. Explore the mechanical shift to the Cypher System and the 10-year legacy of the stunning Strand short film.
Timothy Brown leads official Traveller 5e adaptation for BackerKit
The classic 1977 science-fiction roleplaying game Traveller is officially receiving a 5e conversion, launching on BackerKit this March.
Numenera: The Amber Archive announced as new edition of the Ninth World RPG
Monte Cook Games announces Numenera: The Amber Archive, a new edition of the acclaimed science-fantasy RPG that expands the Ninth World without a reboot.
Origins Award finalist announces polycule-friendly RPG Threads We Share
Eerie Games announces Threads We Share, a GMless tarot TTRPG about relationships, intimacy, and consent. Supports solo, duet, and polycule play.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #340
Critical Role heads to London Comic Con, Steve Jackson Games brings back Toon and there are major staff changes at Wizards of the Coast.
