Exclusive reporting from the UK Games Expo floor reveals how Hugo-finalist author Adrian Tchaikovsky’s deep appreciation for classic indie RPGs directly influenced the system for the upcoming Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game.
Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game
Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game.
The Bunker Game: Malcolm Craig’s brutal classroom experiment comes to Conpulsion
Discover the dark history of The Bunker Game as Malcolm Craig’s University of Edinburgh experiment makes its commercial debut at Conpulsion 2026.
Handiwork Games reveals first FiveEvil supplement: Netherworlds
Handiwork Games announces FiveEvil: Netherworlds, the first print supplement for their standalone horror RPG, focusing on designing terrifying locations.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #330
This week’s TTRPG news summary covers the official Ghost in the Shell roleplaying game, Inkarnate’s AI policy, and the world’s longest D&D game.
Handiwork Games brings grimdark Trench Crusade photo backdrops to Kickstarter
A Kickstarter discovery for mini painters. Get official, professional backdrops for your Trench Crusade miniatures from Handiwork Games.
FiveEvil is out (escaped?) – A subversion of 5e for horror
Handiwork Games is the publisher behind a|state, the two-player BEOWULF Age of Heroes and sometimes surreal Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland. Now they can add the horror TTRPG Fiveevil to the list.
Cold City Hot War: Kickstarter brings two scary TTRPGs back to life
Cold City and Hot War are different games with different twists and mechanical nuances, but they’re related, and Hot War is the terrifying conclusion to Cold City.
Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland: The Maskwitches have a mask generator
Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland psychedelic TTRPG transports players to the Mesolithic era, specifically to Doggerland
FiveEvil: This new twist on 5e offers really scary RPGs
There’s already a 5/5 rated free download for the game called Splinters. The Kickstarter has hit its cash target, but there’s still time to join.









