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Handiwork Games Reports

Built on a foundation of objective journalism, Geek Native has tracked Handiwork Games for more than 7 years. This archive collates 82 reports, ensuring that breaking developments are evaluated with deep topical expertise. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s surprise connection to classic indie design shapes upcoming Tyrant Philosophers RPG

June 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, astate, cold city, Francesco Nepitello, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, malcolm craig, Marco Maggi, morgan davie, uk games expo

Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game

May 26, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, astate, cold city, Francesco Nepitello, handiwork games, malcolm craig, Marco Maggi, morgan davie, tabletop scotland, The One Ring

The Bunker Game: Malcolm Craig’s brutal classroom experiment comes to Conpulsion

April 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover the dark history of The Bunker Game as Malcolm Craig’s University of Edinburgh experiment makes its commercial debut at Conpulsion 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, conpulsion, edinburgh, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, malcolm craig

Handiwork Games reveals first FiveEvil supplement: Netherworlds

October 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games announces FiveEvil: Netherworlds, the first print supplement for their standalone horror RPG, focusing on designing terrifying locations.

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

Routinely Itemised: RPG #330

October 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, ghost in the shell, handiwork games, inkarnate, Renegade Game Studios, routinely itemised, shopping

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

FiveEvil is out (escaped?) – A subversion of 5e for horror

May 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fiveevil, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, morgan davie, Paul Bourne, Scott Purdy, uk games expo

Cold City Hot War: Kickstarter brings two scary TTRPGs back to life

March 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, handiwork games, kickstarters, malcolm craig, Paul Bourne

Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland: The Maskwitches have a mask generator

December 21, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland psychedelic TTRPG transports players to the Mesolithic era, specifically to Doggerland

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: generators, handiwork games

FiveEvil: This new twist on 5e offers really scary RPGs

November 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, handiwork games, horror, kickstarters, morgan davie

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