Open Sesame Games wins the March 2026 Spotlight as Patrons begin voting for April’s featured indie roleplaying games publisher.
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Help independent news: Pick March’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
The longest ever January is behind us, and we’re speeding into the chocolate season of Valentine’s Day (an excuse to buy chocolate) and Easter (also chocolate). In this post, our Patrons get to vote for a publisher that the blog and podcast will promote.
Help independent news: Pick February’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
Happy New Year. It’s the first of the month and the first day of 2026, which means Geek Native’s Patrons, those brilliant people helping to fund indie geeky news, get to pick which publisher we’ll put in the spotlight for February.
Help independent news: Pick January’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
Geek Native thanks the patrons keeping independent writing alive and announces GearGames as the final Spotlight of 2025. Plus, we explore how the Christmas Truce of 1914 offers vital lessons on pacing, humanity, and tension for your roleplaying games.
Patrons can now vote in December’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
We’re voting to see who will feature in the last RPG Publisher Spotlight of 2025. Next month, patrons will vote to determine who features first in 2026.
Patrons can now vote in November’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
Anyone can nominate, but only Patrons can vote in the RPG Publisher Spotlight. Those who do are awesome heroes.
Patrons can now vote in October’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
Anyone can nominate, but only Patrons can vote in the RPG Publisher Spotlight.
Patrons can now vote in September’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
Are you a site and podcast supporter? You can vote for September’s winner.
Patrons can now vote in the August Publisher Spotlight
Congratulations to Empyreal Media Productions for winning the vote this month. Geek Native’s amazing and impressive patrons voted for you.
It’s official: Patreon is taking a bigger cut, and the next wave of RPG creators will pay the price
Patreon, the financial backbone for thousands of independent RPG designers, artists, and podcasters, has announced a significant overhaul to its fee structure.
