Gamers play games for any number of reasons. It might be escapism from the day-to-day grind, or they want to do heroic things. I often select games based on my perception of the experience I can have as a result of play. This short article is about a recent experience playing Alice is Missing. In…
Tag: Indie Games
If You Go Chasing Rabbits — A Review of Girl Underground
Girl Underground Author: Lauren McManamon, Jesse Ross Publisher: Hedgemaze Page Count: 48 Available Formats: PDF & Print PDF (DTRPG) – $9 Print/PDF Combo – $12 Girl Underground is a game about a girl’s journey of self-discovery through a whimsical fantasy land and the friends she meets along the way. It explores twisted, willowy woods filled…
One Night in Bangkok – A Review of Bad Sex: The Roleplaying Game
Bad Sex: The Roleplaying Game Author: Juhana Pettersson Publisher: Pohjoismaisen Roolipelaamisen Seura. Page Count: 72 Available Formats: PDF & Print PDF (DTRPG) – $16.49 Print/PDF Combo (DTRP) – $28.27 Welcome to the collaborative roleplaying game where consenting adults narratively roleplay out situations and scenes of bad sex. There are many guiding principles to Bad Sex,…
News Desk: Indie Groundbreaker Awards Winners
Last evening, the Indie Game Developer Network (IGDN) presented their annual Indie Groundbreaker Awards online via YouTube Live. The pre-event social was held on a pop-up Discord server, and post-event interviews with the nominees and winners were broadcast on Twitch. Started in 2016 to recognize the contributions being made to the roleplaying industry by a…
What Defines A Game as an Indie Game?
Earlier this week I posed a question at the Boxcar Nation G+ community that I feel warrants wider discussion. The question was; What defines a game as an indie game? The moniker “indie” is widely used through the RPG community. Games are generally classified as either Indie or Trad (traditional) games, but what does indie…
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