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Hobbying from the deep end of the dungeon
The indie wargames directory
Skirmish, mass battle, solo RPGs, and the weird indie stuff I can't stop buying, all in one place. I keep tabs on the news too, so you don't miss the next Kickstarter you'll pretend you didn't back.
Worth a closer look
All Games → Games worth knowing about
Monster Friends: Battle for New Florida
An indie skirmish game where every monster is mechanically novel and intentionally broken. The design pitch is flavor over balance.
Trench Crusade
A grimdark alternate-history skirmish game of holy trench warfare, born from kitbash culture with free rules and a heavy proxy-friendly streak.
TSPN
Indie skirmish game by Tanner Simpson, published through 28 Magazine. Current version is the Third Helping rulebook.
Relicblade
Indie tactics-RPG skirmish for two. 4 to 6 characters per side on a 2'×2' board, around 30 minutes a game, with party building by good/evil alignment rather than fixed factions.
Kal Arath
Sword-and-sandal OSR fantasy adventure RPG by Castle Grief. 2d6 mechanics, exploding damage, classless characters. Plays solo, co-op, or with a GM.
Wanted! Reward: CC 10000
Open-alpha narrative bounty hunter simulator set in the dim-bleakness of the far future. Mini-agnostic skirmish for 1 to 6 players, free PDF rules, designed by Tanner Simpson and Goobinsgitz.
What's new
All News → News from the indie wargame world
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DWARF Is a Free Solo Hex Crawl About Walking Home
Tavern Lore just put out DWARF, a complete solo hex crawl RPG on a name-your-own-price basis. You play one dwarf making the long trip back to the Mountains.
Deathbringer Is Live on BackerKit (And I Just Backed It)
Professor DM's dark-fantasy RPG Deathbringer, EN World's Most Anticipated TTRPG of 2026, has gone live on BackerKit. I just backed it.
Orc the Brand Dropped Wave 2 for Monster Friends
Seven new monsters just hit the Monster Friends: Battle for New Florida roster, from a punch-happy Walrus Champion to a limited summer Mr. Devil. They're all live now.
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The Gloam One-Page Adventure Jam Is Stacked
The Lone Legend's folk-fantasy tarot RPG Gloam just wrapped a one-page adventure jam, and the community turned out a dozen free scenarios.
Bellwoken's whimsical army set is live on Kickstarter
Bellwoken — A New Whimsical Army Set for Your Wargames is now live on Kickstarter. Back the campaign to bring the collection to the tabletop.
Castle Grief's handmade map stamps are live on Kickstarter
Castle Grief and artisan Bone Chapel's Kickstarter for 40 hand-carved dungeon and wilderness map stamps is now live. Back the campaign for the wilderness set, the dungeon set, or both.
