game mechanics

Mon 1
Blog
Dawn of Pripyat: Innovation in Post-apocalyptic tabletop RPGs

Dawn of Pripyat is a post-apocalyptic tabletop RPG that renews the Year Zero Engine with an original alternate history setting and mechanics centered on risk, contamination, and mutation, making every choice at the table a genuine gamble with your character’s humanity. A setting that leaves its mark The innovation of Dawn of Pripyat begins with its narrative premise: it doesn’t […]

Sat 22
Blog
Replayability vs innovation: how we really measure RPG quality

There’s a widespread belief in today’s tabletop RPG landscape: simulationist RPGs are in decline. Less hype, fewer releases, less online presence compared to their narrativist counterparts. But this conclusion stems from measuring the phenomenon wrong. It’s not about decline—it’s about different metrics. When we look at the independent tabletop game market, we tend to use the same indicators: how many […]