Matthew John
@yuigaron.itch.io
UK TRPG designer. Writer of 'Sworn by Ghostlight' and 'The Cold Dark' and loads of nasty little dungeons you can die in.
TTRPGs: yuigaron.itch.io/
The Cold Dark (Print): https://pandiongames.com/products/the-cold-dark
TTRPGs: yuigaron.itch.io/
The Cold Dark (Print): https://pandiongames.com/products/the-cold-dark
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Matthew John
@yuigaron.itch.io
· Sep 13
Itchio might be down, but you can still buy physical copies of my game The Cold Dark at the following places.
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So, uh, I've been specifically and purposefully under a rock since October 1st, but I've crawled out now and I'm wondering what cool new RPG stuff I've missed?
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So, uh, I've been specifically and purposefully under a rock since October 1st, but I've crawled out now and I'm wondering what cool new RPG stuff I've missed?
How do you fuck up a Wigan kebab?
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
How do you fuck up a Wigan kebab?
"it's really important we create everything by hand," says the individual shilling Google AI fuckery.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"it's really important we create everything by hand," says the individual shilling Google AI fuckery.
Why does my dish sponge look like it's going to summon deadites.
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Why does my dish sponge look like it's going to summon deadites.
It's October 1st and I just saw my first xmas advert of the year.
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's October 1st and I just saw my first xmas advert of the year.
I just got the urge to play Dark Souls 2...
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I just got the urge to play Dark Souls 2...
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If you enjoyed a game on Itch, leave a comment!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
September 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you enjoyed a game on Itch, leave a comment!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
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My lawyer @prismaticwasteland.com has cleared me of any liability for sharing this meme edit I made:
September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My lawyer @prismaticwasteland.com has cleared me of any liability for sharing this meme edit I made:
I wanted to get some work done today, but instead it's been one of those pleasant low energy days. Less 'depression and unable to do anything' and much more 'damn this sofa is comfy and my eyes are a bit heavy and this feels nice'.
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I wanted to get some work done today, but instead it's been one of those pleasant low energy days. Less 'depression and unable to do anything' and much more 'damn this sofa is comfy and my eyes are a bit heavy and this feels nice'.
The Cold Dark jump scare.
The new and improved TTRPG section in my store
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Cold Dark jump scare.
Tremors is a near perfect movie.
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tremors is a near perfect movie.
I'd love more movies like 2013s Coherence (with, you know, less shitty people in it maybe).
September 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'd love more movies like 2013s Coherence (with, you know, less shitty people in it maybe).
"In certain rare instances, the brains of arch-mages can turn to glass when under the direct heat of the breath of crimson wyverns no younger than a millennia. These artifacts can be used to extract the spells ensnared into the folds of the mage's mind, and are often used in the forging of weapons."
September 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"In certain rare instances, the brains of arch-mages can turn to glass when under the direct heat of the breath of crimson wyverns no younger than a millennia. These artifacts can be used to extract the spells ensnared into the folds of the mage's mind, and are often used in the forging of weapons."
list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. As my mom sadly learned recently, ASoIaF theories and deep lore.
2. Fromsoft. So much Fromsoft shit.
3. (According to my brother) Why I hate trad RPGs.
Nothing useful then 😎.
1. As my mom sadly learned recently, ASoIaF theories and deep lore.
2. Fromsoft. So much Fromsoft shit.
3. (According to my brother) Why I hate trad RPGs.
Nothing useful then 😎.
Two things I researched for most of my academic life, and one thing I adore.
1. Figurative language: how it's processed and why we use it.
2. Learning sciences: the science behind how we actually learn.
3. NOVAverse: the lore of my scifi setting where the sun exploded over the planet Obron.
1. Figurative language: how it's processed and why we use it.
2. Learning sciences: the science behind how we actually learn.
3. NOVAverse: the lore of my scifi setting where the sun exploded over the planet Obron.
list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. Single season ‘90s TV shows
2. Hamlet through the ages as an avatar for emotional repression and later the healing process of mental health.
3. The secret life of Jack Traven aka Johnny Utah aka John fucking Wick
1. Single season ‘90s TV shows
2. Hamlet through the ages as an avatar for emotional repression and later the healing process of mental health.
3. The secret life of Jack Traven aka Johnny Utah aka John fucking Wick
September 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. As my mom sadly learned recently, ASoIaF theories and deep lore.
2. Fromsoft. So much Fromsoft shit.
3. (According to my brother) Why I hate trad RPGs.
Nothing useful then 😎.
1. As my mom sadly learned recently, ASoIaF theories and deep lore.
2. Fromsoft. So much Fromsoft shit.
3. (According to my brother) Why I hate trad RPGs.
Nothing useful then 😎.
"Paris in the fall, the last months of the year, at the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me, of cafes, of music, of love... and of death."
My god, hearing this quote always pulls me back to a very specific time of my life.
My god, hearing this quote always pulls me back to a very specific time of my life.
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Paris in the fall, the last months of the year, at the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me, of cafes, of music, of love... and of death."
My god, hearing this quote always pulls me back to a very specific time of my life.
My god, hearing this quote always pulls me back to a very specific time of my life.
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Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
September 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
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I received my copies of Feast For A Sphinx!!! They look GREAT! 😊
September 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I received my copies of Feast For A Sphinx!!! They look GREAT! 😊
It's almost the tober of Mörk.
September 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's almost the tober of Mörk.
Okay I apparently missed over the last year but damn this is a pretty slick game.
sludgepunk.itch.io/oil JUST RELEASED - OIL, a two-page micro dungeon crawler!
#ttrpgs #ttrpg #nsr #osr #dungeoncrawler
#ttrpgs #ttrpg #nsr #osr #dungeoncrawler
OIL by roxanne b.
A Micro-Dungeon Crawler
sludgepunk.itch.io
September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Okay I apparently missed over the last year but damn this is a pretty slick game.
Forget the Path of Pain, try getting this cup from the top of the wagon.
September 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Forget the Path of Pain, try getting this cup from the top of the wagon.
Writing ANY promotion for The Cold Dark is always followed by me checking a dozen times to make sure my phones keyboard¹ hasn't corrected Beast to Breast.
Being killed to death by breasts is all good, no notes, but I don't want to miss-sell the game.
¹ I use the swiping function to type.
Being killed to death by breasts is all good, no notes, but I don't want to miss-sell the game.
¹ I use the swiping function to type.
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Writing ANY promotion for The Cold Dark is always followed by me checking a dozen times to make sure my phones keyboard¹ hasn't corrected Beast to Breast.
Being killed to death by breasts is all good, no notes, but I don't want to miss-sell the game.
¹ I use the swiping function to type.
Being killed to death by breasts is all good, no notes, but I don't want to miss-sell the game.
¹ I use the swiping function to type.
Cozy is nice, but have you tried dying of the cold or being eaten by a terrible, unknowable beast?
A stressful, lonely game built around Pandion's charming Hints & Hijinx system! We love that kind of nuance
The Cold Dark - Knave of Cups
…play a survivor lost in bleak, frozen wilderness after a storm brought down the plane you were in. …the further you travel—the longer you survive—the clearer it becomes that something is hunting…
knaveofcups.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Cozy is nice, but have you tried dying of the cold or being eaten by a terrible, unknowable beast?
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You should still check out our latest adventure A Feast for a Sphinx!!
evlyn.itch.io/a-feast-for-...
evlyn.itch.io/a-feast-for-...
A Feast For A Sphinx by Evlyn, Luna P.
A small dungeon for Mörk Borg
evlyn.itch.io
September 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You should still check out our latest adventure A Feast for a Sphinx!!
evlyn.itch.io/a-feast-for-...
evlyn.itch.io/a-feast-for-...
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My sale is still live for the next week and change. I'm trying to raise some money to offset the cost of dictation software to help me hit my deadlines while I'm injured and can't really type. Everything I've ever released on itch is currently 50% off!
itch.io/s/160480/buy...
itch.io/s/160480/buy...
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My sale is still live for the next week and change. I'm trying to raise some money to offset the cost of dictation software to help me hit my deadlines while I'm injured and can't really type. Everything I've ever released on itch is currently 50% off!
itch.io/s/160480/buy...
itch.io/s/160480/buy...