Nick
@deepdark.games
TTRPG creator, miniature artist, and mech pilot. (he/him)
A Perfect Rock is accepting late pledges on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepdarkgames/a-perfect-rock?ref=1811s1
Web: deepdark.games
Insta: @deepdarkgames
A Perfect Rock is accepting late pledges on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepdarkgames/a-perfect-rock?ref=1811s1
Web: deepdark.games
Insta: @deepdarkgames
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Nick
@deepdark.games
· Aug 2
Wildkin by Deep Dark Games
What if you were the one inside the ball?
deep-dark-games.itch.io
What if you were the one inside the ball?
Get Wildkin, a solo story TTRPG inspired by the creature-trainer relationships in Pokémon.
Will you ever be free again?
deep-dark-games.itch.io/wildkin
Get Wildkin, a solo story TTRPG inspired by the creature-trainer relationships in Pokémon.
Will you ever be free again?
deep-dark-games.itch.io/wildkin
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New to the #SoloRPG List: Wildkin from @deepdark.games
Make a creature, bond with your trainers, try to find freedom again. If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this #TTRPG is for you.
CLICKY:
Make a creature, bond with your trainers, try to find freedom again. If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this #TTRPG is for you.
CLICKY:
Wildkin - Solo RPG List
You are a **Wildkin:** a fantastical creature who roams the wilderness. You are collected by **Trainers:** people who catch Wildkin for study, companionship, o... By Nick Gralewicz
solorpglist.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New to the #SoloRPG List: Wildkin from @deepdark.games
Make a creature, bond with your trainers, try to find freedom again. If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this #TTRPG is for you.
CLICKY:
Make a creature, bond with your trainers, try to find freedom again. If you like contemplative storytelling, exploration, and Pokémon, this #TTRPG is for you.
CLICKY:
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I'm officially looking for freelance jobs for your tabletop projects. Full details on my website: www.adambell.games/freelance
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm officially looking for freelance jobs for your tabletop projects. Full details on my website: www.adambell.games/freelance
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
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NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
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I spy, with my little eye, so many excellent games at the Imagining Games / @ipr.bsky.social booth at Gamehole Con!
@mallenhall.com
@pandiongames.com
@exeunt.press
@goblinmixtape.bsky.social
@deepdark.games
@montfordtales.com
@mallenhall.com
@pandiongames.com
@exeunt.press
@goblinmixtape.bsky.social
@deepdark.games
@montfordtales.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I spy, with my little eye, so many excellent games at the Imagining Games / @ipr.bsky.social booth at Gamehole Con!
@mallenhall.com
@pandiongames.com
@exeunt.press
@goblinmixtape.bsky.social
@deepdark.games
@montfordtales.com
@mallenhall.com
@pandiongames.com
@exeunt.press
@goblinmixtape.bsky.social
@deepdark.games
@montfordtales.com
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During MECH WEEK I wrote about the role of pilots in mech games, using HOME: MECH x KAIJU by @deepdark.games as the example: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...
MECH WEEK: Pilot
Exploring the role of pilots in HOME: MECH x KAIJU
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
During MECH WEEK I wrote about the role of pilots in mech games, using HOME: MECH x KAIJU by @deepdark.games as the example: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...
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Uneasy Lies the Head is out on itch! Embroil yourself in royal court intrigue with this competitive, GMless roleplaying game where you get to play the monarchs and nobles squabbling to shape the realm in their image.
adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
Uneasy Lies the Head by adambell
adambell.itch.io
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Uneasy Lies the Head is out on itch! Embroil yourself in royal court intrigue with this competitive, GMless roleplaying game where you get to play the monarchs and nobles squabbling to shape the realm in their image.
adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
Almost finished the layout of A Perfect Rock!
Here are some sneak peeks and my thoughts on the design:
Here are some sneak peeks and my thoughts on the design:
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Almost finished the layout of A Perfect Rock!
Here are some sneak peeks and my thoughts on the design:
Here are some sneak peeks and my thoughts on the design:
Played @possibleworlds.bsky.social's Tacklebox this evening, and it was excellent! Super easy setup, the "two people fishing on a boat" premise was really strong, and the prompts were very clever.
Highly recommended if you want a 2-player story game!
Highly recommended if you want a 2-player story game!
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Played @possibleworlds.bsky.social's Tacklebox this evening, and it was excellent! Super easy setup, the "two people fishing on a boat" premise was really strong, and the prompts were very clever.
Highly recommended if you want a 2-player story game!
Highly recommended if you want a 2-player story game!
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Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
You are about to discover that mecha ttrpgs are legion. Or more likely you already know, and that's why you're signing up. It seems as if a new mech game is coming out every month, and so many of these games are worth reading, if not playing. How do you
www.backwardstabletop.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
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The 2025 Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt is live!
This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games!
#TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025
blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...
This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games!
#TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025
blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...
The Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt 2025 by Blinking Birch Games
A series of puzzles about indie TTRPGs
blinkingbirchgames.itch.io
September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The 2025 Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt is live!
This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games!
#TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025
blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...
This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games!
#TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025
blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...
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Create your own world and then defend it from kaiju with words, maps, and mechs in the great tabletop RPG Home, @ckunzelman.bsky.social writes. www.endlessmode.com/article/home...
Home Is a "Mechs vs. Kaiju" Tabletop RPG Where the Battlefield Is the Battle
Create your own world and then defend it from kaiju with words, maps, and mechs in the great tabletop RPG Home.
www.endlessmode.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Create your own world and then defend it from kaiju with words, maps, and mechs in the great tabletop RPG Home, @ckunzelman.bsky.social writes. www.endlessmode.com/article/home...
You should work with Sam, they are an excellent editor!
If you're looking for an editor for your Zine Month project, my slots are available starting in February!
I'm open for editing work starting in 2026!
I have 1 slot open per month (except for January, which is already filled) for projects that are about 10k words or shorter.
If you're interested in hiring me, please read through the editing page on my website.
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
I have 1 slot open per month (except for January, which is already filled) for projects that are about 10k words or shorter.
If you're interested in hiring me, please read through the editing page on my website.
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
You should work with Sam, they are an excellent editor!
This might be the best "How to Play" video (and the most unique map) I've seen for HOME.
I need to get a topo map cloth and some blocks now...
youtu.be/HW-4fVa45XI?...
I need to get a topo map cloth and some blocks now...
youtu.be/HW-4fVa45XI?...
How to Play: HOME - Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG
YouTube video by Gray Army Gaming
youtu.be
September 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This might be the best "How to Play" video (and the most unique map) I've seen for HOME.
I need to get a topo map cloth and some blocks now...
youtu.be/HW-4fVa45XI?...
I need to get a topo map cloth and some blocks now...
youtu.be/HW-4fVa45XI?...
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Shout out and eternal thanks to @deepdark.games and @adambell.games for playing A Hymn for the Odd Host!
Always grateful when folks play my games, doubly so if they are designers I admire!
glyphtide.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
Always grateful when folks play my games, doubly so if they are designers I admire!
glyphtide.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
A Hymn for the Odd-Host by Glyphtide Games
An asymmetric game between a broken robot and sentient slime
glyphtide.itch.io
September 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Shout out and eternal thanks to @deepdark.games and @adambell.games for playing A Hymn for the Odd Host!
Always grateful when folks play my games, doubly so if they are designers I admire!
glyphtide.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
Always grateful when folks play my games, doubly so if they are designers I admire!
glyphtide.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
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@heartofthedeernicorn.com in the wild at PAX West!
August 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@heartofthedeernicorn.com in the wild at PAX West!
Thank you @wintryrpg.bsky.social for this wonderful actual play of Wildkin!
I loved Dusktra's bittersweet story.
I loved Dusktra's bittersweet story.
August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you @wintryrpg.bsky.social for this wonderful actual play of Wildkin!
I loved Dusktra's bittersweet story.
I loved Dusktra's bittersweet story.
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Join us in reading two awesome games on our upcoming TTRPG livestreams! :D
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
SEP 9 - "DAWN: The RPG" by @joelhappyhil.bsky.social
Streams are on Tuesdays, 830P EST!
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
SEP 9 - "DAWN: The RPG" by @joelhappyhil.bsky.social
Streams are on Tuesdays, 830P EST!
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join us in reading two awesome games on our upcoming TTRPG livestreams! :D
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
SEP 9 - "DAWN: The RPG" by @joelhappyhil.bsky.social
Streams are on Tuesdays, 830P EST!
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
SEP 9 - "DAWN: The RPG" by @joelhappyhil.bsky.social
Streams are on Tuesdays, 830P EST!
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Here are the upcoming games we'll be reading to close out August!
AUG 19 - "HIT!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
Tune in on Youtube, Tuesdays at 8:30P EST!
AUG 19 - "HIT!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
Tune in on Youtube, Tuesdays at 8:30P EST!
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the upcoming games we'll be reading to close out August!
AUG 19 - "HIT!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
Tune in on Youtube, Tuesdays at 8:30P EST!
AUG 19 - "HIT!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social
AUG 26 - "Wildkin" by @deepdark.games
Tune in on Youtube, Tuesdays at 8:30P EST!
Very inspired by the asymmetric design in Ethan's one-page rpg entry:
And my One-Page RPG Jam entry is now live!
A Hymn for the Odd-Host is a two-player asymmetric game between a broken robot and sentient slime.
What emerges is a story of two strange entities and the relationship that grows between them.
ethanyen.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
A Hymn for the Odd-Host is a two-player asymmetric game between a broken robot and sentient slime.
What emerges is a story of two strange entities and the relationship that grows between them.
ethanyen.itch.io/a-hymn-for-t...
A Hymn for the Odd-Host by Ethan Yen
An asymmetric game between a broken robot and sentient slime
ethanyen.itch.io
August 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Very inspired by the asymmetric design in Ethan's one-page rpg entry:
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the one page rpg jam is ending this weekend #1pRPGjam so today I'm going to go through some random entries in this thread and share them with you! itch.io/jam/one-page...
One-Page RPG Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-07-13 to 2025-08-17 hosted by Unknown Dungeon. The One Page RPG Jam returns for its sixth year running. This ENNIE award-winning game jam is about making new, one-page table-top r...
itch.io
August 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the one page rpg jam is ending this weekend #1pRPGjam so today I'm going to go through some random entries in this thread and share them with you! itch.io/jam/one-page...
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It's my birthday, and to celebrate I'm launching the new Blinking Birch Games website!
You can use the code OPEN10 for 10% off over the next week.
In addition, Blinking Birch has a new logo and newsletter! Here's all of the details about this revamp. 🧵
You can use the code OPEN10 for 10% off over the next week.
In addition, Blinking Birch has a new logo and newsletter! Here's all of the details about this revamp. 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's my birthday, and to celebrate I'm launching the new Blinking Birch Games website!
You can use the code OPEN10 for 10% off over the next week.
In addition, Blinking Birch has a new logo and newsletter! Here's all of the details about this revamp. 🧵
You can use the code OPEN10 for 10% off over the next week.
In addition, Blinking Birch has a new logo and newsletter! Here's all of the details about this revamp. 🧵
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A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between.
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
August 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between.
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
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Tonight we'll be playing a co-op one-shot of HOME, the GM-less mapmaking RPG of mechs vs kaiju by @deepdark.games. This lightweight, narrative game will allow us to flex our improv muscles (and Jacob his amazing artwork artwork!). Join us live in 15 min!
youtube.com/live/-Fsh6N_...
youtube.com/live/-Fsh6N_...
HOME - Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG - Co-op Livestream (2 players)
When the full group aren't together, we'll crack out small games like this for one-shot fun!
# CAST
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Matt Kay (channel host)
Jacob (https://www.instagram.com/arrsomeillustr...
youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tonight we'll be playing a co-op one-shot of HOME, the GM-less mapmaking RPG of mechs vs kaiju by @deepdark.games. This lightweight, narrative game will allow us to flex our improv muscles (and Jacob his amazing artwork artwork!). Join us live in 15 min!
youtube.com/live/-Fsh6N_...
youtube.com/live/-Fsh6N_...