#itch sale

[psychhound]

announcing spiritkeep: a therapeutic ttrpg

howdy all! some big announcements!!!

first, im nearing the end of my master's program, studying rhetoric and writing, games, and educational psychology. im about halfway done with my thesis, and figured it was time to make an announcement …

my thesis, entitled "designing ​spiritkeep​: therapeutically applied RPGs as a discourse community" is … about what it says on the tin :) in it, I look at the practice of TA-RPGs, which are TTRPGs run for the express purpose of inducing therapeutic growth. TA-RPGs are usually run by a clinician, like a therapist or counselor, or a certified therapeutic game master. my thesis is looking at the needs of therapeutic game masters as a community and asking … what do they need from TTRPGs that isn't currently available?

the thesis takes concepts from rhetoric, linguistics, game studies, literature studies, psychology, and more to ask the question … what would a TTRPG specifically designed for therapeutic use look like? i examine concepts like bleed, close to home characters, dramatic rehearsal, performative speech acts, fixed vs growth mindsets, information processing theory, and more. i also look at criteria set forth by current TA-RPG practitioners for what makes a good TA-RPG, and examine five current games against those criteria. then, i put together the research into a foundation for spiritkeep, a dedicated TA-RPG

spiritkeep is designed around the goal of helping teens and adults heal from complex trauma

that said, its perfectly suitable for a homegame as well, as long as everyone is on the same page and approaches it with the mindset of collaborative growth. all in all, it's still going to be a fun game and a good TTRPG!!

in spiritkeep, you play as a smalltown taskforce with the shared goal of restoring your currently struggling community to a thriving state. you go out on missions like finding resources, diplomacy with neighboring cities, researching ecological problems, and more, while you slowly make your town a better place to live. spiritkeep includes collaborative worldbuilding, a large assortment of playbook options like the Wayfarer, the Knight, the Ghost, or the Shepherd (all designed to hit where it hurts, at least a little!), and a brand new system inspired by PBtA, FitD, BOB, WoD, and more. while the game is designed around grappling with identity and learning how to grow, it can also get a bit tactical and crunchy!! the new dice mechanic makes you think on your feet with every roll

this announcement is also to say that i am beginning the initial crowdfunding of the game through itch. right now, im trying to raise funds to pay the fee to my school to make my thesis open access, meaning anyone can read it. then, remaining funds will go towards things like resources, consultants, art for the kickstarter, and everything else i need to get this project off the ground. ideally, ill be able to team with a publisher to cover the logistics of business while i can focus on the game itself. once the game is finished, there will still be plenty of playtesting, consulting, and other work to do. but!!! this post marks my first steps towards what has been my dream for years now

this sale is how im starting the funding process. it includes the zine preview of my thesis, covering my chapter outline and big concepts, and also my first TA-RPG: with breath & sword, a solo game to help players calm down from anxiety. both items have community copies available: please feel free to grab one if you can't contribute !!

questions, comments, or partnership offers can be sent to psychhoundgames @ gmail(.)com

thanks y'all!!! wish me luck!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[sabrinahawthorne]

I'm Raising Money for Surgery!

In a few months, I'm going in to get a necessary surgery done. So to help raise funds, I'm holding a sale!

From now until the 20th of July, my entire library of games is 75% off! Or you can buy the whole collection as a bundle for just $15!

If you aren't interested in any of my games, or if you'd like to pitch in for monthly support, you can also send me a few dollars on ko-fi.

For the duration of the sale, you can get the following games for a quarter of their usual price:

Bring the Stars Home to Me - a solo epistolary game about traveling the stars.

Broke Wizards - A lighthearted zine about working-class sorcerers.

Duel 2nd Revision - my first title, a micro print-and-play card fighting game.

Fantasy Heartbreaker - my attempt at a light, flexible fantasy RPG.

Game Breakers - a comedic one-page Isekai game about cheating.

RULE - a collection of grim 200-word fantasy RPGs.

and The Tale of Yon: a Tyrant's Throne - a zelda-inspired heroic adventure which uses a chess board to build a dungeon.

You can get an even better deal if you buy the bundle, which contains all of the above games for just $15! That's seven games (or 11, depending on how you count) for the standard price of Broke Wizards.

[dungeonofthedragon]

Itch Creator Day

It's creator day on Itch! 100% of money spent goes to the creators, so why not pick up a game or 3?

Some recommendations:

Hunt monsters spawned from humanity in Cain.

Play a magical child and their protector in duet game Shadow/Giant.

Play a Cursed on a heroic quest and the Oracle who foretells their doom in duet game The Oracle & The Curse.

Play cursed gunslingers in Drifters.

Play pulp fantasy post-nuclear war in Nuclear Knights!

Explore dangerous ruins and uncover the secrets of a far-off planet in GRIM.

Play magical girl-influenced superheroes in Glitter Hearts.

Defeat dungeons formed from human trauma in diceless rpg Psychodungeon.

Save people and hunt things in Bump in the Dark.

Venture into space and protect your galaxy in mecha rpg Maharlika.

Solve the mysteries of your magical school in the solo (or duet) dark academia rpg Tangled Blessings.

[gamemakerm]

It's creator's day and the autumn sale over on itch.io and I've got a bunch of games that are half off, pay what you want, or completely free! Check it all out over at my itch, and follow for updates, new games, or just to show your support ✌️

[gipki]

chapter 2 is officially on itch!

[efangamez]

The Help Me Exist Again TTRPG Sale 2, HAS STARTED ! <3

This fund will go towards, in order: rent, groceries, new computer, gender affirming care. When you buy a bundle, you're helping me escape the grips of capitalism, and you're helping a queer and disabled trans person live a better life.

Below are some goals that go along with the sale!

$500: This will pay for about two months of groceries.

Goal: I'll hold a Pride in Fall game jam!

$1,000: This will pay for debts, groceries, and some cushion.

Goal: Previous goals, AND will reinstate 50 community copies of each of my games!

$1,200: This will pay for debts, groceries, cushion, and computer payments.

Goal: Previous goals, AND will give away 10 Patreon memberships!

$1,500: This will pay for debts, groceries, cushion, computer payments, and gender affirming care.

Goal: Previous goals, AND will release GRIM: Eldritch Arsenal weapon pack for GRIM in October!

$2,000: This will pay for debts, groceries, cushion, computer payments, gender affirming care, and mental health appointments.

Goal: Previous goals, AND will release another one-page PWYW game!

$3,000: This will pay for debts, groceries, cushion, computer payments, gender affirming care, and mental health appointment, and will help SUSTAIN these things that are paid for.

Previous goals, AND will host game jams every month for the rest of the year!

$3000+: ???

Please REBLOG and spread the word! Also, if you already have my games, my venmo is below and I'll incorporate that into the goal on itch!

[guhuhugames]

'LOVE & COUNTRY' 27% OFF starting TODAY!

Do you like sales? I know you do!

Have you been on the fence about whether or not the espionage romance visual novel of the decade 'Love & Country' is right for you? You probably have!

Well, now's the time to buy 'Love & Country' for the low, low (and strange) price of $10.94! If you love spies, intrigue, and complicated men, then please go and grab L&C while it's hot.

Check it out on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2548200/Love__Country/

Check it out on itch: https://guhuhugames.itch.io/loveandcountry

Thank you in advance!

xoxo,

Guhuhu Games

[heartfragment]

Heart Fragment Book Two: Belief Fragments is still 50% off for 3 more days!

If you don't own Heart Fragment Book Two: Belief Fragments yet, it is still on sale until January 4, 2024 on both Steam and Itch!

Please consider supporting through Itch if possible. More profits go to the creators there, and it comes with a Steam key as well. As mentioned before, any support you give will help with finishing up the creation of Book Three!

Happy New Year, everyone! Have a fantastic 2024!

[s-che]

its my birthday. did you get me anything?

im 25 today and my annual bday itch sale is live: get $150ish worth of games for $25 or any individual game for 25% off. ranges from full and complete games like queer piracy ttrpg beneath pirate flags and surreal dude generator three dudes go bowling to major works in progress like my manifesto-game queen of the moon and my (otherwise patreon only) sprawling edith-finch-esque-interactive fiction book leafs house to small & silly games and jam projects like bruce springsteen all american full moon werewolf brawl and lesbians built this farm. also supplements for wanderhome, yazebas bed & breakfast, galactic 2e, longsword.

i've written a lot of shit in the last two years. help me celebrate a quarter of a century on the globe.

[michaeljpatrick]

My TTRPG accessories are half off for the next month!!!

[psychhound]

hey yall!!! new bundle :D

this is my 14 for 14 ttrpg bundle to pay off some of the debt from my top surgery!! you get 14 games and homebrew for 14 bucks, which is gonna run until june 14th (my birthday!!)

my top surgery was absolutely life changing and has made me so much more comfortable, confident, and happy. i dont regret it in the least. i also got hit with some surprise bills afterward that have me pretty heftily in debt because of it

some very kind souls have donated their games to help me pay some of this off, which was just so incredibly generous. which means its not just my games in here!! lots and lots of cool stuff, please check it out!!

in the bundle:

ttrpgs:

[BXLLET> : a game about systems of violence and power in the weird west apocalypse

disparateum: a dream-like reality-bending game where you hop worlds and tell strange stories

little celestial fieldwork guide: a city exploration photography game where you divine hidden spirits and take photos of them

beach day!: a system agnostic party bonding minigame where characters swap gifts and secrets

what they once feared: a solo journaling game where you play a folkloric monster forced to choose your path

the narrator paradox: a one page solo game where you play a storybook narrator whos protagonist has gained agency and is trying to change the story

the fool who got married (extended): a duet epistolary game of female hardship and connection in 1848

explorers of the forever city: a rules-light, fantasy role-playing game about ordinary people making extraordinary discoveries

homebrew:

riders: a pact for moth-light by justin ford, a fitd game. tame, bond with, and ride the terrifying predator moths

witch: a class for d&d 5e. be a con-based half-caster with curses, familiars, and a whole new way of doing spell slots

harmony with the wind: a ghibli-inspired d&d 5e pack with 5 feats, 4 backgrounds, 4 races, 6 monsters, and 3 subclasses

fairytale/feywild: a pack for d&d 5e with 1 background, 2 races, 1 subclass, and unique timekeeping mechanics for the feywild

burger wizard: a d&d 5e compatible narrative rpg about working as magical kitchen staff in a fantasy restaurant

argyth's arcane companion: 4 wizard subclasses, 3 feats, and 17 new spells for d&d 5e

you can get all of this for 14 bucks until june 14th!! it would really mean a lot to me for yall to check it out and also spread the word :D

check it out on itch!!

[sabrinahawthorne]

RULE 1st Edition

As of the writing of this post, RULE is my most recent release, and in my opinion it might be my best work. It was originally conceived years ago as a synthesis of the only two games I had played at that point - D&D 5E and Mage: The Awakening. Thus, the premise - a collection of connected games which each position you as a grim fantasy version of a 5th Edition spellcasting staple: Sorcerer, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard. The result, once I slapped it together for last year's 200-word rpg jam, is some of the most fun I've had designing in a minute.

RULE consists of six games, each 200 words or less. Each one can be played independantly of the others, but they're modular, meaning multiple games can be played together as you like. And since they're all so small, each game is a little print-and-play zine!

In an effort to raise funds for a necessary surgery, RULE is currently on sale for less than two dollars! It, alongside all of my other games, is 75% off its usual price until July of 2025, which means it's a great time to check it out! You'll be lending me a hand if you do.

[dungeonofthedragon]

Navathem's End

The incredible PbtA/FitD game Navathem's End is on sale to help the designer with medical bills! Fight against the end of the world with one of seven playbooks, while striving to emulate one of seven ancient heroes. Plus, the art is just incredible!

[mayarab]

Some of my games are in this bundle!!! It is one way to support me, a neurodivergent queer dev from the global south ^^

(yes, your dollars make a TON of difference for the global south)

We're proud 🌈 to present the 4th Queer Games Bundle, with 500 games, TTRPGs, comics, and more from LGBTQ+ creators around the world.

For the price of one AAA game, you can directly support queer artists today. Buy it here for $60 (or $10+):

https://itch.io/b/2506/

[efangamez]

EfanGamez Summer Sale (For My PC)!! <3

I recently made a purchase on a PC, and the funds from this sale would really, really help! Each individual game is on sale for 25% off, and if you're just that cool, you can snag the bundle too!

Much love, and thank you for your purchase! <3

[gb-patch]

🚨 Sound the alarms! 🚨

GB Patch games are currently on SALE at both Steam and Itch's Winter Sale events! ❄️