Indie role-playing game

This article is about a category of tabletop role-playing game. For indie role-playing video games, see Indie game.
See also: Category:Indie role-playing games, Category:Indie role-playing game designers, and Category:Indie role-playing game publishing companies
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An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published by individuals or small press publishers, in contrast to games published by large corporations.[1][2][3] Indie tabletop role-playing game designers participate in various game distribution networks, development communities, and gaming conventions, both in person and online. Indie game designer committees grant annual awards for excellence.

In the early 2000s, indie role-playing discussion forums such as The Forge developed innovative design patterns and theories. In 2010, the game Apocalypse World established the popular design framework Powered by the Apocalypse, inspiring hundreds of similar games. Starting in the early 2010s, indie game publishing provided new opportunities for LGBTQ writers to share underrepresented stories.

Common examples of indie role-playing games include Apocalypse World and the Powered by the Apocalypse framework, The Quiet Year, Fiasco, Fall of Magic, Blades in the Dark, and Dialect.

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  3. ^ "Indie Games Get the Spotlight During Zine Month". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-03-27.