GameSearch

An AI-Powered Search and Recommendation Engine for Itch.io RPGs

Horrid Mysteries
Horrid Mysteries, an indie tabletop roleplaying game designed for 1 to 6 players that evokes the Gothic horror experience of classic tales like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster through a deck of playing cards featuring illustrations by Harry Clarke (Dracula), Caspar David Friedrichs (Frankenstein) among others. The goal is to resolve frightening situations experienced over years, with all participants assuming roles in such scenarios they've encountered before or been haunted for decades themselves. Artwork credits include public domain works from Edgar Allan Poe and Hellboy comics as well the movie Crimson Peak directed by Guillermo del Toro that serves as inspiration behind its creation (https://itch.io/jam/one-page-rpg-20211). The game's design is based on a randomly generated table taken directly from Maze Rats: https://questi ngbeast.itch. io/.
Price:
$0.00
Rating:
5.00 (from 4 reviews)
Published:
These games are similar to Horrid Mysteries ...
Backwater: A Southern-gothic Horror TTRPG   - Gothic Horror in Post-apocalyptic New Orleans
Nighttide (WIP)   - A diceless game of gothic horror
Places in Verse   - 7 settings for any system
1800: A Lo-fi Fantasy RPG   - A gothic horror themed 24XX hack
THE MARTIAL CULT of BLOOD KNIGHT GAIUS   - a gothic horror/martial arts OSR adventure
HAVE AT YOU!   - A gm-less, system-agnostic tool for dueling that uses standard playing cards
A Modern Prometheus   - A Roleplaying Game for 2 Players about Gothic Horror, Dark Science, and Creating Monsters
Liminal Horror   - A Modern Horror TTRPG
Bloodstone   - Action-Horror pamphlet rpg for one-shot sessions
Dungeons Deep   - The World Below is Where We  Confront Ourselves
Die, Grave Robber, Die!   - A gothic horror incursion fueled by Trophy Dark!
The Beast   - Die alone in some godforsaken forest.
Horrid Mysteries is similar to...
Frankenmonster Creaturestein   - Stitched together by sinister science, you're monsters out for revenge!
Cruel and Unusual   - A Lasers and Feelings inspired game of Unfortunate Events
Monster Hunters & Lovers   - A Judith Hunts TTRPG -  A Lasers&Feelings Hack
Nighttide (WIP)   - A diceless game of gothic horror
The Mustang   - Gothic Western horror
Eulalie's Curse: A Backwater Solitaire Adventure   - A solo adventure for the Backwater: Southern Gothic Horror TTRPG
Dark Castle, Silver Sword   - rules-light dungeon-crawler, inspired by Castlevania, Dark Souls, and Darkest Dungeon
Raefenheim   - A one page game of literary gothic romance and horror
No Sacrifice Without Blood   - You are Hungry. You are immortal. The rest is up to you.
Rhapsody of Blood: Choir of Souls   - Reinforcements are here for your endless war against the castle, with seven new Explorers for Rhapsody of Blood!
In the Manor   - solo gothic rpg
secrets under stone.   - gothic fantasy roleplaying.
If you like Horrid Mysteries check out...
Backwater: A Southern-gothic Horror TTRPG   - Gothic Horror in Post-apocalyptic New Orleans
Nighttide (WIP)   - A diceless game of gothic horror
Places in Verse   - 7 settings for any system
1800: A Lo-fi Fantasy RPG   - A gothic horror themed 24XX hack
THE MARTIAL CULT of BLOOD KNIGHT GAIUS   - a gothic horror/martial arts OSR adventure
HAVE AT YOU!   - A gm-less, system-agnostic tool for dueling that uses standard playing cards
A Modern Prometheus   - A Roleplaying Game for 2 Players about Gothic Horror, Dark Science, and Creating Monsters
Liminal Horror   - A Modern Horror TTRPG
Bloodstone   - Action-Horror pamphlet rpg for one-shot sessions
Dungeons Deep   - The World Below is Where We  Confront Ourselves
Die, Grave Robber, Die!   - A gothic horror incursion fueled by Trophy Dark!
The Beast   - Die alone in some godforsaken forest.
If you like The Magical Land of Yeld check out...
Hogwarts: An RPG   - Magic school roleplaying
Wolves Upon the Coast Grand Campaign   - A 'dark ages' hexcrawl.
Out of the Loop   - The world is not what it used to be. Discover where and when you are.
Mythic Mortals   - A tabletop roleplaying game where YOU are the hero.
Hardcaptor Sakuga: Full Metal Petticoat   - A Magical Girl Roleplaying Game
The Wizard's Grimoire   - A Tabletop Roleplaying Game Zine
Witchery   - A system of magic for tabletop roleplaying.
Heart & Glory   - Fantasy Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Crowfoot   - Watch where you step
Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Awaits!   - A game of magical monster adventure
Ryuutama - Natural Fantasy Roleplay   - A Heartwarming Tabletop RPG of Travel, Wonder and Friendship
The Fools Who Follow   - A one-page tabletop roleplaying game
If you like Accelerated Combat for D&D 5e check out...
To Market   - Encounters on the way to a medieval market for 1+ players
LIGHT: Patrol Zones   - A whole new way to play LIGHT
For the Dungeon!   - Play the minions, not the heroes. An improv comedy RPG about the misfortunes of a career in dungeon security.
Manila Encounters Vol. I   - Random Encounters in the sometimes wondrous, sometimes horrific Metro Manila.
LUMEN:ENDGAME   - System Tools for Special Random Drops, Boss Mechanics and Finale Encounters for LUMEN
Perilous   - Narrative Dungeoncrawling RPG with puzzle-like gameplay.
Random Table   - The most important random table for yout game night!
Voidheart Symphony   - The castle infects all. Its vassals run this city. Start your revolution.
Mostly Harmless Meetings   - Random countryside encounters for TTRPGs inspired by English flora, fauna and folklore
Splat 2: Adventures in Cyberspace   - Essays about TTRPGs, the internet, and remote play
Amnesiac Space Whales and Renegade Nebulae   - More than ­7 million ridiculous random encounters for you and your crew!
A Fool's Errand   - Solo-Journaling game about the futile effort of trying to warn a king about their inevitable destruction