Grimmarch

Folk-horror card RPG

Grimmarch is a folk-horror card RPG set in a borderland being swallowed by the Gloam. You take a hero across Thornwick Vale, the Cindermoor and Hollowfen Reach, dealing with troubles along the roads and deciding what to do for the people you meet. Each region has a city for rest and trade, as well as a cold beacon you can light to thin the Gloam nearby. Choices are final: a ditcher’s belongings, for example, can be carried back, sold or left behind.

Turns and card combat

Combat is based on simultaneous planning. You and each enemy choose cards face down, then all cards are revealed and resolve in a fixed order. You have to judge whether to attack or brace for the move you expect the enemy to make. When playing with friends, everyone plans the turn together.