Shadowchild Games
Call me Ishmael Beck.
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I'm a game developer, music producer and writer from Yorkshire, in jolly old England. Yes, I know we're known as Terf Island, but I can assure you I have nothing but love and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community. It'd be weird if I didn't, since I'm and out and proud queer person myself! 🏳️🌈
Patreon
Because Itch has been a bit temperamental lately, you can also get my published works on my Patreon. You have the option of buying stuff individually, or supporting me monthly.
Ko-Fi
Everything is also available on my Ko-Fi page. Again, there are options to buy individually, or support me monthly. (Psst, this is the cheapest option!)
Recent Releases
Restore a broken marionette, outwit jealous puppets, and perform the final act before you become a forgotten prop.
Race against a solar flare to deliver the last hope for peace—a letter that could save the galaxy or doom it to war.
Beneath a dying megacity, repair an ancient flood-gate while bioluminescent predators and rising toxic waters close in.
A one-page RPG of chaotic dimensions and desperate repairs.
A quiet, mist-drenched journey of trust and terror.
A one-page roleplaying game of surreal heists and fragile belief.
One Page TTRPGs
Restore a broken marionette, outwit jealous puppets, and perform the final act before you become a forgotten prop.
Race against a solar flare to deliver the last hope for peace—a letter that could save the galaxy or doom it to war.
Beneath a dying megacity, repair an ancient flood-gate while bioluminescent predators and rising toxic waters close in.
A one-page RPG of chaotic dimensions and desperate repairs.
A quiet, mist-drenched journey of trust and terror.
A one-page roleplaying game of surreal heists and fragile belief.
A roleplaying game of temporal tourism and sales desperation, set in a resort that never stays in one decade.
A one-page RPG of culinary catastrophe aboard a zero-G space station.
A one-page RPG of gears, time, and fate in the city of Mistwind.
A local legend says the lake demands a life every ten years. It’s been ten years.
An ocean-deep expedition to an impossibly ancient ruin takes an unnatural and dangerous turn.
An eerie investigation of what happened to a family who vanished mysteriously from their home.
A game of vigilance and unraveling sanity in the desert.
A one-page RPG of petty demons, foolish mortals, and spiraling debts.
A one-page RPG about decay, fear, and the things that grow when no one’s watching.
Adventurers assemble a dungeon from confusing instructions before exploring it themselves.
Sing the wrong verse and a demon might answer…
A world covered in glass-smooth ocean where ships sail on shifting reflections, navigate, duel, and chase mirages.
Campers tell scary stories that begin to manifest. Do their tales stay fiction or bleed into reality?
"We may not have cameras, but we have spirit!"
Sentient toys on a quest to find their missing maker, discovering what it means to exist without them.
Recently Updated
You carry a lantern in an infinite night. The light protects you, but also attracts something watching from the dark.
A one page horror TTRPG about a house that remembers every moment lived within its walls.
A rules-light horror game about survivors trapped in a radio station during the end of the world.
Comedy TTRPGs
A roleplaying game of temporal tourism and sales desperation, set in a resort that never stays in one decade.
A one-page RPG of culinary catastrophe aboard a zero-G space station.
A one-page RPG of petty demons, foolish mortals, and spiraling debts.
Adventurers assemble a dungeon from confusing instructions before exploring it themselves.
Sing the wrong verse and a demon might answer…
"We may not have cameras, but we have spirit!"
Retired grannies plan and execute over-the-top heists with knitting needles, teapots, and secret bingo codes.
Fantasy TTRPGs
A one-page roleplaying game of surreal heists and fragile belief.
A one-page RPG of gears, time, and fate in the city of Mistwind.
Adventurers assemble a dungeon from confusing instructions before exploring it themselves.
A world covered in glass-smooth ocean where ships sail on shifting reflections, navigate, duel, and chase mirages.
Sentient toys on a quest to find their missing maker, discovering what it means to exist without them.
A ragtag group of soldiers sets out to follow a young drummer boy’s march to unknown riches.
Fading gods offer their final prophecy before dissolving into history.
Wandering knights gathered around a dying fire, telling tales and challenging fate before the night consumes you.
Rats in armor patrol the alleys, duel cats, and uphold tiny codes of honor under the city’s cobblestones.
You live in a vibrant valley recovering from a long, silent winter. The world is growing again, and so are you.
Horror TTRPGs
Restore a broken marionette, outwit jealous puppets, and perform the final act before you become a forgotten prop.
A quiet, mist-drenched journey of trust and terror.
A local legend says the lake demands a life every ten years. It’s been ten years.
An ocean-deep expedition to an impossibly ancient ruin takes an unnatural and dangerous turn.
An eerie investigation of what happened to a family who vanished mysteriously from their home.
A game of vigilance and unraveling sanity in the desert.
A one-page RPG of petty demons, foolish mortals, and spiraling debts.
A one-page RPG about decay, fear, and the things that grow when no one’s watching.
Sing the wrong verse and a demon might answer…
Campers tell scary stories that begin to manifest. Do their tales stay fiction or bleed into reality?
Everyone in your small town looks just like you - or someone you know. Are they copies, or are you the copy?
Flickers of TV shows bleed into reality. You can step into them, but each is a trap built from half-remembered fiction.
You attend a funeral. The coffin is closed. You realize, slowly, that you’re not sure whose funeral it is.
You’re traveling through an endless fog where voices guide, warn, or lure you.
You board the last train out of the city. The ride never ends, and passengers grow stranger the longer you stay aboard.
Adrift at sea after a wreck, you’re surrounded by miles of ocean. Hunger, thirst, and threats from below close in.
You carry a lantern in an infinite night. The light protects you, but also attracts something watching from the dark.
A one page horror TTRPG about a house that remembers every moment lived within its walls.
A rules-light horror game about survivors trapped in a radio station during the end of the world.
Sci-Fi TTRPGs
Race against a solar flare to deliver the last hope for peace—a letter that could save the galaxy or doom it to war.
Beneath a dying megacity, repair an ancient flood-gate while bioluminescent predators and rising toxic waters close in.
A one-page RPG of chaotic dimensions and desperate repairs.
A roleplaying game of temporal tourism and sales desperation, set in a resort that never stays in one decade.
A one-page RPG of culinary catastrophe aboard a zero-G space station.
A one-page RPG of gears, time, and fate in the city of Mistwind.
A game of vigilance and unraveling sanity in the desert.
Android Law Units tasked with maintaining order in the town of Redline contend with humans - and their own programming.
Interstellar delivery drivers race against bureaucracy, black holes, and space pirates to deliver weird packages.
Herd cosmic sheep across the night sky, avoiding black holes, meteor showers, and mischievous star-thieves.
Two souls bound by love, meeting only in stolen moments across the flow of time.
Survivors compete and cooperate to grow the last sustainable garden after the end of the world.
Pilots lost in a foggy ruin must piece together where they are, what their mission was, and who they can trust.