Heart: The City Beneath
| Designers | Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Rowan, Rook & Decard |
| Publication | 2020 |
| Genres | tabletop role-playing game |
| Chance | High |
Heart: The City Beneath is a tabletop role-playing game about surreal underground labyrinths, designed by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]The game uses ten-sided dice in dice pools. Failure results in added stress.[1]
Reception
[edit]Heart: The City Beneath was funded by a 2019 Kickstarter that raised £99,612 from 2,448 backers.[2] The game won seven ENNIE Awards in 2021: Gold ENnies for Best Setting, Best Writing and Best Layout, and Silver ENnies for Best Art, Best Art - Interior, Best Game, and Best Monster/Adversary. It was also nominated for Product of the Year.[3]
Kristina Manente for Syfy recommended it for fans of dark fantasy.[4] Robin Valentine for PC Gamer listed it as one of the best alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Elsam, Sara (2020-04-01). "Explore cursed dungeons in Spire creators' dark fantasy tabletop RPG Heart: The City Beneath". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Track Heart: The City Beneath RPG's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker". BackerKit. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Beyond D&D: The 12 TTRPGs you're not playing, but really should be". SYFY Official Site. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Valentine, Robin (2023-02-23). "I've been playing tabletop RPGs for 20 years, and these are the D&D alternatives I recommend". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2023-04-15.