Cain (role-playing game)

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Cain
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Designers Tom Bloom
Publication2024
Genres Tabletop role-playing game, horror

Cain is a horror tabletop role-playing game created by Tom Bloom, inspired by anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion and manga like Chainsaw Man . Player characters are a secret organization's exorcists who hunt "sins," monstrous materializations of human trauma. The game also focuses on the theme of oppressive bureaucracy. [1] [2]

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Gameplay

Cain is organized into scenes. Combat resolution uses dice pools. [1]

Reception

Hal Hewlett for Polygon in 2024 called Cain "tabletop gaming’s horror hit of the year" and wrote that, "Proud-worn inspirations, inspired visual choices, and a dice system that refuses to let up the pressure — all of this compounds into the amazing feeling that Cain is a game that actually has quite a lot to say." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hewlett, Hal (14 October 2024). "Cain is tabletop gaming's horror hit of the year, grab it now on itch.io". Polygon. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Bernhardt, Dan (7 August 2024). "Games Industry News Roundup- August 7th, 2024". Goonhammer. Retrieved 19 November 2024.