2025’s Top RPG Now Available as a Free Tabletop Edition

So, here’s a thing. 2025’s been a wild ride for RPGs—seriously, it’s like they saved all the good stuff for this year. You’ve got stuff like Clair Obscur: Exposition 33 and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Then there’s this game, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which, let’s be honest, sounds like a fever dream, but I’m here for it. But hey, the real gem? Might just be Citizen Sleeper 2. It sort of pulls you into this bittersweet, sci-fi cyberpunk whirl—you feel hopeful, but there’s also this underlying stress. And to mark three years since the first game dropped, the team over at Jump Over The Age decided to give us a gift: a free tabletop RPG. Yeah, you heard it right. All you need is the game doc printed out, a bunch of six-sided dice (I counted ten in their list), and your trusty pencil and eraser. Playtime!

So let me explain… Spindlejack, that’s the name. You play it solo, which kinda fits the whole space loner theme, and it happens on this space station they call Far Spindle. Sound familiar? It should if you played Citizen Sleeper 2. It’s all about delivering stuff, which sounds dull until you realize you’re managing time, earning creds (because space life’s not free), and trying to keep up a good rep. Oh, and you’ve got to watch your bike’s heat levels. Overheating? Boom, delivery failed. Bad rep? Game over. There’s this map, by the way, which helps you track your routes, and a grid for encounters. If that all sounds complicated, it kinda is. But in a fun way.

I guess it captures the same vibe as the video game. A tiny slice of the type of decisions and resource juggling the original offered. Citizen Sleeper really shook things up because it was such a nod to classic tabletop gaming. Curious about how these modern RPG classics came to be? Dive into these mechanics; you might get a taste of greatness.

Oh, and if you’re interested, Citizen Sleeper: Spindlejack’s hanging out over on itch.io, waiting for you. For free. No strings.

If you’re hungry for more indie goodness from the gaming universe, check out the prime picks in the indie game world. And if this isn’t enough Citizen Sleeper 2 for you, go scope out our review. Honestly, it’s worth the read.

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