🪰 Hatched Games - GAST March 13th on BackerKit

Rich holding the master sword from Zelda

Goals for 2026:
- Continue full time game design
- Earn more than minimum wage
- Collaborate with a comic book creator
- Publish 1st Daggerheart campaign
- Plan the next @hatchedgames.bsky.social project
- Continue to fight GenAI
- Eat healthily and go bouldering regularly

Home | Hatched Games Publishing horror zines in "seasons", showcasing a new tabletop RPG system each time.

An extra special thank you to all of you for joining us for these solo adventures each week and a BIG thank you to @hatchedgames.bsky.social for allowing us to debut these chilling tales

You can back GAST today and haunt yourself all winter long!

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A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT

TONIGHT

We conclude our Tales from GAST with Children of Heaven by @mirror-lock.bsky.social as performed by @4evergmjustin.bsky.social!

A small child wanders the streets searching for safety and spreading folklore.

Fair warning: this one gets pretty dark

Live TONIGHT at 5pm PT! A holiday treat!

Cannot WAIT to give this a watch 😱🦷 I enjoyed writing this game immensely!

A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT

TONIGHT!

Tales from GAST continues with TAND FE by @loremistress93.bsky.social! Starring @grantorwhatever.bsky.social!

A deal is made with a creature in the woods. The cost is teeth. (Consider this your content warning)

Going live TONIGHT at 5pm PT on Twitch!

3x Dragon designs

We’re considering adapting the solarpunk world of Dragon Dowser for #Daggerheart. Is this something you’d be interested in?

We were always intending to expand the lore and setting of the solo ttrpg, and we already enjoy the @darringtonpress.bsky.social system.

Art by @willowsquest.co.uk

A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine

TONIGHT!

We continue IN THE BLEAKMIDWINTER: TALES FROM GAST! Join special guest @shaghik.com of @rollbymyself.bsky.social for BOG BERRIES by @glowingroots.bsky.social!

Live tonight at 5pm PT!

(4) Being part of @hatchedgames.bsky.social.

GAST is the first crowdfunding campaign I’ve been involved with for the publication of a game that I wrote myself! Thank you to all that supported, we are also incredibly excited for the (horrifying 😈) plans we’ll be pursuing next year!

I wrote a solo folk-horror game for @hatchedgames.bsky.social about befriending monsters, generational trauma, and being changed by the strange and wondrous things you encounter in the bog.

I can’t wait to see it played!

Solemn Vale | In the Bleak Midwinter Podcast Episode · Realms of Peril & Glory | An Actual Play Anthology · S18 E1 · 1h 30m

I listened to Solemn Vale by @realmspod.bsky.social last December and it was such an inspiring and beautiful horror production. Inspiring enough, in fact, to encourage a personal leap into horror content myself with @hatchedgames.bsky.social and GAST.

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Hatchling dragon being petted.

Please keep supporting indie ttrpgs. It’s more important now than ever!
Play something new, gift them to friends and family, share your favourites on socials, rate and review on @itch.io.

Thank you!

A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT

TONIGHT!!

The debut of IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: TALES FROM GAST!!

Join @zoupmachine.bsky.social for a solo play of @finleyjinley.bsky.social's Red Skies from the upcoming horror zine collection GAST by @hatchedgames.bsky.social!

LIVE tonight at 5pm PT!

A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT

THIS WEDNESDAY we will be LIVE with In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from Gast!

We've teamed up with @hatchedgames.bsky.social to present FOUR chilling tales in the dark of winter.

Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social

2/3 at 5pm PT!

A snow covered walk way Game Master Monday Presents In The Bleak Midwinter: Tales from GAST In Partnership with Hatched Games Dec 3: "Red Skies" by FinleyJinley Presented by: Zoup Dec 10: "Bog Berries" by Gabriel Robinson Presented by: Shaghik Mane Dec 17: "Tand Fe" by Kat the Lore Mistress Presented by: Grant Nordine Dec 24: "Children of Heaven" by S. Kaiya J. Presented by: GM Justin Wednesday at 5pm PT

And lastly, in partnership with @hatchedgames.bsky.social, enjoy four spooky solo tales with IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: TALES FROM GAST

Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social

Coming Wednesday in December starting on Dec 3!

"Witches Sabbath" by Francisco Goya is depicted with text: Game Master Monday Holiday 2025 Dec 1: A Very Mork Borg Christmas by: Grant Nordine Dec 15: Yuletide Kombat Family 4 by: Tim Platt Dec 29: To Serve Her Wintry Hunger (Live!) Guest GM: Emma Kocar Dec 3 - Dec 24 In the Bleak Midwinter: Tales From Gast (Live!) In Partnership with Hatched Games

We have tied Grant to his desk and he's not allowed to leave until Demigods 3 is ready for you (tomorrow!)

We know you need your Game Master Monday fix, so here's what we're cooking up for the holiday season!

Preorders are now available for the GAST #ttrpg horror zine collection!

Pick up the box sets + any additional zines from our guest writers @tgimenezrgm.itch.io @mirror-lock.bsky.social & @finleyjinley.bsky.social. The deluxe box also features a game from @glowingroots.bsky.social!

Link below ⬇️

Psst....I recorded this today and it was lovely 💓💓

Christmas Eve will be the debut of CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, the brand-new solo drawing TTRPG I wrote for a GAST stretch goal! You play as a homeless child entrusted with a profound secret: God has been thrown out of heaven, and demons stalk the earth. I'm excited to see where GM Justin takes the story!

I cannot stress enough how excited I am, and how much it means to me, that someone will be playing 'Tand Fé' on an AP! 🦷💀🐁

It's my first solo journaling game, the first fully fledged game I've written alone, and combines my love of horror and folklore in a way I'm really proud of!

If you've been excited about what we have in store for GAST: Season 1, then you should give these folks a watch! They are playing FOUR of our SEVEN games and giving them a festive spin ❄️😱

We cannot wait to see such a talented bunch of people play our games!

If this sounds like you, shoot your shot!

Building up a database of artists/illustrators (especially BIPOC and minority) to reach out to for future collabs/paid work! Looking for anyone who loves drawing horror, folklore, and dark fairy tales, as I've a few things coming up in that field. 💀🪦

Interested? Drop those links and examples below!

Scopaethesia (GAST soundtrack) Jolene Khor · Scopaethesia (GAST soundtrack) · Song · 2025

I'm happy and excited to share that the music I composed for @hatchlingdm.itch.io GAST is now available on all streaming platforms:
Scopaethesia (GAST Soundtrack)
Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/4GQufO...

Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/sco...

YouTube: youtu.be/Bb-rAXVgN1o?...

Stay tuned for further information on our upcoming live series!

To give you a taste; you can expect ABSURDIA by @quinnmajeski.bsky.social and GAST by @hatchedgames.bsky.social to complete our year!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT SEE YOU THIS FALL

Surprise! 🙌💛🥹

I've been working with @hatchlingdm.itch.io for a while now, and adore this team and the games they write. I am SO honoured to get to be a part of it and look forward to working on the INCREDIBLE games we're fulfilling, as well as those yet to come.

And boy....do we have plans 👀🤩

Kat (she/they) has worked closely with us over the years as a writer on various projects, co-designer for Argo-0, and co-founder of Hatched Games. She also has a lot of experience in game facilitation, production (most recently with AP channel StoryWeave Productions) and project management, and is looking forward to getting stuck in! When she’s not immersed in tabletop games, Kat enjoys horror, folklore and myth, and a nice cup of tea!

Delighted to be welcoming @loremistress93.bsky.social to Hatchlings Games as our new Creative Lead. We’re over the moon to be adding such a skilled and passionate designer, writer, and content creator to the team. Kat will truly help this small ttrpg publisher push on to greater heights!

If you liked Token, my dark fairytale duet game, you’re going to love Bog Berries, a solo folk-horror game I’m almost finished writing for GAST from @hatchedgames.bsky.social!

This game also ends with different epilogues depending on how your journey brought you to encounter a monstrous guardian.

UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

And we’re live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

Hello! I'm Kat (she/they), a bi designer, writer, content creator and AP performer/facilitator! I love horror and folklore and my latest projects include an adventure for @threesailsstudios.bsky.social's Mappa Mundi, and being a part of @hatchedgames.bsky.social!

linktr.ee/loremistress93