Nests and Insects – A roguelike tabletop roleplaying game
Hey, everyone! I'm making a game: its title is Nests & Insects and I call it a "Roguelike Tabletop Roleplaying Game (TTRPG)". It is free, as in beer and speech. You can find the rulebook on the game's github repository, linked through the post title. Nests & Insects is a game for 1 to 7 players, one of which takes on the role of the Game Queen (GQ) and describes the game world to the other players. The players control characters who explore and interact with the game world. The players say what their characters do and roll dice to see what happens, then the GQ describes the results. Players'…
Nests and Insects – A roguelike tabletop roleplaying game launched on May 3, 2022 with 24 votes, #847 of 2,942 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Nests and Insects is a free tabletop roleplaying game for one to seven players where characters are mercenary arthropods raiding insect colonies. One player serves as the Game Queen, describing the world while others control bug characters from six classes and roll dice to resolve actions. Players explore nests belonging to ants, bees, or termites while completing jobs assigned by a rival Queen. The rulebook is available on GitHub.
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From the sources
A Roguelike Tabletop RPG. Contribute to stassa/nests-and-insects development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey, everyone! I'm making a game: its title is Nests & Insects and I call it a "Roguelike Tabletop Roleplaying Game (TTRPG)". It is free, as in beer and speech. You can find the rulebook on the game's github repository, linked through the post title. Nests & Insects is a game for 1 to 7 players, one of which takes on…
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