Outliers
A downloadable solo TTRPG
Outliers is a single-player journaling game in which you play a research assistant trying to do their job in an absurd environment. Recruit participants, collect data, and perform miscellaneous tasks around the lab before the study runs out of funds. Keeping your job shouldn’t be hard when your participants are clones, time travelers, and cryptids . . . right?
The following materials are needed to play Outliers:
- A notebook, or another way to journal
- A standard deck of playing cards
- A six-sided die (d6)
- 10 tokens
- A tumbling block tower (optional but recommended)
Writing by Samantha Leigh
Editing by J. Boone Dryden
Art by Carly A-F
Layout by James Hanna
Proofreading by Marx Shepherd
Outliers uses the Wretched & Alone system, based on The Wretched by Chris Bissette.
Note:– The "demo" is a set of print-and-play assets unlocked during our Kickstarter pre-campaign. This includes:
- Filing cabinet standees (card miniatures)
- Lab money for use in the game in place of a tumbling block tower
- Lab notebook covers to stick to the front of your journal
- Round stickers for making your own tokens
Purchase
In order to download this solo TTRPG you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $12 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Community Copies
No questions asked - if you can't pay, take a community copy. If you like the game, please rate it as you see fit, and tell a friend.
102 of these community copies were fuelled by pre-campaign follows in ZineQuest 2024. 522 of them were purchased during or after the campaign. A big thank you to all of the backers and community copy purchasers - you make this community better.
Download demo
Development log
- Print and play assetsJun 26, 2024
- Annotated Edition now available!May 05, 2024
- Minor file update!Apr 08, 2024
Comments
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Backed during the crowdfunding campaign, looking forward to playing it!
Just got my print copy in the mail and I'm SO STOKED
I’m super excited to play this as soon as finals wrap up here! Quick question: how many blocks should be in the tower to begin with?
Sorry for the late response. I think a standard Jenga tower is 54 blocks! If you play with fewer, the game will be shorter!
How many pages is the pdf? Also 28?
Also, do you plan on translating this gem into different languages? :D
Sorry for the late response! The PDF is 24 content pages plus front and back cover, so, 24+2.
We don’t do in-house translation at FHC because we don’t have the expertise. If we’re approached by third-party translators, then we work with them to get the work to new language markets. If you have any contacts you can send them our way!
Thanks!
Ah, I don't unfortunately, it would just be super cool for this to reach wider audiences! ^-^
Hi. Would it be possible to get a community copy? No worries if not. This looks really cool though
Hi Chezmarie,
We’re currently crowdfunding for a print run, which includes people donating community copies. They’ll be refilled once that’s resolved!
Conspiracies? Anomalies? Eldritch horror? And the greatest, oldest evil of all - Bureaucracy?! Yes, please, inject this straight into my bloodstream. (BTW, I see you, Bill Cipher, you're not getting me this time.)
Thanks so much for your comment Axiom Delver - can we use it as a public testimonial? If so, how should we credit you?
Of course, please use it. As for crediting me, just the name "Axiom Delver" should be enough, I don't have a big platform (working on it, though). Unless you have a preferred way to give credit? I haven't been asked for permission before, not sure what info is needed :)