Top games of the week: Forsaken, Apocalypse Keys, Dark Tomb & more

Looking to stave off boredom? Play one of these Kickstarter games with your friends and family. They add intrigue and fun to any gathering.

Top games of the week: Forsaken, Apocalypse Keys, Dark Tomb & more
Dark Tomb promotional graphic

Have your game nights grown a little stale? Maybe you can’t play another round of D&D. We’re here to help with these games to play with friends. They’re sure to liven things up, as they include everything from endless wooden towers to a horror-themed RPG.

With its beautiful hand-carved wooden rocks, Moku Tower: The Endless Column is a great way to spend an evening. It tests your balance, patience, and luck.

For a spooky night, play the THE ZONE RPG. It’s a play-to-lose horror tabletop RPG that has you facing your fears and obsessions.

Jazz up your game nights with any of these Kickstarter games.

Forsaken

Forsaken game pieces

Stretch your world-building skills in Forsaken, a competitive sandbox adventure game for 1–4 players. To play, you assume the role of a character who aims to be a hero in a harsh world.

Because in this futuristic world, Thyrria and its moons have been strip-mined and abandoned. Survivors must battle scarcity, lawlessness, and bizarre creatures. Will you be remembered as the greatest legend?

It all depends on the paths you choose. There are many you can take to pursue a winning strategy, enhancing this game’s replayability.

Preorder it for $89 on Kickstarter.

Apocalypse Keys

Apocalypse Keys book

A tabletop RPG with an end-of-the-world theme, Apocalypse Keys relies on the Powered by the Apocalypse engine. So it supports collaborative, safe storytelling, and epic characters.

In this game, you’re a superhuman monster capable of saving the world. However, society shuns you because of your powers, so you work for DIVISION, a secret organization that battles threats.

Working alongside other agent monsters, tensions run high as you try to locate the keys before the Harbingers bring about the apocalypse. Intense and fun, it’s one of our favorite games to play with friends.

Pledge $50 for a standard hard copy on Kickstarter.

Dark Tomb

Dark Tomb game video

Are you in the market for a travel-friendly game? Go for Dark Tomb. It offers epic fun in a pocket-size box. Here’s the premise: the sun hasn’t risen in the city of Gorriah for a decade. Meanwhile, sickness and dwindling rations wreak havoc on the citizens.

The city’s only hope is Orom, a vicious executioner. Only he can destroy the evil and destructive creatures beneath the city in the Tomb of Aurelian and return the Amulet of Fire to the world.

A cooperative dungeon crawler game in a compact case, Dark Tomb needs only 1 minute of prep, takes 15–40 minutes to play, and is suitable for 1–5 players.

Preorder this game for $20 on Kickstarter.

Moku Tower: The Endless Column

Moku Tower
Moku Tower: The Endless Column game pieces

Gather your friends and family for a fun game of Moku Tower: The Endless Column. A game of dexterity, it has you build Endless Columns with beautiful handmade wooden rocks.

According to the myth, every spring astrologists study the sky and receive messages and challenges from the stars. So the villagers believe that stacking rocks on the Endless Column is one of the missions.

Featuring super fast gameplay and gorgeous wood pieces inspired by both Japanese and Romanian cultures, the game is a joy to play and look at. It’s also one of the best games to play with friends.

Support this game for about $66 on Kickstarter.

THE ZONE RPG

THE ZONE RPG in the dark

Have a spooky evening when you play THE ZONE RPG. This surreal play-to-lose horror tabletop RPG has your group facing fears and obsessions until only one of you is left.

Taking a cue from Annihilation, Stalker, and Roadside Picnic, the ZONE is a place where only 1 character survives. As a mutating, flawed character, your personality is defined in just a few minutes, while your fears and desires dictate your end.

This game allows you to create your own horror story, so your and your friends’ imaginations can run wild. Even better, it requires zero prep and beginners can play.

Preorder the core set for $59 on Kickstarter.

Boredom is no match for you and your group when you introduce these cool games to play with friends. Which ones are you adding to your shopping list? Tell us in the comments.

Lauren has been writing and editing since 2008. She loves working with text and helping writers find their voice. When she's not typing away at her computer, she cooks and travels with her husband and two daughters.
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