Blade Runner RPG Hits Kickstarter, Gets Funded in 3 Minutes
In the genre of dystopian futures controlled by sinister mega-corporations, Blade Runner is a quintessential classic. The original movie is an adaption of Phillip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? published in 1968. While Blade Runner underperformed in cinemas at the time of its release, it garnered a strong cult following over the years and eventually inspired a critically acclaimed sequel made by Denis Villeneuve, the director of 2021's Dune.
Tabletop role-playing games set in this genre are surprisingly plentiful, but the two most popular and accomplished settings have undeniably been Shadowrun and Cyberpunk. Each spawned game adaptations of their bleak, futuristic worlds – with the Shadowrun Trilogy having its roots as a crowdfunded project on Kickstarter. This time, Free League Publishing and Alcon Entertainment have utilized the crowdfunding platform to bring Blade Runner to the fold as an official tabletop role-playing game.
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Titled Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game, the setting takes place in the neon-noir streets of Los Angeles in 2037, approximately twelve years before the events of the second movie. The excitement for the project has been unquestionably high, as the Kickstarter entry met its budget goal of $10,124 merely three minutes after launch. As of this article's publication, the project has amassed over a million dollars in funding, with 21 days left for backers to pledge their money to the Kickstarter project.
The idea behind the project is to create a tabletop roleplaying game that focuses on the casework, including (but not limited to) retiring Replicants, as corporate intrigue, existential drama, and moral conflict get
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