The Grim Gazette - A Collection Of Victorian Horror TTRPGs
Created by Parable Games
Five sinister games, one cruel campaign. A collection of rules-light TTRPGs delving into the creeping horrors in Victorian London.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Happy New Year!
9 months ago
– Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 12:51:22 PM
The shadows will rise in 2026
Greetings adventurers,
The team is back from our well-needed break, having consumed too many mince pies and played not enough games with our families. Our focus now is continuing on the gazettes, ready for the release later in 2026.
The adventures are being finalised, and final playtesting will be taking place over the coming
weeks, before moving into editing and then the manufacturing phase - currently everything is on schedule!
Remember to join our community Discord to hang out with us and an awesome community of folks: https://discord.gg/StcqgYjv7u
As well as the release of The Grim Gazette, 2026 is shaping up to be a really exciting year at Parable Games.
Full Releases
ION Heart: A Lo-Fi Solo Mech TTRPG - Relax into your own story of interstellar exploration. Create a pilot and their mech best friend and sail the stars with. Discover planets, solar systems and cultures of your own making in the peaceful galaxy of the Astral Union. Currently shipping out to our last backers and will be released at retail in the coming months.
SISTERHOOD - Punch some Demons and stop the apocalypse. Become a gun wielding, cigarette smoking, kickass nun and save our souls in this multiplayer TTRPG Due for release Q2 2026
SHIVER: Corporate - The latest, and craziest, Shiver expansion sees you take on an intern role at the horrifically dystopian Cornwell Consolidated. Grab your lanyard and discover the literal colleagues from hell. Due for release Q2 2026
Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaigns
ION HEART: Pin Badges- Want to show your mech support in style? These premium enamel pin badges are coming to Backerkit as part of Pintopia 2026 in just 3 weeks!
AND MORE! We have two exciting new, unannounced, projects coming later this year. The first will make you Shiver with excitement as the veil thins, whilst in the second you will really want to gang up with friends as the cosmos trembles!
As a small company, we really appreciate all of your support - whether it is backing our projects, talking about our games on social media, coming to see us at shows, or, more importantly, just playing our games! The coming year is going to be the BIGGEST year ever for Parable Games, so it is amazing to have you all on the journey with us!
Until Next Month! Team Parable
Opportunities for Early Access: "Nightwatch" Coming Together
10 months ago
– Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 04:21:55 AM
Thank you to all our grim gothic loving supporters.
The team have been hard at work on (amongst several things, like the new Ion Heart Pins) the Grim Gazette games. So much so, in fact, that Nightwatch has gone through at least 6 more variations on its original draft!
We've been revising the balancing of the Watch, as well as adding more world-building lore to the Rogue's Gallery of crooks and killers, and the strange Beats of the Old Smoke that you'll be unlucky enough to visit. We've also thrown in a few "friends" to spice up your career:
But with everything we add, we find its even more important to refine and leave spaces for what the player gets to bring to the table.
"The most important thing we're working on is making the world feel real, and established, but then letting the player be the one who breathes life into it. It's a solo game, so we really want you to have that ownership of your experience with it." Adam Holloway, lead writer of Nightwatch
If you want to see more of Nightwatch and spend some time in its dark and deadly world, then you're in luck. We're hoping to organise some closed and exclusive playtests of this game very soon.
We Did It! 596% Funded - The Grim Gazette Heads to the Presses
11 months ago
– Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 07:50:32 AM
Thank you so much!
Thank you for all your support to bring the Grim Gazette to life. We can't wait to get some books out there and get playing.
We're going to be working in the background getting some final bits ready, and then we will be sending out surveys and to prepare for sending the pledge manager live! Keep an eye out for an update in the future, as we will make an announcement when we have a firm launch date in place.
Missed out?
Don't worry. If you just missed out we're going to be looking at how to open the pledge manager up to you as well. Make sure to keep following the project to keep informed about when the pledge manager goes live.
Once again, thank you all for your support!
The Parable Games Team
Only 1 Hour Left to Back!
11 months ago
– Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 05:46:14 AM
Only 1 Hour Left to Back!
Don't miss out on your chance to grab your copy of the Grim Gazette! If you are unsure or still on the fence, here are top 5 awesome things about this set of games:
1) Incredible Value!
You can get all 5 games for as little as £35, that's only £7 a game (and the campaign guide for free)!
2) Interconnected Epic Campaign!
Play your games individually or live out the life and times of a Victorian Adventurer using the campaign guide! Multiple games, numerous adventures, 1 spectacular character!
3) Solo Modes for All!
Every game in the collection now has a solo mode, so if you have a regular game group or wish to adventure alone, nothing stands in your way!
4) Get Playing in Under 10 Minutes!
With our easy to learn rulesets for each game, you can get setup and playing within minutes at your table. No more session zeroes, just adventuring Victorian heroes!
5) A Vivid Victorian World to Explore!
This strange and grisly setting spans the dark streets of the Old Smoke to undiscovered lands, creepy faery realms to crumbling stately homes. Each game provides a snapshot of the weird and wonderful places this setting has to offer, and the campaign guide and your characters connect them all together.
You'd be mad to miss out on the Grim Gazette!
As we prepare to doff our top hats and bid you all a farewell, we want say thank you for following this campaign! This couldn't happen without your support and for that we are incredibly grateful.
🎩 The Parable Games Team 🎩
Final Day to Back!
11 months ago
– Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 09:56:44 AM
Final Day to back!
Extra, Extra! It's the final day to back Grim Gazette, read all about it!
The last day of the campaign has rolled around and we just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported so far! Its been a fun and frightful journey into the world of Victorian horror with this kickstarter project, and we can't wait to share the games with you.
Me running to get my copy of the Grim Gazette in time!
It's Bonfire Night here in the UK right now, and the air is thick with wood smoke, groups huddled around blazing fires, a very appropriate final evening for the Grim Gazette. If you could help this project end with a bang, please share the Kickstarter page wherever you can, and help us find more budding adventurers looking to have a grimly good time.
That's all for now, so I'll leave you with these instructions to thrive as a Victorian adventurer:
Answer that call to adventure (if you haven't already)
