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DedBoi - an investigative solo TTRPG

Created by Critical Kit Ltd

You wake up dead. It’s a lot to take in, but there’s no time for philosophising- you’ll need to travel between Earth, Heaven and Hell to figure out whodunnit, howdunnit, and whydunnit. A game about death, levity and finding out hard truths.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

We've created a Death Certificate stretch goal!
9 months ago – Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 03:49:17 AM

 Happy Hump Day!

The DedBoi campaign is going strong and we are 14x funded, which is an unbelievable thing to be writing. Today we are excited to be adding our first unplanned stretch goal: The DedBoi Certificate of Death.


At £10,000 we will add this cert to all backer rewards. Physical backers will get a printed copy and digital backers will recieve the PDF version.

Each cert is signed and numbered (physical copies are handsigned) and also can be used as a part of the game and kept with your case notes and character sheet!

We think we may hit 10k over the course of the campaign, but if we hit it sooner rather than later we will definitely consider some extra things for the game as future stretch goals.

Wishing you a wonderful rest of the day!

Tim x

What the what? I owe you all a free little game!
9 months ago – Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 11:11:29 AM

Ummmm.

I went to do the washing up and came an hour after launch to see the project 4x funded.

Thank you so much to everyone who has followed and backed! I'm a bit gobsmacked at the moment, so I will probably return with more words tomorrow.

However, as promised, here is that daft little game I said I'd give to all followers shortly after launch.

Actually, I have stuck two little games in the following folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17XkQa1vP3nnrhjhom-SqQf_UMVr89qZt?usp=sharing


The Prayer is a wee occult prayer writing game that you could likely use as inspiration in any other TTRPG you wish, especially if you have a character who worships a dark deity.

Quad (bonus) is an experimental ruleset for spinning up a quick TTRPG. I don't know why I created this other than for the challenge. It involves the number four a great deal, hence the name.

Thank you once again for the phenomenal support. I really do appreciate it.

Tim x

Last chance to get a FREE GAME for a follow!
9 months ago – Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 07:38:39 AM

Hey there!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

We are only two days away from the launch of DedBoi as a part of BackerKit's ZineTopia and I want to tell you about the free game you can grab, a little bit more about what we are making, plus some bonus info about how you can get more for less with our capped shipping and cross-collab offer.

First up, we are giving a free game to everyone who is following our campaign when it launches. There is no obligation to back DedBoi, we will send out a link, shortly after launch for you to claim your copy of The Prayer, a little creative writing game that you can incorporate into other TTRPGs.

But this offer is only available if you follow before launch.



Now onto the main act. Not only are we excited about inviting you into the world of DedBoi, a solo TTRPG where you investigate your own death, we also can't wait to tell you about the quality of the zine itself.

A hardy little game.

First up, we are printing the cover on 350gsm stock with SPOT UV. This means it will be more durable if you want to take it with you to play as you travel. Below is an example of the lovely SPOT UV effect on our last zine, All Night Breakfast at The Midnight Owl.



The inner pages are uncoated, 115 gsm recycled, making them environmentally friendly, tough and less prone to tears and creases.



Get more for your money with capped shipping and a cross-collab!

As with all of our campaigns, we are capping shipping at a lower-than-ever rate. This means you can order as much as you wish from our collection at the time you pledge and we will ship it all out with no extra hidden charges.

And there's more...

We are collaborating with one of our amazing creators, Cezar Capacle, whose game Triple-O we will be producing to offer you two-for-one shipping if you back both projects.

That's right, back both projects and only pay our shipping rate. We will include all of your rewards and add-ons from Cezar's campaign when we send out your rewards in May!

You can follow Cezar's campaign here.



We're almost at launch date, and following us not only gets you a free game, but also helps us all on the BackerKit algorithm. It really would mean a lot if you could give us a last minute follow!

If you already have followed, thank you so much!

That's all for now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Tim


A Change of Heart. Follow for a free game!
9 months ago – Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 01:47:48 AM

Hey there,

Sorry for the second update so soon, but I think you may forgive me once you read it.

Yesterday I posted that we were offering a free game to all backers in the first 48 hours, but now we've decided to switch things up a little: you no longer need to back in the first 48 hours to get the bonus game.

Now, anyone who follows the DedBoi campaign will receive a free mini-game called The Prayer as a PDF. We will send out links to download your game shortly after the campaign launches!



Moreover, if you do decide to back the campaign at a physical level, you will also receive a physical copy of the game!

The Prayer is a small, strange occult card game about belief, desperation, and making bargains with something that might be listening.

You have nothing to lose, hit follow on the campaign page and the game will be yours on the 2nd of February! 

Come join us in the afterlife!

Tim

DedBoi early bird special - grab a free game called The Prayer!
9 months ago – Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 11:39:56 AM

Hey folks,

We're only days away from the launch of our DedBoi campaign as part of ZineTopia. 

I'm here to let you know about a special gift for early backers. When the campaign launches, anyone who backs in the first 48 hours will get a free mini-game called The Prayer.


This offer will be available as a PDF for digital backers and as a print copy for physical backers.

It's an eight page solo creative writing game where you use a deck of cards to help you draft a prayer to a dark deity of your choice. Satanic panic FTW!

Check out our launch page to find out more about DedBoi, and please give the campaign a follow to make sure you don't miss out on this offer!

Tim