Enter the Nostalgitron
A new and complete intro to the zany sci-fi TTRPG Stillfleet is coming to BackerKit for Pocketopia 2025!

The Stillfleet Studio and Arkangel Wulf Design and Illustration are excited to announce the Crowdfunding by Backerkit campaign for Enter the Nostalgitron, a new quickstart and full adventure for the politically inflected/satirical sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) Stillfleet, as heard on the hit podcast Fun City.
What is the Nostalgitron? A floating techno-dungeon capable of bending the laws of time and space... that is currently stuck working for Ubun the Ripper, a petty snake-person villain obsessed with the “Ancient” religion of Saturday morning cartoons.
In this action-packed romp, learn to play the game through the eyes of one of 4 totally radical “heroes” (read, corporate space marines) sent to investigate rumors of the Nostalgitron’s arrival on the market-world of Ruguņ. Get the adventure plus all of the rules you need to get started in the world’s most infamously weird sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game in one conveniently comic-sized book.
Inspired by the single greatest source of American mythology—1980s/90s Saturday-morning cartoon shows designed to sell sugary cereal and plastic action figures—Enter the Nostalgitron is lovingly illustrated by Michael J. Cohen.
The book includes:
- A full adventure featuring 8 modular “playsets”—dangerous special zones with distinct rules
- Quickstart rules for Stillfleet using the quick-to-learn, ultra-flexible Grit System
- 4 pregenerated characters: Asimov (the Smartie), Delaney (the Party Person), Le Guin (theLeader), and PKD (the Cool Emo Edgelord)
- 4 full encounters (illustrated statblocks): the slimy Slerps, Disco and Heavy (Ubun’shenchpeople), and the Ripper himself
- Tons of goopy details, from lore to fun optional mechanics to bring your cartoon space-adventure to life
- Your first glimpse (but not your last!) of Scruth-Scruth the Talking Chubcat, the monster-pet with the scratchy voice who everyone loves to hate
Follow the campaign: https://stillfleet.com/enter
Fans of psychedelic sci-fi and cosmic fantasy (Acid Death Fantasy, Slugblaster, Ultraviolet Grasslands) will recognize the mix of genres and tones. The Nostalgitron is both a perfect intro “dungeon-crawl” in space as well as a fun send-up of American consumerism and techno-warlordism.
Intrigued? Want to read the rules before you confront Ubun the Ripper? Grab the free Stillfleet Quickstart Rules and start playing today!
In addition, as part of the inaugural Pocketopia on BackerKit, the Stillfleet Studio crew is teaming up with fellow indie game studio Spicy Tuna RPG to offer special rewards to backers who support both Enter the Nostalgitron and their new pulp horror TTRPG, Blackthorn.
Designed to collaboratively tell pulp horror stories where characters survive or die at the hands of a supernatural crisis, Blackthorn is the perfect complement to Enter the Nostalgitron. Both games offer very different pulp-inspired, genre-smashing experiences featuring innovative, player-empowering rules.
About the team: Michael J. Cohen is an illustrator and graphic designer from Vancouver, Canada. Born in the 80s and raised by the television, Michael is obsessed with pop culture references. He’s spent decades honing his craft as a visual artist, inspired by classic cartoons, sci-fi epics, and manga, resulting in a style that blends the charm of cartoons with the action of modern animation. Michael also works with brands big and small to create memorable logos and visual identities to help them achieve their creative goals.
Wythe Marschall (founder, Stillfleet Studio) is an experienced writer, science communicator, and game designer. He created the RPG Stillfleet, the underlying Grit System, and the Stillfleet Studio to blend Leftist politics and tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). He is the co-developer of Blister Critters by Anthony Grasso and the cohost of Why We Roll with Christopher Pickett.
The Stillfleet Studio has successfully crowdfunded, produced, and delivered a number of beautiful game products, and Enter the Nostalgitron will be no exception. In addition, this project is entirely human made. No AI wrote or illustrated any other Stillfleet Studio product.
Enter the Nostalgitron is just the latest offering from the Stillfleet Studio, following the successful crowdfunding campaign for their flagship sci-fi TTRPG, Stillfleet, its expansion, Ian Derk’s Qadida: Spy Planet, the second full Grit System game, Anthony Grasso’s Blister Critters, and a move into card games with Aaron H.’s fast-play Robot Hospital.