Massive August 2025 Update for Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy
A.N.I.M.'s breakout success investigation RPG has just had a huge free update!
4 years ago, the incredibly small A.N.I.M. team set out to create a new type of mystery tabletop RPG – one that challenges the general conception that a mystery game with a fixed truth that doesn’t change to adapt to justify player theories will necessarily be frustrating, and that stakes and danger need be an illusion at the hands of a game master. The result is a game with a gritty tone, complex characters, and even more complex interlocking mysteries.
A masterpiece in its class, Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind TTRPG that explores the good and the evil humanity is capable of, and the fates of ordinary (or not-so-ordinary) people caught up in extraordinary situations.
Currently #1 on itch.io's Most Popular for TTRPGs, and #31 for Top Rated overall, the game is in a fully playable beta state with hundreds of enamored fans. A full refresh of the rules was just released, including the much-awaited full edit of the rules for playing vampires, fairies, and changelings. Continued refinement gives the system some of the sleekest investigation and combat on the market, and its 77 modular Traits enable Eureka to capture any character concept and bring it to life (provided they’re somebody who would get involved in solving a mystery).
Check out the full rulebook here, the mystery modules here, and a YouTube channel with rules explanations and sample character creations here, all pay-what-you-want! Follow A.N.I.M. on tumblr and bluesky for more updates to come, including upcoming actual play gameplay demonstrations! And good luck!
