https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23711055/hopepunk-ttrpg-games
"Just as grim, dystopian post-apocalyptic visions of the world have held a
lasting place in popular culture, tabletop role-players have woven stories of
barren wastelands, burnt-out urban hellscapes and eerie cyberpunk capers. But
with living in difficult, turbulent times comes a desire to see more visions of
a future where we decide to make things better. That need is at the core of
hopepunk, a term coined by author Alexandra Rowland as the opposite of
“grimdark.” As hopepunk and its sibling genre solarpunk become more popular in
the cultural imagination, more and more TTRPG designers are bucking the grim
apocalypse trends and playing with visions of the future that prioritize care,
community, optimism, and joy.
Hopeful spins on the post-cataclysm genre run the gamut in tone and setting,
from Machine Age Productions’ futuristic, solutions-oriented
Flatpack to the
community-focused,
Powered by the Apocalypse-influenced solarpunk of Dyer
Rose’s
Arcology World; from Norton Glover’s high-flying prairie-rewilding
adventure
Buffalo Commons to the shitpost-y, “be gay do crime” glory of
Riverhouse Games’
This is a Game About Fishing."
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