ION Heart - A Lo-fi Solo Mech TTRPG

We're off to play some spooky games to celebrate SHIVER Classified reaching its funding goal before Halloween! But it got us thinking. Does Halloween exist in the Astral Union?

Traditionally Halloween is a night when the veil thins, spirits walk amongst us and we remember those who have passed on. In the shadow of the greatest conflict the galaxy has ever seen there are many who are no longer present and remembrance plays a huge part of Astral Union culture.

Halloween itself might not exist, but there will definitely be many celebrations similar to it across the innumerable planets the citizens call home. Calling upon those who have gone before and remembering them, be it in story, festival or through the ION Core's link to the past. Also mechs love dressing up just as much as anyone else so...


Thanks to everyone who turned out to support SHIVER Classified. We're already 200% funded and unlocking stretch goals. We're also giving everyone who backs a Conspiracy Generator to make the most outlandish stories you can imagine with!

Not joined us yet? Why not get yourself a Halloween treat?

Pledge for your copy here!

Hello fellow spacefarers!

We hope you're enjoying the autumnal change of seasons, whatever planet you're on 🪐 We've got a little something for you to enjoy. Some new story circuits for ION Heart. These will feature in the main release but we thought we'd send them your way early for those who'd like to play them using the Quickstart rules.

You can find them in the digital downloads section of your survey in the pledge manager on Backerkit.


For those enjoying the spookier part of the Fall season we've got something you might like.

Our newest release SHIVER Classified has just launched on Backerkit! This conspiracy TTRPG will have you uncovering all kinds of secrets as you join L.A.N.C.E. an ancient clandestine organisation sworn to fight evil.

Click here to pledge now!

Not played SHIVER before? Fear not (well maybe fear a little)! We have plenty of starter bundles and offers for new players as well as a Quickstart guide for you to try. Head over to the Backerkit page here to find out more.

Greeting fellow spacefarers. A quick news update. We're plugging along with ION Heart development now that we've got most of the pesky launch admin out of the way. We don't have anything new to show you just yet but we'll make sure to update you when we do.

We wanted to thank everyone who has been late pledging and purchasing add ons in the pledge manager. Together you've helped us break £250k funded which is a truly galactic feat!

If you haven't grabbed your copy yet you still can here.


Want to come meet some of the Parable Games team in person? We're heading to Germany next week for our very first Essen! We'll have books and other goodies with us for you to check out as well as plenty of ION Heart nerding out to be done. Come see us at booth #2A435.


We're right on the edge of spooky season for this year and we're excited to be launching our first SHIVER release on Backerkit on 29th Oct. SHIVER Classified delves into secret agencies and conspiracies galore as you create your own agents to protect the world. You can follow along here for updates. All followers also get a copy of the SHIVER Classified Quickstart to try out the game. Get your Quickstart here.

Greetings space farers! Our work in the mech shop fixing up everything under the hood after our amazing launch is complete and we're excited to announce that the pledge manager is now open. Backers will shortly be receiving an email inviting them to complete their pledges, purchase any add ons and pay for shipping and taxes where needed. Thanks once again for all your support!

We’ll be staggering surveys going out so don’t worry if you don’t hear anything straight away. If you haven’t received an email by next week then please contact support.

Not backed ION Heart yet? Don't miss out on your mech adventure. We've opened late pledges here so you can grab yourself a copy.

Wow! We did it 🎉 We are absolutely gobsmacked by the amount of support ION Heart has received. To all of our backers you have our most humble gratitude. This has been our biggest launch ever and you all helped us achieve our giant robot dreams 🤖

We'll be taking a short break in orbit whilst pledges are charged and we finish prepping the pledge manager ready for shipping, taxes. I know we've already had a pile of messages already about late pledges, they're also on the way alongside the pledge manager where backers will also be able to edit pledges and add ons. We'll be posting updates to keep you in the loop.

But for now we promised you a little surprise. Well. Here it is. ION Heart Multiplayer, coming to Backerkit next year! FOLLOW THE PROJECT HERE.