ION Heart - A Lo-fi Solo Mech TTRPG

Countdown initiated. We've got less than 24 hours remaining so there's no time to delay. Make sure to finalise you PLEDGE NOW if you haven't done so already and lock in any add ons you might like!

For backers already on board the rocket ship, we've had some requests to make some of our other books available as add ons. We've included some details about them below.

If you're feeling brave you can add our other solo roleplaying game. Don't Play This Game. This game see you playing out a curse that has been delivered to you kind of like a chain letter. Write, sketch, photograph and create your story using whatever creative means you choose. Create a found footage record of your characters experience, then once your story is over, pass it on to a new player and spread the curse.

You can grab the Survival Handbook here, or you can pick up a bundle with extra components here.

Fancy creating your own scary movies, or perhaps exploring the worlds of you favourite strange TV shows? Grab your friends together for tabletop movie night with our award winning multiplayer TTRPG, SHIVER. The core book here has everything you need to play but we also have 5 more books, dice, screens and more in the add on section here.


Thanks for all your amazing support 🚀 We'll see you in the stratosphere on the other side soon! ✨

Wow! We hoped we were going to manage to reach our final Nephilim stretch goal but you've already blasted it out into deep space. We're very excited to reveal some more about the Astral Union's chief antagonist as ION Heart progresses to launch!

With our lift off finishing tomorrow we want to thank all of you who have supported us in creating the mech game that we've been dreaming of. We can't wait to start polishing the books off and sending them out to all our incredible backers.

Not got your copy yet? Don't miss out on all the bonus content and discounts you'll receive for being part of the launch. Come hang out in space with us and your mech best friend. PLEDGE HERE NOW.

We hit £120k! I know what you're all thinking. What was that mystery stretch goal? IT WAS MERCH! Specifically a big mech sticker pack. You can slap these on your journal, mech, or if you only have access to lame human technology, your computer.

These stickers are going to be added to the Mech's Toolkit as an additional item for free so make sure to check out the Astral Citizen pledge here. We've also made this sticker pack available as an add on which you can add to your pledge here if you haven't added a copy of the Mech's Toolkit as an add on or as part of your pledge.

We're in the final stretch now with only 3 days left we're making that last call for those who want to join us on our interstellar adventures. Have your boarding waifers ready and Pilot's Handbook to hand. Not got your copy yet? Pledge here now. Already boarded? Strap in and make sure to share ION Heart with your friends who might love to pilot their very own mech as they explore the stars.

With only 4 days left to go we know what you're thinking. What's the mystery 120k stretch goal? Well you're gonna have to wait another day to find out as Ben is still working on that little reveal. But what we do have to show you, is our final stretch goal to bring the launch to a close. NEPHILIM.

That's right. If we hit £150k we'll be adding an expanded Nephilim section to the books. Although the hard won peace in the Astral Union was a result of the defeat of the Nephilim that doesn't mean they're completely gone. We'll be exploring the remnants of the Nephilim presence in the galaxy, adding some of them as enemies, and diving into some lore from the Nephilim war.

We're very excited to hopefully unlock this as part of the launch but we need your help to do it. With only a few days left make sure to share ION Heart with you friends. Also, if you've not got your copy there's very little time left to board the rocket ship. Pledge here now.



 

With only 6 days left until we return to orbit from ION Heart's launch we wanted to dig a bit further into some of our design inspiration. Specifically about one of our favourite pieces of sci-fi tech. HOLOGRAMS!

In particular there's one hologram representation that just hits different. Star Maps. Seeing the epic proportions of the galaxy laid out in miniature is surprisingly exciting and we wanted to recreate the feeling of opening up that holo map in ION Heart.

In particular we wanted to have the physical books we create have that sci-fi hologram feel in some part. As you can see from the pilot's logbook concepts the space hologram design was a key feature. Making it feel like you were opening up your mech's HUD to record your days adventures. The same is true for both the core ION Heart books which will feature similar designs.



Holograms will also feature in gameplay. Pilots might have some gear that helps them explore the world or their mech might have some holographic capabilities. Perhaps displaying a massive star map to decide where to go next.

We've not talked much yet about how mechs can represent themselves in ION Heart and this is something that we'll be adding to the full game. Do they speak in a classic robot voice, do they speak at all or merely rely on gestures? One option will be a holographic animal-like persona that your mech can project as its avatar. This will allow you to have your partner travel with you into places that might not allow mechs entry.

What plans do you have for your first mech? Perhaps they have an Otter hologram that will sit on your pilots shoulder as you gaze on a map of the stars?

That's all for today but we'll be back tomorrow with more updates. If you've not grabbed your copy of ION Heart yet make sure to pledge here now before time runs out.