The Zone is a game where up to 6 players take characters wracked with phobias & obsessions on a one-way trip into a dangerous place full of beauty and horror.

The Zone is inspired by weird classics like Annihilation, Stalker, Roadside Picnic, and the SCP Foundation, Deep, surreal storytelling that’s surprisingly easy to learn. Everything is driven by the cards, with the books for support when you need it most.

THE SETUP. A spiral of locations with the swirling Center, where one of you will make their final Wish, surrounded by doomed expedition members assembled from one of 24 Character cards, two Motivations (for a Phobia and Obsession), and their Callsign. Scene cards drive the story. Not So Easy cards complicate things… and let you mutate your friends. (Plants not included)

Everything you need to play is in the box. No prep needed!

3 books to guide, support, and inspire:
• Operation Manual: an extensively playtested interactive tutorial that gets you started immediately.
• Book of Mutation: dozens of tables of mutations, anomalies, encounters, and more so you never get stuck.
• Book of Twists: 14 alternative scenarios written by incredible writers Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Desperation), Adam Vass (Campfire), Aaron Reed (Downcrawl, 50 Years of Text Games), Kate Hymes (Dialect), Sam Leigh (Ananmesis), Randy Lubin (Story Synth), Sharang Biswas (The Avatar RPG), and more!
• PDFs included with the physical purchase!

248 gorgeous and evocative cards:
• 148 Tarot sized (Holo foil): 24 Characters, 48 Motivations, 61 Locations, +11 more
• 104 Poker sized: 52 Scenes, 43 Not So Easy, 8 Fate, 1 X-Card