Play On Words Studios

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Shadow City Mysteries: The Roleplaying Game is a tabletop RPG that invites players into the shadows of a city shaped by secrets, factions, and supernatural forces. Built on a 5E-compatible system, the game empowers you to investigate mysteries, navigate moral gray areas, and explore the layered intrigues of Shadow City. Choose your background, align with factions, and build your own story within this richly imagined world.

Available in print and digital formats in Q4 2025, Shadow City Mysteries: The Roleplaying Game offers a narrative-driven alternative to traditional fantasy RPGs. With original mechanics for investigation, influence, and character progression, it brings cinematic storytelling to the tabletop. Enhance your sessions with a Shadow City Tarot Deck, a custom Gamemaster Screen, and a noir-themed Dice Set. You can also experience the world firsthand in our live Actual Play series, where players unravel conspiracies and clash with factions in real time. Planned expansions and transmedia tie-ins ensure the world continues to grow beyond your campaign.

Shadow City Mysteries: A Clockwork Noir is a Narrative Adventure game in which players take on the role of a down-on-their-luck private detective, Nyla Nightingale, investigating a Mystery. Or is it a Conspiracy? Or is it a Supernatural Thriller? In Shadow City Mysteries, players experience the story multiple times to discover a story and world bigger than they suspected existed. As the player investigates scenes and talks to witnesses, they unlock new abilities allowing them to learn more each playthrough.

Shadow City Mysteries: A Clockwork Noir brings a fun, exciting, and original twist to the narrative adventure genre. With a variety of locations to investigate, mysteries to solve, and characters to question, Shadow City Mysteries creates a great new IP for fans of the genre. New mysteries, new stories, and new platforms add to the potential for future expansion and transmedia beyond the initial release.