Clawhammer Games
An indie tabletop roleplaying game studio based in the United States. We create game systems with heart and empathy, aiming to let you tell your stories the way they were meant to be told.
Clawhammer Games is directed by Sylvan Lawrence, which is the pen name of David Gales. Clawhammer features games written by Sylvan and a multitude of other collaborators and members of Clawhammer.
Major projects in progress:
- Gravemire by Sylvan Lawrence (print and digital OUT NOW!)
- Before the Flood by Sylvan Lawrence and Nicholas Ambrose (Digital OUT NOW! Physical release out SOON!)
- The House Always Wins by Sebastian Fazio (early 2022 ashcan release (OUT NOW!), full release TBA)
- Wreck by Sylvan Lawrence (release TBA)
- Spaceswords by Jacob Johnson (release TBA)
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A six player map-making game of utopic creation
A tabletop horror RPG about mortality and growth, set in an uncanny, creature-infested version of 1890s Louisiana.
a short game of pretend for 1-2 people
A solo TTRPG about metamorphosis.
The Child seeks Awakening. The Parent seeks Enlightenment.
A tabletop caper for up to 5 players and a deck of cards
A tabletop game about fragmentation, identity, and becoming
24-Hour Games
Games written for Clawhammer Games' 24-hour jams.
A two-player game to be played on a discord message
An IRL/journaling experience about seeing your day-to-day life through someone else's eyes
A game where everyone's human and nobody has an agenda.
Through music and story, a group of deities unfold a universe
A letter-writing excursion
A lyric game of shadows and reflection
A quick and easy roleplaying game for 2-6 people that emphasizes collaborative storytelling
Be a sleepwalker witch and then try to discover what have you done last night
A solo TTRPG about metamorphosis.
the surreal history of a magical wilderness
A storytelling and roleplaying game about walking down memory lane using music
Clawhammer Seal of Approval
Games we love. Click on the collection for our thoughts on each game!
A one page game about moving forwards. Made for the One-Page RPG Jam 2024.
A tragedy for a doomed quartet
Home is gone. The ruins, and your memories, remain...
A storytelling TTRPG for three players
Solo Sci-fantasy Solarpunk Journaling adventure mashing 24XX, Ironsworn and The Adventurer
A surreal game to reject productivism
Pilot mechs in a sunless world, and bring a new dawn.
a simple ttrpg about the magical disaster of trans young adulthood
Bullets make power. Power makes ruin. Ruin makes fertile ground.
a 2-3 player game about a sentient weapon and their wielder
A GM-less RPG about goblins going on adventures, and the trouble that follows.
digital escape RPG
Take back your place of employment from a metaphysical emergency in this TTRPG one-shot, inspired by Control and SCP.
and everybody hates you
intense gay longing packaged as a GFOMGF game
a Wretched and Alone game about weathering a hurricane