The Hero of Deathtrap Dungeon - Now on Fig

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Gamebooks were a convenient (solo! portable!) way to get that old-school roleplaying experience. Among the best was Deathtrap Dungeon™—a fun but deadly tournament maze designed by Ian Livingstone (who later launched Warhammer, Tomb Raider, and Hitman games) and Iain McCaig (who later designed iconic characters Darth Maul, Rocket & Groot, and other concepts for Star Wars, Avengers, Harry Potter, and other films).

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Enter, if you dare, a vast tournament labyrinth for a game of high-stakes decisions, where your educated guesses could lead to grave peril or fantastic rewards. In this single player roleplaying game, explore, fight monsters, craft items, solve puzzles, outwit opponents, and skill up your hero to be the first to conquer Deathtrap Dungeon.

Ideal for both veteran roleplayers looking for convenient solo play and new players looking for an easy intro to the classic pen-and-paper RPG experience, The Hero of Deathtrap Dungeon uses the Storybook Hero RPG engine to bring the best parts of "old-school" roleplaying to life in a modern, cinematic way. With the convenience of a gamebook, replayability like a survival roguelike, and the wide wonder of pen and paper roleplaying, this is a revolutionary “Novel” RPG where your actions quite literally write the book as you play.

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Train, craft, trade, explore, fight, and uncover secrets to become powerful and experienced enough to be the first to make it all the way through the new expanded Deathtrap Dungeon. You have one month to master the dungeon, so use your time wisely: decide when to train and craft items, and when to journey into the dungeon to fulfill quests or attempt a final run all the way through the dungeon.

Jump into the game immediately as a "level 0" character with a classless skill system. Build your character over time as you play, making more important decisions about your character once you’re further in and you have a better idea how you want to play.


Adventure into the dungeon to solve myriad quests. There are more potential missions than you can solve in one play-through so choose which ones best fit your goals. On expedition, move from encounter to encounter, stopping only to camp and rest in between as needed.


In encounters, put your skills, items, and relationships to the test facing challenging situations. Procedurally-adapted encounters (combat, dialogue, and roleplaying) can often be handled through a broad set of play-styles and solutions.


Your equipment and skills grant you insights and enable additional actions in encounters. In this room, the player grabs an item out of the room and puts it in their inventory, then decides to use their shield and related skill to block the crossbows, and finally grabs the prize.


Combat and negotiations are tactical and turn-based. Skills give you information and options even in combat, negotiation, or social situations. Tells are clues to your opponent’s next action and their current state of mind and physical condition.

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Couchpotato said:

So it's another digital gamebook then?

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TheRealFluent said:

But maybe with more of a cinematic approach. Nice to see all the skills and equipment too, which adds to these RPG book games a lot.

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The in-game map is a graph paper handdrawn dungeon map that your hero is making as he/she explores the dungeon. It will be awesome but partially different for each playthru. The map reward for the campaign is a beautiful illustrated overview area map. The digital map will give you a heads up for the game and will probably be released to backers much earlier than the game.

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