Hello, I'm Alex Roberts! I create play that is grounded in care, connection, psychological depth, and mechanical elegance. You might have already enjoyed:

Two-player, tower-based, heart-pounding roleplaying in my tabletop game of forbidden love, Star Crossed
Evocative shared storytelling from the ground up, in my accessible card-based storybuilding game, For the Queen
My work on Darrington Press' game of overdramatic duels, 'Til the Last Gasp
POP!, a live-action game about niche online communities
Settings and hacks I've made for other games like Dialect, Misspent Youth, Sig: Manual of the Primes, and Threadbare
Interviews with some of the most fascinating folks in roleplaying, on Backstory
Games journalism and critique in outlets like ZEAL, Vice, and Leaving Mundania

I do a lot! And I want to do a lot more. That's where you come in. Your contribution helps me devote more time and energy to creating what I'm truly passionate about. With regular support, I can release projects like:

Behold the Tree, a semi-live game about being a great artist
The definitive guide to Emojimancy
A tabletop game about the prosaic every day life of a sci-fi bridge crew
Essays on feminine analog game design, game texts as recipes, and why Final Fantasy X is essentially an encounter with the divine
A game tentatively titled Two Friends Who Haven't Seen Each Other For A While Meet Up For Coffee
Audio Roleplaying Adventures

Thank you for reading and checking out my page! Look through the upcoming goals, pick a reward level that feels right, and let's do this! <3 Particular thanks to Christina Tran for the header image, and Karen Twelves for the head shot!