Coriolis from Free League Publishing

Only a few days until Gen Con 2025, Free League Publishing set to show off new game

North America’s largest tabletop gaming convention Gen Con, is back in Indianapolis in a few days’ time, and one of the main attractions is sure to be Free League Publishing

We last touched on Free League when we covered the new sets of miniatures that will soon be available for Dragonbane, and you can check those out right here.

At Gen Con, the guys will have two rooms on the go, running over 175 games with friends from Lurking Fears, including the aforementioned Dragonbane, Alien RPG, The One Ring, and the amazing Blade Runner RPG.

On Thursday, Free League will unveil all their upcoming news for the coming year, alongside their brand-new game, Coriolis: The Great Dark, which is being officially released during the show.

If you are planning on going to Gen Con 2025, you will get the chance to meet some of Free League’s designers, including:

  • Tomas Härenstam — lead designer of Dragonbane, ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG, Twilight: 2000, Forbidden Lands, and Mutant: Year Zero
  • Nils Karlen & Kosta Kostulas — lead designers of Coriolis: The Great Dark
  • Martin Grip — lead artist of ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG, Symbaroum, Coriolis, and more
  • Kiku Pukk Härenstam — co-writer for Seasons of Mystery, A Wicked Secret, and The City of My Nightmares for Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying
  • Surprise Guests — to be revealed at the event, along with some exciting news!

Where is Gen Con 2025?

Gen Con has been held at the Indiana Convention Center since 2003, and this year will run between July 31 and August 3rd.


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