I am very happy to announce that today I release the 2nd Edition of "Oceania 2084 - Austere Edition".

The Austere Edition of the game is the completely free and text-only version of the game.

This version has come about because of the successful Kickstarter campaign that I ran spring 2024. For those of you already familiar with the game the changes are quality of life changes , some minor rule tweaks to make the play experience smoother and a revised lore chapter. 

For those of you NOT familiar with the game yet let me introduce it.

Oceania 2084 is a table top roleplaying game heavily inspired by the book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" written by George Orwell.

In gamer-lingo, the game is an asymmetric, adversarial storytelling game with a heavy focus on social game-play and stealth. The game is designed for 3-8 players. It is a game about resistance despite unimaginably bad odds and finding small glimmers of hope even when things seem impossibly bleak.

It is an unconventional take on collaborative storytelling.  Oceania 2084 is an asymmetrical adversarial game, with a group of players on one side of the conflict and one player taking the role of "Big Brother" effectively being the antagonist.  The actions of one side enable actions from the other side, according to a rule-based point system. There is no traditional conflict resolution system, where you roll a die to achieve something. Instead, the game is balanced through a system of risk and reward and strategic usage of resources.  This doesn't mean that you will not be rolling dice, there are a lot of situations and rules that use and rely on die rolling. 

The game is inspired by rogue-likes, Red Carnations on a black grave, Lasers & Feelings, Vampire the Masquerade, PbtA, A Thousand Year Old Vampire, and Paranoia among other things.

If you like the game you can support me by buying Oceania 2084 - Surplus Edition (the graphically designed PDF and Hardback Book). It was funded through Kickstarter in spring 2024!