PITCHFORK Extended Kickstarter Launching Soon!
We are excited to announce the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for PITCHFORK Extended, an expanded and refined version of our critically praised village horror RPG. Launching as part of Zine Quest 2025 on the 24th of February, this edition builds on the OGREISH framework, delivering a more profound, more immersive experience for players who love tense storytelling, survival, and horror in a slice-of-life hearth fantasy world scarred by war.
What is PITCHFORK Extended?
In PITCHFORK Extended, you play as ordinary villagers – farmers, blacksmiths, healers, and shepherds – who must band together to protect their home from a chimeric war-beast, a remnant of past battles that has wandered into their quiet lives. With no knights to save them, no magic to wield, and only their wits, tools, and courage, they must uncover the monster’s nature, prepare defenses, and ultimately face the horror head-on.
This new edition expands the original One-Page game with refined and better-articulated rules in an A5 format, more lore and deeper worldbuilding, more playbooks, and enhanced tools for both players and GMs.
Kickstarter Details
- Launch Date: 24th of February
- Funding Goal: €900
- Pledge levels: €7 for PDF, €16 for physical zine + PDF. Extra tiers available
- Base Product: 16-page, mono-color zine
- Stretch Goals: A two-tier setup providing more pages (up to 24), enhanced artwork, premium materials
Campaign link: To be disclosed in the coming days!
Help Us Grow: Leave a Review!
We'd love your feedback on whether you’ve already downloaded and played PITCHFORK! Please leave a rating or review on Itch.io – your support helps bring more eyes to the project and ensures we can keep creating exciting games like this.
Review or rate the game here: https://empathchamber.itch.io/pitchfork
Exciting News: Ogre Pit Games is Becoming Empath Chamber!
We’re evolving! Ogre Pit Games will soon be incorporated into Empath Design, my existing design studio. Under the new name Empath Chamber, we’ll continue to create deeply immersive, emotionally driven RPGs like PITCHFORK and future projects. Expect new branding, updated links, and even more exciting releases under the Empath Chamber banner soon!
Join Us & Stay Connected
Due to the name change, we're updating our handles where we can. Follow us for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and community discussions:
- Itch.io: (old) https://ogre-pit.itch.io changes to (new) https://empathchamber.itch.io
- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@empathchamber
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/empathchamber.bsky.social
- Discord: https://discord.gg/sDFRUDcm
And so far – a big THANK YOU for your support – let’s bring PITCHFORK Extended to life together!
For any inquiries or interviews, contact us on any of the social media above!
Cheers and game on!
/Chris