Breathless - Shoot, Loot, Survive
A downloadable tabletop rpg
The city has been walled up from the outside. You are stuck with breathless Crawlers roaming as far as the eye can see. You are surrounded by strangers, and the only thing left to do is survive. You can’t give up now.
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Breathless is a survival horror role-playing game where you play as Survivors trying to stay alive in a walled city full of Crawlers (zombies). The entire game fits on two sides of a letter-sized sheet of paper, making it the perfect game to print at home and enjoy for a nice and cozy zombie killing one shot.
The game is inspired by things like: Shaun of the Dead, Left 4 Dead, The Last of Us, and other great zombie related media.
Basically, if you want to kill some breathless living dead, this is the game you are looking for.
Come talk about Breathless on our forum and on Discord.
Features
- Beautiful half-fold brochure that contains everything you need to play.
- Simple, yet deadly rules that reflect how tiring it is to survive a zombie apocalypse.
- Rolling tables for weapons, locations, complications, missions, and more.
- Looting mechanics to make sure you are properly armed against the undead.
- Items deterioration mechanics for when you use them as a way to stay alive.
- A beautiful character sheet available directly on the back cover of the brochure.
Breathless SRD
Breathless is also freely available as an SRD, so click here to start designing your own Breathless game!
What Folks Are Saying
A survival horror rpg with condensed mechanics? Yes, please. Check out BREATHLESS. https://t.co/oLSt6jzCQR
— John Harper (@john_harper) March 1, 2022
I'm a huge fan of 1 pager games, and Breathless is a fantastic game. https://t.co/MxzUrVgtx3
— Matteo Sciutteri (@MasterRPG) March 1, 2022
This game looks amazing and I can't wait to try it out. The rules are so simple and easy to learn but have so much depth to them! I love usage dice! https://t.co/VNj8hQPCAq
— Sofia (@MythicSofia) March 1, 2022
Thanks
Breathless is inspired by both the format and mechanics of 2400 by Jason Tocci. I want to thank Jason for having designed the 24XX SRD, and for all the time he's taken to review and give me suggestions on Breathless. It truly meant a lot.
I also would like to thank Andrew Boyd from Pandion Games and Bruno from Opal Breeze Games who've also reviewed and provided suggestions on Breathless. Your opinions and friendships are so very important to me.
Purchase
In order to download this tabletop rpg you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $6 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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If you do so, please consider leaving a comment on the game's page to help spread the word, it would mean the world to me.
Enjoy!
Development log
- v1.5 Update - Slightly Updated LayoutAug 10, 2023
- v1.4 Update - Typos French VersionNov 15, 2022
- v1.3 Update - Character KeeperOct 13, 2022
- v1.2 Update - TyposMar 09, 2022
- v1.1 Update - ClarificationsMar 04, 2022
Comments
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Hi! Any chance there will be anymore community copies? I have read the SRD and found the system really interesting. Thanks!
Fear Bundle print proofs of Breathless
Was wondering if there will be anymore community copies?
I just added a new bunch of copies, enjoy!
Breathless is one of my favorite systems. It's super elegant and incredibly simple to learn, but the framework also allows for SO MUCH customization and modification. I'm also a sucker for games that let me use a full polyhedral set :D
Need proof that I love Breathless? I've made three Breathless games and I fully intend on making more (and expanding on some of mine that are already done!)
Thank you so much for the kind words! 😍 So glad you like the game and the system.
Breathless is the game that got me into game creation!
It's simple, complete and has a very easy learning curve that allow a group to set up, create characters and play in the same gaming session!
If you want to bash zombies in a game where survival is as important as the apocalypse going on around you, well Breathless is the game!
Wow, thank you for this, that means a lot to me 💞
I was recommended this game via a solo rpg group. Is it actually possible to play solo, though? The description says 2+ players suggesting needing a traditional GM. No problem whichever the case, just wanted to make sure before buying it.
Hi!
The game wasn't designed to play solo, but I've heard from some folks it could easily be done. That being said, I haven't played it solo myself.
Out of curiosity, which solo rpg group would that be exactly ?
Now I'm wondering if I should release a solo version in the near future...
Thanks for the reply. It was this one https://www.reddit.com/r/Solo_Roleplaying/ where your game was mentioned.
I absolutely love the look of it but I'm not a fan of playing solo rpgs with "oracles" (e.g. Mythic) so tend to lean towards ones with built-in solo modes. I would definitely be very interested in Breathless if it had a solo mode/version.
Hey! I've recently released a solo sci-fi exploration game based on the same engine as Breathless, and it's called Nomadic!
Check it out at https://nomadic.farirpgs.com/
Thank you so much for that amazing game review!