Evil Genius Games

Evil Genius Games is a tabletop roleplaying game publisher whose core product line is Everyday Heroes, a modern-setting RPG inspired by d20 Modern and designed to be adjacent to 5th Edition rules. The system covers contemporary character concepts such as soldiers, spies, criminals, investigators and ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations, and includes six archetypes with more than 30 classes, over 700 modern weapons, and dedicated rules for chases, shootouts and covert operations. A second core system, Intergalactic Heroes, extends the ruleset to science fiction as a sandbox toolkit with more than 20 alien races, six archetypes and 30+ classes, and ship-combat rules, again positioned as adjacent to 5th Edition.

Around these core rulebooks the company publishes "Cinematic Sourcebooks" that adapt film properties into campaign settings, including Return of the Living Dead, Pacific Rim and Kong: Skull Island, as well as thematic settings and worlds such as Everyday '20s, Cyberspace Heroes, Everyday Hauntings, Everyday Slashers, Everyday Spies, Lost World Heroes, Jurassic Heroes, Victorian Heroes, Western Heroes and Everyday Apocalypse. The company also distributes free trial material, including a 75-page Quickstart Guide 2.0, a 24-page adventure, and a five-part adventure titled To Dethrone a Dictator, and sells branded merchandise such as decals, drinkware, hats, hoodies, t-shirts and wall art through an online store.

Business model

Evil Genius Games develops and publishes rulebooks, sourcebooks and adventures for its Everyday Heroes and Intergalactic Heroes tabletop systems, complemented by branded merchandise sold through an online store. Free PDF downloads act as trial material ahead of purchase, and the site offers sign-up paths for consumers, retailers and distributors.

Sales of tabletop roleplaying products (core rulebooks, cinematic sourcebooks, adventures) and licensed-brand merchandise, sold direct to consumers and through retail and distribution channels.

Latest developments

Recent journal posts describe the launch of "Redemption" (June 13) and related character and voice-cast features, and the addition of Valerian to the Intergalactic Heroes universe (April 21).