Our Games
We design and publish fantastical, open-information games with limited random-chance elements to tell evocative stories. Here's a selection of the games we're currently developing...
Chroma Arcana
Build your deck, charge your spells, and obliterate your rivals! Set in the magical world of Alqarr, our debut strategic duelling card game reached over 800% funding on Kickstarter in March 2024.
Designed by: Mo
Smallfolk
A cosy, engine-building card game of adventuring, myths, and legends. Take the Hero's Journey with your friends and weave tales of wonder in a world full of charm.
Coming to Kickstarter: Summer 2025
Designed by: Gloria & Alfie
Mid-Development
Devour the Heart!
Devour the Heart is our territory-control, worker placement game set in same world as Chroma Arcana. Play as one of the villainous factions as they try to conquer the continent!
Designed by: Mo
Dynasty
Dynasty is a wuxia skirmish game, set in the cyberpunk city of Yangtze. It's designed to act as a bridge between board gamers and wargamers.
Designed by: Mo & Jordan
And more...
Got a great idea or want to collaborate? Reach out to us at games@rocnest.uk — we're always on the lookout for exciting future projects!
Playtesting
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Meet the Team
Roc Nest Games is an independent board games publisher/design team based in London, UK.We are passionate about all manner of games (be they board, video, or otherwise), and are strong advocates of diversity. We hope that one day our games can be enjoyed by everyone in the world!
Core Team
Mo invented his first game at the tender age of 7, and has always had the desire to create new, fun, and innovative systems.He started working on Chroma Arcana in early '21 and became a full-time Game Designer in late '23.
Alice spends most of her life trying to wrangle Mo. She helps him design games and provides critical feedback where needed.She is the Creative Director of Roc Nest Games, and champions diversity in the board games industry whenever she can!
Guest Designers
Gloria is a resident NHS doctor working in mental health. She loves reading and hearing about stories from around the world, real or imagined.On her days off you can find her baking, doodling, gaming, or designing Smallfolk.
Alfie is a resident anaesthetics doctor working in the NHS. He spends too much money on board games and coffee-brewing kit, but could definitely stop at any time if he wanted to.In his downtime, he plays chess and designs Smallfolk.
Jordan is an avid boardgamer, tabletop roleplayer, and wargame tactician. He is currently a software developer.He divides his free time between playing competitive Pokemon tournaments and co-designing Dynasty.
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