Cain (role-playing game)

Cain is a horror tabletop role-playing game created by Tom Bloom, inspired by anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion and manga like Chainsaw Man. Player characters are a secret organization's exorcists who hunt "sins," monstrous materializations of human trauma. The game also focuses on the theme of oppressive bureaucracy.

Gameplay

Cain is organized into scenes. Combat resolution uses dice pools.

Reception

Hal Hewlett for Polygon in 2024 called Cain "tabletop gaming’s horror hit of the year" and wrote that, "Proud-worn inspirations, inspired visual choices, and a dice system that refuses to let up the pressure — all of this compounds into the amazing feeling that Cain is a game that actually has quite a lot to say."