Indie RPG Day

Presented by Corridor Games on Demand

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Sample a buffet of indie TTRPGs, presented by seasoned GMs!

In the wide world of tabletop roleplaying games, independent (indie) publishers are known for pushing the boundaries of the game format, exploring new mechanics, experimenting with narrative pacing, and more, all while often delivering more inclusive and engaging games than some more well-known games. Discovering new indie TTRPGs is not always easy or obvious, which is why we are excited to bring this event to Diversions!

On Saturday, September 12th, Corridor Games on Demand (CGoD) invites RPG fans—and the RPG-curious—to experience a smorgasbord of selected indie RPGs, all hosted by the seasoned CGoD GMs, as part of an ALL-DAY indie RPG celebration at Diversions.

Check out the schedule below, grab your FULL DAY PASS (or a ticket to an individual game), then prepare yourself for a day of glorious gaming at Diversions!

Sat, Sept 12, 2026


Date

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Full Day Pass $20 $30
Single Ticket $10 $15

11AM - 11PM


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Event Details

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New feature:

Dine in at Diversions! Whether you order for delivery or bring in your to-go meal, gamers are welcome to enjoy their meals at Diversions during breaks, which will include FREE access to our game library!

Full Day Schedule

Full Day Pass Details

Single Ticket Details

Location Details

Session 1

Scheduled Time: Morning -- 11AM - 2PM

MASKS-CoreBook-CoverArt2So what're you waiting for, hero? Time to get to work. 

Masks: A New Generation is a superhero roleplaying game in which a team of young heroes fights villains, saves lives, and tries to figure out who they are—noble paragons? Dark avengers? Or regular kids? All against the backdrop of Halcyon City, the greatest city in the world.

Masks makes use of the same rules-light engine as Apocalypse World, Monsterhearts, Dungeon World, Urban Shadows, and Epyllion to create stories about young superheroes in the vein of Young Justice, Young Avengers, and Teen Titans.

  • Host/GM: David MK
  • Game Title: Masks - A New Generation
  • Game System: Powered by the Apocalypse
  • Player Count: 2-4
  • Age Restriction: 16+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

all together - EditedAs much as things change... as much as they stay the same.

A storytelling game for 1-4 players about a Town, the people who left it and returned, and the people who stayed behind.

It is about returning to a place and grappling with what has and hasn't changed.

  • Host/GM: Nadia G
  • Game Title: An Altogether Different River
  • Game System: (inspired by Microscope & Downfall)
  • Player Count: 1-4
  • Age Restriction: Adults preferred
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught
  • Content warning: Mild body horror

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

MageIf you had the power of a god, what would you do with it… and what would IT do with YOU?

Open your eyes and Awaken. A game of mages in the modern world with rules to define reality. From the creators of Vampire: The Masquerade.

  • Host/GM: Nick G
  • Game Title: Mage - The Ascension
  • Game System: World of Darkness
  • Player Count: 2-4
  • Age Restriction: 17+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

Session 2

Scheduled Time: Afternoon -- 3 - 6PM

The Zone2

A one-way trip with more than your usual baggage.

The critically acclaimed RPG about a doomed expedition into a mysterious quarantine zone, whose center will grant one survivor their deepest wish. Inspired by media like Annihilation, Stalker and Roadside Picnic. 

  • Host/GM: James S.
  • Game Title: The Zone
  • Game System: --
  • Player Count: 1-4
  • Age Restriction: 18+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught
  • Content warning: Body Horror

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

Candela Obscura - EditedHelp bring light to reveal what lurks in the shadows.

Set in a turn-of-the-century, occult-inspired world called the Fairelands, players join a secret society to investigate supernatural horrors, bleed-in phenomena, and dangerous magicks using a narrative-driven d6 dice system. This particular adventure will delve into people missing in a specific area of town.

  • Host/GM: Jennifer F
  • Game Title: Candela Obscura
  • Game System: Illuminated Worlds
  • Player Count: 3-5
  • Age Restriction: 13+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information! 

Tenra

Live by Fate, Die by Karma...

Mecha meets Masamune. A rich Japanese setting involving a planet in a constant state of war, where magic fuels technology and the culture is an analogue of the "Warring States" era of Japan. 

  • Host/GM: Nick G
  • Game Title: Tenra Bansho Zero
  • Game System: --
  • Player Count: 2-4
  • Age Restriction: 17+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

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[We have one last job for you, runner, one last chance to clear off your debts.]

[Do you accept?]    (Y)/N

[You better not glitch this up.]

It's one megacorp versus another, and you're the hired guns. Daring heists, hi-tech shootouts, and knife's-edge negotiations all wrapped up in a rip-roaring cyberpunk one-shot.

  • Host/GM: Quinn M
  • Game Title: CBR+PNK
  • Game System: Forged in the Dark
  • Player Count: 3-5
  • Age Restriction: 14+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!

Session 3

Scheduled Time: Evening -- 8 - 11PM

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Navigate the new era as the dust of conflict settles around this pivotal space station.

SSO is a Post-Galactic War Political Drama tabletop roleplaying game inspired by TV shows like Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Play pivotal PCs aboard a space station at the crossroads of a tenuous peace. [This game is in playtest and locally designed!]

  • Host/GM: David MK
  • Game Title: Space Station Omega
  • Game System: Cortex Prime
  • Player Count: 2-4
  • Age Restriction: 18+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information! 

196410Your ending will certainly be bleak and your doom is likely.

A storytelling card game of creeping, cosmic horror. Players collaborate to create the story of a lone individual who stumbles upon clues to a terrible evil

  • Host/GM: James S
  • Game Title: Lovecraftesque
  • Game System: --
  • Player Count: 2-4
  • Age Restriction: 14+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!  

Dragon Reactor - EditedYour dragon screams, it yearns for war.

You pilot Dragons, mechs of unsurpassed destructive power, as total war rages around you. This is a game about wanting to do the right thing, but having to pull the trigger instead.

  • Host/GM: Quinn M
  • Game Title: Dragon Reactor
  • Game System: --
  • Player Count: 1-5
  • Age Restriction: 16+
  • Experience Needed: Novice -- newcomers welcome, rules will be taught

Questions about individual games? Reach out to Corridor Games on Demand for more information!  


Corridor Games on Demand logo white transparent backgroundAbout Corridor Games on Demand:

Corridor Games on Demand (CGoD) is a group of dedicated gamers in the Corridor (Iowa City to Cedar Rapids, IA area), who are passionate about sharing lesser known roleplaying games with others. Members of the group present monthly game days across the Corridor and can often be found leading sessions at the area's annual gaming convention, Gamicon. You can find them on Facebook or contact them by email.