If you grew up plugging memory cards into a chunky grey console, Horrible Guild has built something with your name on it. MemoryCore is a six-game tabletop RPG anthology where each adventure is a love letter to a different PS1-era classic, and it heads to BackerKit on 9 June 2026. Each of the six adventures comes in a box that mimics original PlayStation jewel-case packaging, all bundled into a magnetic MemoryCore system box, which is the kind of detail the Italian publisher tends to nail.
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See how it worksThe six titles are Bloodsong: Hunters of the Night (gothic vampire-hunting in the Castlevania mould), Solid State Machine (stealth-action with strong Metal Gear Solid energy), Extinction Protocol (survival horror in the vein of Resident Evil), Final Tournament (a fighting-game tribute), Overdrive Crew (racing) and Corebound Chronicles (a JRPG riff). Each game has its own Game Disc tracking a genre-defining mechanic, like an Infection track for Extinction Protocol, which is exactly the kind of touch that turns a clever idea into a playable hook.
Designer Claudio Pustorino has gone with rules-lite mechanics, so instead of D&D-style classes, characters get Stat Bars that dictate what they can do. Combat features simultaneous dice rolls during cinematic moments, a clear nod to dramatic 32-bit cutscenes. Horrible Guild is the studio behind Railroad Ink and Dragon Castle, founded in Buccinasco in 2014 by Lorenzo Silva, and they've been quietly building a strong RPG line alongside the boardgame catalogue. The boxed set ships with dice and dry-erase markers, so a full table can pull a game off the shelf and start playing without a printer or a 400-page tome.
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Start organising for freeA free preview document is already up on Horrible Guild's site if you want to kick the tyres before committing on BackerKit. This one practically begs for an organised one-shot night. Pick the genre your group fancies, do a single session, and rotate. If you want to host a retro-flavoured TTRPG evening for your local crew, list it free on Backseat Gamer and let other 90s kids find you.
Sources: Wargamer | GeekNative | Horrible Guild
