
Liminal Horror Investigators
A downloadable game
LIMINAL HORROR DELUXE EDITION is available for preorder on Backerkit!
There’s a strange comfort to ambiguity. To stand at the threshold between states of what was and what’s next, to inhabit the places of transition. But you’re never truly alone here. There are things that hunger within the dark places. Strange creatures and mysteries lie in wait and tumbling into the wrong place at the wrong time may put you on the path towards doom.
Grab your flashlights and blood splattered jackets as you try to make it through the night. Beware, snapping bone and rending flesh are often the simplest outcome. While there may be great power within these places… not all mysteries can be solved and not everyone can be saved. Above all, there are fates far worse than death.
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What is Liminal Horror Investigators?
Liminal Horror is a rules-lite, adaptable survival-horror roleplaying game about normal characters and their struggles against the things that go bump in the night. The game focuses on surviving the weird and investigating horrors while blending simple, old-school inspired rules with modern, narrative first principles. Survival is NOT guaranteed and those that do make it through the night are often forever changed.
Liminal Horror Investigators is a free, table-ready version of the core rules for players and facilitators can be accessed through any of the following means:
- A free pdf can be downloaded here https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror
- A free web-based version of the rules is available at https://liminalhorrorrpg.com/
- The Print version is available at Space Penguin Ink
The Investigators Edition is intentionally kept in print for its usability at the table, and easy access to fully compatible core rules for all (through different modes).
What is Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition?
Deluxe Edition is a revised, enhanced and expanded core rulebook for LIMINAL HORROR. It includes all-new player options, a robust toolkit for Facilitators, a catalog of factions, cults, horrors, and artifacts, a fully-detailed setting guide, and optional rules, lore, advice, and references in a fully-illustrated 350+ page hardcover book.
It is also fully backwards-compatible with all previously-released LIMINAL HORROR rules and adventures, so whether you're a die-hard fan or just now joining the party, this book is designed to be everything you need to run any sub-genre of modern horror at your table!
NOTE: this is explicitly not a "2nd Edition" of LIMINAL HORROR. We prefer to think of it as an enhancement: LIMINAL HORROR: Investigators will remain in print and contains all the basic tools you need to play or run adventures in the LIMINAL HORROR system.
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What about starter adventures?
We have two starter scenarios available for Liminal Horror.
1. The first is Stopover at the Shelterwood Inn, a free adventure that follows our starter framework and presents a night that goes from bad to worse. This scenario has threads that connect to multiple other official modules and releases. You can download Shelterwood from it's itch.io page (but we've also provided the files alongside the Investigator Edition).
2. Einfühlung is another starter scenario made possible by the backers during the Deluxe Edition campaign. This haunted house scenario provides nearly everything you need to jump in to play for both brand new and well-seasoned players. Take the role of the cast and crew of This Mysterious Life, a paranormal investigation television show, as they dive into the depths of the Campbell House attempting to discover the fate of its missing owner. But locked away in Katherine's studio is a sinister secret, one that threatens the lives of all who enter this house.
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Where can I find more Liminal Horror adventures?
- All of the official modules can be found digitally at https://goblinarchives.itch.io/or in print at Space Penguin Ink
- There are over 300 cataloged adventures and resources for Liminal Horror over on the https://liminalhorrorlibrary.com/
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LIMINAL HORROR: INVESTIGATORS
- Writing, Layout & Design: Goblin Archives © 2023
- Editing: Jarrett Crader
- LIMINAL HORROR Development Partner: Joshua Domanski
- Title Font Design: Ira Rat of Filthy Loot Publishing
- Legacy Core Rules: Some text ported from Legacy Edition (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
- Cover: Zach Hazard Vaupen © 2021
- Lineage: Yochai Gal, Chris McDowall, Ben Milton
There is a Third Party License for creating adventures compatible with Liminal Horror.
| Updated | 24 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (369 total ratings) |
| Authors | Goblin Archives, Zach Hazard Vaupen // Emo Sludge, Unenthuser |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Horror, Monsters, Mystery, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game |
| Links | Homepage, Community, Blog, Twitter/X |
| Mentions | The itch.io Winter Sale and Tabletop itc... |
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Development log
- A Liminal Horror PatreonSep 21, 2025
- Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition Pre-Orders Now Open!Aug 15, 2025
- Generic Location Preview (keyed maps for your modern horror games)Apr 30, 2025
- Deluxe Edition SpreadsApr 17, 2025
- Deluxe Edition Layout Has BegunApr 06, 2025
- Last day to enter the physical book giveaway!Mar 01, 2025
- Deluxe Edition Incoming (and a special sneak peak)!Jan 08, 2025
- The Horrors of the Flesh HiveJun 24, 2024




