Zinetopia is all about a universe of collaborators coming together, beloved backer!

In that spirit, we seek out - and are sought by - other projects that align with ours. On this first Monday of the Zinetopia event, we present the first two that we connected with: A Familiar Tower and Our Flag Means Kiss.

A Familiar Tower may be many familiar to our Old-School Essentials fans, as its creator, Directsun Games, has been rolling out a puzzle-oriented series of dungeons. A Familiar Tower is the last installment, described as a puzzle-filled dungeon where the dungeon itself is the puzzle.

With quirky, stylized art and a meticulous attention to detail, A Familiar Tower is a location-based adventure that you won't want to miss. We're fascinated by its multi-layered puzzle approach and look forward to inspiration and excitement within this carefully crafted wizard tower.

Our second selection comes from a creator whose vision resonated with us on a couple of levels, Stevie Edwards of Our Flag Means Kiss. Stevie has created a GM-less queer pirate RPG, for solo play up to 4 players, with simple rules and a passion for storytelling.

Our Flag Means Kiss stood out for us because, fun fact, many in the Witch Pleas Publishing fan community have told us how much they enjoy Our Flag Means Death - with its later episodes described as one friend and fan as "some of the best hours of TV I've ever seen."

Also, The Mouth of Mentius is set on an island in the Mediterranean, a location ideal for pirates to visit. As we see it, the mechanics of Our Flag Means Kiss might allow the players to take it upon themselves to tell the full tale of their pirate crew before their arrival on Mentius, rife with romance and drama, as the Olympian gods would have it no other way!

That caps our first Zinetopia cross promo, backers! If you have any recommendations, send them over to us in the comments! Meanwhile, we hope you continue to enjoy this outstanding celebration of creativity and collaboration. Happy Zinetopia!