Introducing Hand-Drawn Dungeon RPG: The Secret of Weepstone

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Introducing Hand-Drawn Dungeon RPG: The Secret of Weepstone

There’s dungeons… but this isn’t that kind of RPG.

San Diego, USA - August 13, 2025 — Talesworth Game Studio and publisher DreadXP are proud to announce The Secret of Weepstone, a hand-drawn, black and white dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by old-school role-playing of the past. Roll the dice as you fight for your life against menacing monsters, loot and plunder treasure-filled halls and chests, and uncover long-forgotten secrets in a nostalgic throwback inspired by classic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns of the 70s and 80s. The Secret of Weepstone blends Talesworth’s signature innovative approach to design with an ominous dark-fantasy atmosphere and a storyline you’d expect from a DreadXP title, all wrapped up in a memorable visual style that brings the grim affair to life.

In the shadow of a crumbling abandoned keep lies the forsaken village of Weepstone. Once a thriving settlement, it now withers in silence, fields barren, crops dead, people in fear. Byron, Lord of Weepstone, is ill and bedridden, haunted by night terrors of unholy rituals and unknowable forces. With no champions to call upon, it falls to the commonfolk of the town to face the unknown, confront whatever powers are to blame, and discover the secrets that are held within the crumbling walls. This is not a tale of heroes, this is a tale of those who do what they must to survive.

The Secret of Weepstone is a dungeon-crawling RPG rendered entirely in striking hand-drawn black and white, an atmospheric love letter to the tabletop adventures and art of the 70s and 80s. Level up your party, uncover powerful new equipment to aid you in battle, survive deadly encounters, and snatch up all the loot you can. Will the dice fall in your favor?



Guide your party of misfits and unlikely delvers into almost certain death. Scrounge, loot, pilfer and abscond with anything not nailed down in an effort to equip your group for deadly encounters.

Features:

Black and white lineart style influenced by the early days of TTRPG’s.
Roll dice for combat and skill checks.
Face traps, puzzles, secrets and more as you delve into unknown depths.
Fight a menagerie of foes, each rendered in hand-drawn black and white art.
Outfit your party with weapons, equipment and magic items.
Embrace the inevitability of death, gain unique "Mortal Favors" whenever characters die.
Guide a party of up to 8 members, filling your ranks with common villagers, battle-worn adventurers, possible heretics and more.

The Secret of Weepstone will launch in 2026 for PC. The game’s first demo will be available at PAX West 2025 on August 29 to September 1 at the DreadXP booth for anyone attending the show.

For more information:

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702 ... Weepstone/
Follow Talesworth Game Studio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talesworthgamestudio/
Follow Talesworth Game Studio on X: https://x.com/talesworth
Join the Talesworth Game Studio Discord: http://discord.talesworth.com/
Follow DreadXP on X: https://twitter.com/DreadXPGames
Follow DreadXP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreadxpgames
Join the DreadXP Discord: https://discord.gg/JTPfXdSFXq
Press kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... o-p4xAZnDb
About Talesworth Game Studio

Talesworth Game Studio, founded by game designer Sean Gailey (World of Talesworth, Talesworth Adventure), is driven by a passion for innovation in both de sign and style. The studio’s current project, The Secret of Weepstone, is a black-and-white dungeon crawler that pays homage to the tabletop games of the early ’80s.

About DreadXP

DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles, and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, Sucker for Love: First Date, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include The Lacerator, Amanda the Adventurer 3, PIGFACE, The Secret of Weepstone, and Paranormal Activity. DreadXP is a sister company of the horror media website Dread Central, as well as the independent horror film production company, DREAD.

To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.