Update - Status of the Game, Johan Nohr Art Preview
9 months ago
– Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 11:40:34 AM
Survivors!
We appreciate you so much for bearing with us as we continue with the development of the game, and many thanks to all those who have been playtesting and improving on the design!
This will be a short one, as I'm needed back in the basement to continue hacking corpses apart and reassembling them into monsters for the game, but an update is overdue!
🔪 What is the status of the game? 🔪
This is my first project of this size, and I'm learning a lot along the way. That alongside the state of things around the world (and locally), things have gone a bit slower than anticipated. Development continues on the latter half of the book and supplemental materials, but while the timeline might be pushed out a little bit, the quality is still the primary focus of everyone on board.
We've been in discussion with our printers and other manufacturers, but we locked in print dates just yet. We will update you as soon as we are ready. Though it is a little disappointing to not deliver on the projected timeline, we decided quality is much more important for the longevity of the game and the experience we hope to give to you guys. Thank you for bearing with us... I promise it will be worth it!
You still want a rough timeline? That's entirely fair. I know bar minimum we are aiming to have the PDF of the core book and as much else as we can ready to go so you can enjoy halloween the CHAINSAW way. Physical copies will be coming at a later date than expected, and we sincerely hope that doesn't ruin anyone's fun too much. When they do come, we are striving to deliver the highest value we can give you, something you'll remember for a while to come. There may even be some secrets in your box that we haven't talked about yet.
🎈 What is there to do in the meantime? 🎈
Come join us in Discord! There, we've been engaging in all kinds of things from playtesting CHAINSAW to game discussions to movie ratings to 3rd party content that might work for a range of different games. The community is growing, and we've love nothing more than to have you with us!
Additionally, you should be able to find the playtest materials for CHAINSAW's core rules on Backerkit. If you have not done that or been unable to find them, feel free to reach out to me here, discord, or at [email protected] and we'll get you sorted!
💀 Art Preview from Johan Nohr! 💀
To accompany today's update, we also wanted to show off this absolutely killer piece from the legendary Johan Nohr from within the pages of the CHAINSAW core book.
🤘🏼 Thank you! 🤘🏼
Thank you so much for your continued support and belief in this project. It means everything to us, and we can't wait to show you all that we've dragged into this mortal reality for you.
More updates soon to come, with more pages and materials to playtest. Until then, please continue to enjoy the playtest materials and check out the 3rd party content you all are already filling the discord with. I couldn't be more pleased with this community of horror gaming fans! We love you all, and we can't wait to tell more stories with you (and then get hacked apart for another set of victims to find).
Matthew Myslinski
Driftwood Archives
March Update - Spread Previews
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 11:20:06 AM
Hello, survivors!
Things are progressing well for CHAINSAW! Open playtesting has been well under way for the past few months, and what we've learned through it has been invaluable. A lot of the core rules have been refined (and some overhauled) and the reception we've seen is humbling. Thank you so much to any who have given their thoughts and/or playtested the game so far!
If you have not seen our playtesting materials, be sure to check Backerkit in your downloads, or reach out to me here or on Discord so we can get them over to you!
Spread Previews 🔪
I wanted to take a moment to show off a quick preview of some of the spreads going in the book. ALL PAGES BELOW ARE STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS and subject to changes before final print. Some may need further balancing and rules changes, but others might still need more art or another design pass. Nonetheless, we still wanted to share with you some behind the scenes magic and hopefully get you excited for all that is to come.
Thank You!
We'll be back soon with another update and more pages to show off, and we couldn't be more excited with how things are turning out. If you have any questions, just let us know how we can help. Don't forget to jump into our Discord server and join our growing community of horror gamers!
In Other News...
Scott C. McDonald's WASTELAND DEGENERATES is a post-apocalyptic Borg-compatible rpg game I am also a part of, serving as the artist and layouts. It's up on Kickstarter right now in it's final week... I highly recommend you check it out!
And in more recent events, Christian Eichhorn's Bankrupt:CYjust launched on Kickstarter this morning, and it looks awesome. I can't wait to use some of this in my futuristic slasher games!
UNTIL NEXT TIME.... 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Matthew Myslinski
Driftwood Archives
CHAINSAW Playtest SCENARIO is Ready!
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 01:32:57 PM
The second part to the initial CHAINSAW Playtest is ready to go and on the way to backers. Download link is provided via Backerkit, and as always, if you don't see them or need any help, just reach out and we'll get you sorted!
Just seeing this now and not a backer? Preorder CHAINSAW on Backerkit and get access to the first part of the CHAINSAW Playtest, Character Sheet, and Nightmare Scenario! (Let us know if you don't receive the email and we will send it over to you.)
What should I expect?
THE CULLING is a nightmare scenario written specifically for the CHAINSAW Playtest. Please keep in mind that it has had limited proofreading passes and has not been edited yet. It also has not been extensively playtested, so things might still need some tuning and changes.
Check it out, change it up how you like, and let us know how it goes! We want all the gory details... what you enjoyed and what you didn't.
Discord
And to reiterate from the last update, the best way to communicate with us is on Discord, so I highly recommend you join our growing and ravenous community of horror fans and tabletop nerds below. There are several places on there to talk about the game, ask questions, clarify rules problems, point out errors you might find, and meet some new friends. Join us!
And if you don't already have a group to playtest CHAINSAW with, let us know! We would love to connect you with whatever you are missing and help you have the best time with this.
We'll see you in the Nightmare.
Matthew Myslinski
Driftwood Archives
CHAINSAW Playtest 1.1 is READY!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 04:24:38 PM
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.
Pledge Manager is now open!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 08:32:17 AM
Hello! Just a quick update in tandem with yesterday's... pledge manager is now open!
Feel free to adjust things as you need and add anything you forgot. You have plenty of time before things close, and you will be given adequate heads up when the time comes.
Those of you who missed the original campaign can now get in and preorder whatever they'd like during this window!
https://chainsaw.backerkit.com/
I'll keep this one short since there was just an update yesterday, but as always you can reach out anytime with questions or concerns. 🤘🏼
Matthew Myslinski
Driftwood Archives
