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Newborn Store Now Open
Newborn GamesNews
Newborn Games now has an official store!
Explore all our available products, from the exclusive Rolisboa 25 T-shirts featuring Asilo-inspired art by Grotesco Joe, to the Demon Ninja corebook, and everything the community unlocked during the Asilo Gamefound campaign:
- The hardcover corebook, including the solo adventure Patient 0;
- The Lost Cases and The Drowned Cases;
- The ever-familiar Asilo postcard.
Visit the store and enjoy a special RLXMINUSONE, with €1 off EACH product, and pickup at Rolisboa during the weekend of November 1st and 2nd.
Make your purchase and claim your own portable door to a new nightmarish playground.
Note: The Asilo T-shirts are an exclusive pre-order for pickup at Rolisboa, and the pre-order ends on October 17th. Make it count.
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Trengo Maximus interviews the author of Demon Ninja
Demon NinjaNews
Following last week’s review, content creator Trengo Maximus has now published his interview with Demon Ninja's author, M. Solid.
The conversation (in Portuguese) dives into the creative process, core inspirations, and narrative themes behind the brutal world of Dark Japan.
A must-watch for anyone interested in the unique vision behind this indie military horror TTRPG.
Watch interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK5FnK7RaqI
⚠️ Note: the interview is in Portuguese.
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Newborn Games - YouTube Channel
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A Special Halloween Episode
AsiloNews
A group of Asilo Pacients got together to experience the final night. An innocent Halloween activity shows the promise to be much more than that.
This is the first part of a game session from Dados à Portuguesa.
Note: the game session is in Portuguese.
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S.L. Kickers Football Field
People & PlacesSilent Læke
The Silent Læke Kickers’ field once echoed with cheers and Friday night lights.
Now, it feels heavier — like the air itself remembers.
It was here that Deirdre and Zachary spent their last afternoon together.
No one knows what they said.
But the grass still grows unevenly where they stood.
Every game played here feels like a rehearsal for something that already ended.
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Zachary - The Boyfriend
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Zachary was Deirdre’s boyfriend.
The boy everyone wanted to be — charming, athletic, and effortlessly popular.
Since her death, he’s become a shadow of that image.
He still visits the places they shared, still wears the same letter jacket.
Some say he’s looking for answers. Others say he just doesn’t know who he is without her.
“He used to chase victories. Now he just chases ghosts.”
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Demon Ninja reviewed by Trengo Maximus
Demon NinjaNews
This week, content creator Trengo Maximus published an in-depth review of our RPG Demon Ninja — both on his blog and on his YouTube channel.
⚠️ Please note: the review is in Portuguese.
In his review, Trengo dives headfirst into the violent and intense experience of Demon Ninja, highlighting the balance between brutal combat and the existential dilemmas of the game world. It's an honest, informed and personal take on the game’s core themes and mechanics — well worth a read (and a watch!).
Blog: ocantinhodotrengo.weebly.com
YouTube: Demon Ninja Review
Stay tuned — next week, Trengo will be publishing an interview with the game's author, M. Solid, exploring the creative process behind Demon Ninja.
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Darkwoods Memorial Park
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Darkwoods Memorial Park was meant to honor the dead.
Now it only reminds the living of what they’ve lost.
The Lachlans visit often. Geneva leaves flowers. Horatio lingers in silence.
Others gather here too, as if drawn by grief itself.
Family and trauma carved these grounds as deeply as the names etched into the stones.
Silent Læke remembers. Even when you’d rather forget.
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Naomi - The Shrink
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Naomi is the town’s therapist.
In a place where everyone is a suspect, listening can be more dangerous than speaking.
She’s known for her calm demeanor and for treating the families most touched by Deirdre’s death. But some whisper that her questions cut too deep — and that she knows more than she admits.
In Silent Læke, even the one who heals wounds may be hiding her own.
“Sometimes, what you don’t say reveals more than what you do.”
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Behold, a new Pilgrim appears!
Demon NinjaNews
Recently, Disciple Studios announced that there is a new Pilgrim among us, and we share the enthusiasm.
It is no easy feat to undertake this journey and survive. We can only wish the best for the Pilgrim Afonso and his travels across the lands of dark Japan, this time with the power of a very special Kun.
And darkness takes the rest.
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Circle of Hate
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Not far from the Circle of Love, another tree stands — blackened, bare, and silent.
This is the Circle of Hate.
Here gather those who envy, resent, or despise. Those who cannot forgive.
Every scar on its bark tells a story of anger, of betrayal, of grief turned sour.
The Circle of Love blooms with memories.
The Circle of Hate withers with rage.
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Horatio - The Father
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Horatio is Deirdre’s father.
A well-known lawyer in Silent Læke, respected for his professionalism and admired for his good looks.
But since his daughter’s death, Horatio’s mask has started to crack.
Some say his erratic behavior is just grief. Others whisper that it hides something far darker.
Sometimes, the law can’t protect you from your own secrets.
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Unboxing the Prototype – Silent Læke: Coffee & Shadows
DevLogSilent LækeNews
✨ A special moment for Silent Læke.
This week, we received the new prototype of the Coffee & Shadows card deck.
It’s a strange feeling, seeing something that lived only in drafts, sketches, and dreams become real — printed, tangible, something you can hold in your hands.
The prototype contains the core of the game: characters, places, and fragments of Silent Læke. Each card is a window into the town’s secrets, and flipping through them feels like walking its streets.
While we can’t embed the video here, you can watch the full unboxing on our social channels. The audio is in Portuguese — but we’re sure you’ll enjoy the visuals, the atmosphere, and the first glimpse at the cards themselves.
Meanwhile, here’s a photo of the prototype on the table — the new glimpse of Silent Læke as an object in the world.
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Circle of Love
People & PlacesSilent Læke
In the town, there is a tree where all those who loved Deirdre gather.
Some come to remember.
Some come to grieve.
Some come to confess.
The Circle of Love is more than a place — it’s a wound carved into the landscape.
Every blossom is a memory. Every fallen petal, a secret.
Its counterpart lies nearby: the Circle of Hate.
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Geneva - The Mother
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Her beauty never left her — it simply turned into sorrow.
Geneva is Deirdre’s mother. She was already struggling with depression before her daughter’s death. Now she is utterly lost.
Some say her grief has awakened a psychic sensitivity. Geneva swears she feels Deirdre’s presence around the house, almost as if her daughter never truly left.
But a mother’s bond can be a dangerous thing. Love can pull a soul back from the brink… or push it into the dark.
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Dark Waters
Silent LækeAsilo
This piece by Jose M. García was created for Dark Waters, a crossover scenario between Asilo and Silent Læke.
Tense, melancholic, and quietly haunting — it captures the kind of horror we love most: the one that whispers before it screams.
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The Lake
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Silent. Vast. Always staring back.
They say it keeps the town’s secrets in its still waters,
like a mirror that never shows the same reflection twice.
Fishermen avoid it after sundown.
Teenagers swear they hear voices when the fog rolls in.
In Silent Læke, the lake doesn’t just reflect the town.
It remembers.
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Deirdre - The Victim
People & PlacesSilent Læke
We begin this series with Family & Trauma.
And it’s only fitting that we start with Deirdre. The girl herself.
Deirdre wasn’t just the homecoming queen who’s no longer with us.
She’s the absence shaping everything.
The smile everyone remembers.
The shadow everyone carries.
The night she died, it wasn’t just one life that ended.
It was the innocence of an entire town.
Who killed Deirdre? Or did she choose silence herself?
Art by Ludmila V.
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People & Places of Silent Læke
People & PlacesSilent Læke
Silent Læke is made of faces and places.
Every smile hides a story.
Every corner keeps a secret.
Starting this week, every Tuesday and Thursday, we’ll unveil another fragment of the town.
25 people. 24 places.
Together, they form a map of secrets and silences.
The Journey Ahead
- September – Family & Trauma
- October – Youth & School
- November – Spirituality & Isolation
- December – Culture & Decay
- January – City & Work
- February – Law, Order and Authority
Welcome to Silent Læke. The truth is out there, but digging into it might hurt.
Art by Ludmila V.
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Rolisboa
Newborn GamesNews
Don't miss out on the biggest RPG event in Portugal!
More than an event, Rolisboa is the official meeting point of the narrative games community of Portugal.
Join us for 3 intense days of creativity and fun with lots of activities:
- Game sessions
- Liveplays
- Artists Alley
- Interviews
- Workshops
- "Treasure Chest" raffle
- And more surprises to be announced...
Newborn Games will be there! What about you?
More information:
Website Rolisboa
Facebook Rolisboa
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Who Is A Máquina do RPG? (and what does it have to do with a dead girl from the ’90s?)
Newborn GamesSilent Læke
A Máquina do RPG (The RPG Machine) doesn’t sleep.
It lives between scribbled notes, worn-out cards, and characters who cry alone.
It’s the one who dreamt Silent Læke.
It’s the one now inviting you into the woods.
You can call it Helder J. Araújo.
But behind the scenes at Newborn Games — between stacked books and half-written campaigns — he only answers to Máquina.
Consider this your warning: the Machine is on. And it’s not stopping any time soon.
(A Máquina do RPG portrait art by Ana Pais. Obrigado, Ana!)
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- Sim senhor! A própria Máquina aprova a sua própria publicação!
A Máquina do RPG31/07/2025 22:40:26
Welcome to the Newborn Games New Home!
Newborn GamesSilent LækeNews
It's official: our website is live!
This is our new digital space, where you'll be able to follow everything we're crafting, from the eerie secrets of Silent Læke, to the clinical nightmares of Asilo, and the blood-soaked shadows of Demon Ninja.
But today we're not just launching the site.
We're also announcing the crowdfunding campaign for Silent Læke!
The campaign will launch on Backerkit on April 13, 2026, but you can follow the project right now to get all updates as they drop:
Follow the Silent Læke campaign on Backerkit
Some features are still being fine-tuned, including the online store (yes, we know you've got your eyes on it!) and a few extra surprises coming soon.
But starting today, you can explore the site, register as a user, and even leave comments on our blog posts.
This blog will be your direct link to Newborn Games:
- News
- Behind-the-scenes updates
- Events, releases, and much more!
In the meantime, take a look at our games and stay close.
The world of Silent Læke is waking up and you can be part of it.