A collective of fans honoring the spirit of the Ghostbusters Universe.
Back in August 2023, Renegade Games, known for a diverse array of RPGs including "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" and "Kids on Bikes," and currently the caretakers of the "World of Darkness," announced and subsequently released RPGs based on several Hasbro properties.
The current lineup includes:
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My Little Pony
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Power Rangers
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Transformers
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G.I. Joe
For those familiar with the title, yes, I am aware of the West End Games RPG from the 80s. I've both run and played it using PDFs found online and have a few of the GBI (International) modules I picked up on eBay.
However, the new additions to Hasbro's RPG lineup leave me puzzled as a Ghostbusters fan. Despite Ghostbusters having an ongoing film series, there's no RPG for it. Is it a matter of rights being tied up, or is there something else at play? Are they concerned about overlapping with Cryptozoic or IDW's Ghostbusters games? It doesn't seem likely, considering each of the mentioned IPs has deck-building, tabletop, and RPG games announced.
Interestingly, I recently discovered that Renegade Games does produce a Ghostbusters card game. So why haven't we seen either a republished West End Games RPG or a new RPG system for Ghostbusters? The original RPGs included rich lore and worldbuilding elements, which, even if not canon, are still fascinating.
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I've been eyeballing this one.
Goons and Ghosts
It looks fun
This is now in my cart and will soon be on the way. Thanks for this!
There's a Ghostbusters RPG that was published in 1986 by West End Games. There's a whole subreddit for it at r/ghostbusters_rpg
Also there's a "clone" called Spooktacular, over here: https://yarukizerogames.com/my-games/spooktacular-and-sixtacular/
Spooktacular plays almost exactly the same as the old game, but with a few new tweaks.
It's so cool that there's a Sub for the old West End RPG. No clue how I didn't know this. Thanks!
I know a guy with two thumbs who created that subreddit.
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Ghostbusters had a nice one in the mid 80s and had some nice board games drop in the last decade.
And those franchises make more money than ghostbusters.
If they sell we might get a ghostbusters one for wave 2
You might be able to re-skin Free League's "Vaesen" to make a serviceable Ghostbusters RPG. I know its not exactly what you're after, but that could be an option for you if you don't mind putting in a bit of work.
Oh this is a cool idea. Right now what me and my un-official "franchise" do is run The Apocalypse Engine Monster of the Week. It's definitely more story heavy but we've played a couple of one shots with our characters in other engines too. Thanks for the tip!
Does this mean Heroes Of The Grid is desd?
Nah, Don't think so. The way it seems is that they are actually wanting multiple types of gaming franchises running simultaneously for all of their brands (except Ghostbusters, lol)