About
At Scryptid Games, we make story games for cryptids.
We love strange, liminal, punk, and outsider stories—and players who find meaning and community beyond the mainstream.
From trash animals who celebrate each other's "grossest trait" to aging shelter animals to magical punk musicians to alien ecologies, our games invite you to play with quirky and queer perspectives, exploring delight, survival, and purpose through easy to learn TTRPGs designed for one-shot play.
Co-Founders
Dustin Blottenberger
Dustin (he/him) is a writer, editor, artist, and game designer living in the woodsy ‘burbs near Baltimore, MD. He created his first role-playing game at 8 years old: X-Men, the RPG (unpublished). It was a real hot mess. These days, he is interested in creating games and stories about found family, polyamory, and casting rad spells. He can be found on social media @NeverSayDustin.
Nat Mesnard
Nat (they/them) is a writer and game designer based in NYC. A published writer of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, Nat has taught interactive fiction and game design for the last 10 years. They also make video games, and aspire to perform. Connect @natmesnard on BlueSky & Instagram.
Patrick Watson
Patrick (he/him) is a writer, teacher, and game designer living in the East Village of NYC. He’s been playing and making games for nearly 20 years and his favorites are good and weird. Like, wizards with crummy corporate jobs and radioactive dogs weird. Find him @patrickdkwatson.
Brigitte Winter
Brigitte (she/they) is a writer, photographer, and game designer based in Maryland. She is also the Executive Director of Young Playwrights’ Theater, a DC-based company that inspires young people to realize the power of their voices through storytelling. The capacity of storytelling to connect, inspire, and incite is central to Brigitte’s art and her activism. They consume and create stories and games that are queer, feminist, intimate, and deliciously weird. You can connect with them on Instagram @bwinterose and play their games on itch.io.