Tiny Onion’s Exquisite Corpses: The Game is now on Kickstarter, expanding James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s horror comic into tabletop play.
A horror comic world is stepping off the page—this time, into the hands of players.. Tiny Onion has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Exquisite Corpses: The Game. positioning the companion tabletop card game as a new way to experience the characters and tension behind the bestselling horror series Exquisite Corpses.
The project is tied to the comic book series co-created by James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children) and artist Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin).. Tiny Onion says the game has been developed alongside the comics themselves. with the company designing and playtesting the tabletop experience since the project’s start in February 2024.. From the early stage. fans weren’t just watching from the sidelines: they could test a preliminary version using cards included in polybagged Variant C editions. with select rare foil cards. plus event cards encountered through Tiny Onion’s Corpse Tour and at conventions.
To support curious first-timers and hardcore collectors alike. Tiny Onion also launched a dedicated website with instructions for play. printable materials. and a studio-produced video playthrough featuring the creative team.. That multi-format approach reflects a familiar shift in creative publishing. where fandom is treated less like an audience to receive content and more like a community invited to participate in it.
Exquisite Corpses: The Game is described as “a casual tabletop game perfect for fans of trading card classics like Magic: The Gathering and party experiences like Ultimate Werewolf.” The pitch is built around simple. repeatable group dynamics: each player chooses a favorite killer. then the table moves through rounds of attacking. bluffing. and bartering with other killers until only one remains.. It’s a structure that rewards social reading—watching tells. managing alliances. and turning threats into leverage—while still keeping the pace friendly for casual gatherings.
Walsh framed the process as a creative milestone. describing Exquisite Corpses: The Game as one of the most rewarding experiences of his artistic career.. He emphasized the opportunity to develop the game from the ground up while playtesting with a mix of friends. colleagues. and professionals. calling the experience “absolute blast. ” and said he’s eager for both longtime fans and new players to handle the cards tied to the Exquisite Corpses cast.
Tynion, meanwhile, linked the campaign’s arrival to something longer than a single production cycle.. He said the concept of “play” has been fundamental to Tiny Onion as it builds new worlds. and described the tabletop project as the company’s first move into the tabletop gaming space—one that. he added. may not be the last.. The message here is clear: the game is being treated as an extension of the storytelling ecosystem. not a distant spin-off.
Kickstarter backing will also determine what deluxe format players can claim.. Alongside a standard Civilian Edition. Tiny Onion is producing two upgraded versions: the elevated Killer Cache Edition and the elite Thirteen Families Edition.. Both are built around premium collectible components, with differences that range from exclusives to finish details.
The Killer Cache Edition includes a special Killer Cache box with a magnetic clasp. a Kickstarter-exclusive reprint of Exquisite Corpses #1 featuring cover art by Ian Bertram. and 12 oversized killer cards with new art.. It also comes with 24 event cards. metal status effect tokens. and 13 pink resin dice housed in a velvet bag. plus a pink and orange playmat.. For collectors, Tiny Onion lists a special Killer Cache edition exclusive event card as well.
At the top end, the Thirteen Families Edition escalates the presentation and materials.. It features a Thirteen Families box with a magnetic clasp. a Kickstarter-exclusive reprint of Exquisite Corpses #1 with a gold foil cover. and 12 oversized killer cards with new art in foil.. The edition also includes 24 event cards. metal status effect tokens. and 13 gold resin dice in a velvet bag. alongside a black and gold playmat and a special Thirteen Families edition exclusive event card.
For players mapping their own game nights. the campaign’s structure doubles as a cultural signal about how horror fandom is evolving.. Instead of stopping at panel-reading and collectibles. the series is asking fans to co-create the experience through negotiation. deception. and elimination—turning dread into a shared ritual at the table.. That kind of interactive storytelling can deepen attachment to characters while giving the community a reason to gather repeatedly. not just during new release windows.
The Kickstarter campaign is now live, with backing set to close on June 15 at 12pm ET. Shipping for game products is scheduled for backers between April 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027—timing that places the tabletop release well beyond the comics’ current momentum.
In an era when creative IP often stretches into multiple formats, Exquisite Corpses: The Game reflects a more fan-centered logic: invite players into the mechanics, offer printable and guided entry points, and let conventions and tour stops feed early testing. Misryoum
SEO-ready details: Exquisite Corpses: The Game is a companion tabletop card game tied to James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s horror comic series, built for group play of 4–12 players, and offered through a Kickstarter campaign with standard and two deluxe editions—Killer Cache and Thirteen Families.
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