The real problem with the Hasbro monolith re-defining “indie RPG” to mean “literally any tabletop RPG that isn’t Dungeons & Dragons” is that now when you ask somebody what their favourite obscure indie RPG is, that twelve page zine game about robot catgirls having sex with each other is competing for oxygen with, like, Vampire: The Masquerade, and that’s just not good for the ecosystem.
“Why does anyone care what Hasbro thinks” well, see, the problem is that monopolistic business practices don’t require your approval. If you think this problem exists simply because individual consumers are stupid and need to make better individual choices, I’m afraid you’ve lost the plot!
Like, don’t get it twisted. This issue doesn’t stem from people having bad taste in games – it stems from the fact that Dungeons & Dragons is owned by the same multinational media megacorp that owns Monopoly and My Little Pony. We’re not going to nerd-shame our way out of this one, folks.
where can I buy the 12 page zine game about robot catgirls having sex with each other is competing for oxygen
I mean I already own VTM