Passionate about table top gaming.
Zeroic Games is a game and graphic design studio focused on a creating unique, engaging, and, of course fun experiences for your table top.
I’m Taran Kratz, owner and designer for Zeroic. Here are some my shipped or nearly shipped titles with more on the way soon!
2026 – LA1
Recently published by Trick or Treat Studios, this is a story driven game design by Richard Launius, Pete Shirey, and Taran Kratz. Set in a distant dystopian future city of angles, LA1 is a noir / cyberpunk campaign game filled with cases to solve and mysteries to uncover.
2024 – Rock of Mages and Starlight Development
Rock of Mages is a flick based hand management game where Mages duel in concert with Spell Songs in hopes of destroying their opponent or triumphantly out scoring them. Currently wrapping up development. Starlight is an astronomy themed worker placment medium weight euro game. Currently in early design / development.
2023 – Helionox: Chronicles
Recently launched and fully funded Kickstarter, Helionox: Chronicles will be shipping to backers in late 2023.
2022 – Thunder Rolls
Kickstarter launched in 2021. This is a Stock Car Racing game designed by Richard Launius with graphics by Taran Kratz. This was Kickstarted, developed, and co-published by Zeroic Games. Additional publishing work by Mr. B Games.
Thunder Rolls Kickstarter Link
2021 – Buru
Kickstarted in 2021, this one was designed and developed by Stephen Wren, Alex Flagg, and Taran Kratz and has been published by Crafty Games. Buru Kickstarter Link
2019 – Oni Games Design and Development
Game design / development and contract graphic design for Oni Press / Oni Games.
2017 – Helionox: Deluxe Edition
Kickstarted in 2017 and subsequently published by Mr. B Games, This was designed by Taran Lewis Kratz with graphic design by Taran and Illustrations by Luke Green. It expanded on The Last Sunset with the addition of new cards and Architects as part of the Mercury Protocol Expansion. Helionox: Deluxe Edition Kickstarter Link
2015 – Helionox: The Last Sunset.
Kickstarted in 2015 and subsequently published by Mr. B Games, This was designed by Taran Lewis Kratz with graphic design by Taran and Illustrations by Luke Green.
