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Crop and Claw - A Dragon RPG series

It's no comic, book, or film, so I don't know if it's particularly postworthy here. But it is an adventure-RPG that which stars dragons and there's probably people who want dragon content in general. I'm sure mods will gut it if it's not fit.

We're a small crew making creature-centric games, because the niche desperately needs more stuff. Dragons especially. Most notably here is Crop and Claw which is all about a dragon world.

Crop and Claw 1 is our first game released in 2024. It was a science project to pump out a test game in six months, fashioned after classic NES RPGs a la Dragon Quest 1. It can be a culture shock if you're not used to those kinds of games, but it offers a full adventure if you're willing to stick through it. It's not required to play Crop and Claw 2, and will likely get a remake to inherit all the new features of Crop and Claw 2 and link the games together later. You can also play it on retro gaming handhelds through Portmaster.

Serial of Wend is a between-quel of Crop and Claw 1 and 2, introducing standard party characters in 2. It's also not required reading for CnC2 (assuming I write the game itself properly), but it gives extra background and gives a little more to the world.

Crop and Claw 2 is the significantly more developed sequel, using my custom RPG framework, Gorbash. It's a significantly more involved game, with more complex mechanics and interactions. While CnC1 lets you play as a single dragon, CnC2 lets you play with just the story characters, and allows you to add up to six custom characters, letting you mix and match their species and job. Plenty of replayability when it's all out.

You can find all links on https://cropandclaw.com for the two games, as well as Serial of Wend Acts 1-3, with Act 4 and an edit pass in the works.

Edit: since folks seem to really like this, and creature games in general as a niche, I figure I'd give some spotlight to other devs in this realm that I'm around.

Dragon Dragon Fire Fire Deluxe is a Bubble Bobble inspired platformer where you are, in fact, dragons.

Chirax's Fortress is a Yoshi's Island inspired platformer where you are a hydra. Upcoming Virtual Boy dungeon crawler spinoff is in the works under the title of Chirax's Dungeon.

Dragon March has you as a robotic dragon and is amusingly, like the game Snake except way more interesting.

I've got a circle of devs in general that need all the attention they can get under the collective "Hydra Place". Haven't gotten the site all fancied up, but you can follow devs in the circle on Bluesky at this starter pack: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/pyral.dinoleaf.com/3musi3onfce27

u/PyralFly — 6 days ago

Wrote my first book centered around dragons - I'm finally done! Check it out on Royal Road

It’s taken me a few years to finally create something I’m truly proud of. I set out to write a high‑fantasy story inspired by the grand medieval epics: one that puts dragons at the heart of the world, exploring fresh and meaningful ways humans and dragons interact. I grew up devouring series like Wings of Fire and TwoKinds, and eventually realized I wanted to build a world of my own.

If you enjoy dragons with real personality, culture, and purpose — and a story shaped by the weight of their legacy — I’d love for you to give my project a read. And if you have critique or thoughts to share, that would be amazing too!!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/127281/o-hear-thee

u/Smart-Cicada-2575 — 11 days ago