-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 307
Home
Threadbare is an open-source, story-driven RPG set in a world made entirely of fabric, that is slowly, irreversibly unravelling. Players don't just explore this world...they reweave it. By uncovering stories and recovering the lost history, culture, and language of Threadbare, players become the saviours of a world coming apart at the seams. But the Threadbare project is so much more than this. Players are invited to craft stories of their own, contributing characters, creatures, sounds, music, game mechanics, narrative, and dialogue directly into the game itself, for everyone else to discover, play, and build upon. Consumer to creator. Player to producer. Threadbare is both a video game and a learning tool for game development.
This wiki is the definitive guide to everything Threadbare: the game world, how to play it, and how to contribute to it.
The Handbook is organised into the Five Fabrics that bind this project together. Find the fabric that's right for you:
Explore the lore, landscape, characters, creatures, and story of Threadbare.
Discover the world of Threadbare: its history, its landscape, its people, and the creeping threat of The Void that is tearing it apart. Start here if you want to understand what Threadbare is before you dive in.
Learn how to play Threadbare: mechanics, controls, quests, and more.
Everything a player needs to know about how the game works, how to move through the world, and how LoreQuests and StoryQuests are structured.
Create and contribute your own story to the Threadbare world.
A guided journey for learners, educators, and mentors through the process of designing, building, and submitting a StoryQuest, from first ideas to merged pull request.
Technical reference for developers and contributors.
Godot, GitHub, code, asset production, level design tools, the full technical toolkit, and troubleshooting for anyone creating, and contributing to Threadbare.
How the Threadbare community works, and how we work together.
Licensing, our code of conduct, the review process, and guidance for maintainers and programme coordinators.
| I am... | Start here |
|---|---|
| A new player | Playing the Game |
| A learner or student | Making a StoryQuest |
| A mentor or educator | Making a StoryQuest → Community and Governance |
| A developer or contributor | Building the Game → Community and Governance |
| A lore enthusiast | The Game World |
| A maintainer | Community and Governance |
Threadbare is open source and currently in pre-alpha. New releases are published every 2–3 weeks. Join our Discord to discuss the project with the team.