Summary

  • Blizzard has partnered with Glass Cannon Unplugged to create tabletop games set in the Diablo universe, starting with a tabletop roleplaying game set in Sanctuary that will release in 2024.
  • The Diablo tabletop roleplaying game will use an original core engine inspired by Diablo 4 and will feature familiar mechanics from the game, providing an immersive tabletop experience.
  • The Diablo RPG and the Diablo board game (releasing in 2025) will have interchangeable components, accessories, and expansions, allowing fans to integrate the separate products for an ultimate Diablo board game experience.

Blizzard just entered an agreement with Glass Cannon Unplugged that promises to bring multiple tabletop games set in the Diablo universe over the next several years. The first of these Diablo releases will be a tabletop roleplaying game set in Sanctuary, slated to debut in 2024.

Glass Cannon Unplugged is a community-driven tabletop game producer famous for its video game adaptations. It has already made one for Frostpunk, and is developing board games for Apex Legends and Dying Light.

Now, Glass Cannon Unplugged is teaming up with Blizzard to deliver multiple board games inspired by Diablo. The first of these projects is an official Diablo tabletop roleplaying game. The game will use an original core engine inspired directly by Diablo 4, and is thematically set alongside the hit ARPG. Players can expect to see familiar mechanics taken straight from the game, but adapted from the isometric experience to an immersive tabletop experience. The system is being made in collaboration with Joe LeFavi of Genuine Entertainment, a developer that has worked on major RPG adaptations like The Dragon Prince, Dune, and The Walking Dead, who is the managing editor for the Diablo RPG.

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Diablo: The Roleplaying Game Features and Highlights

  • Dark Fantasy
    • The troubled and dispossessed invoke your aid in a realm where flames serve to fuel darkness instead of light.

  • Inner Struggle
    • Strike a path between the forces of Light and Darkness in a tug of war between sin and integrity.

  • Action Combat
    • Fight against multiple opponents at once in satisfying, fast-paced combat.

  • Narrative Depth

The Core Rulebook for the TTRPG is the first of many future tabletop supplements planned for the system, spread throughout the timeline of Sanctuary in Diablo. Additionally, Diablo: The Roleplaying Game and Diablo: The Board Game–a co-op adventure board game scheduled to release in 2025–will interact one another. The two tabletop games fuel each other with game components, accessories, and expansions that will be interchangeable, complementary, and share overarching events. This will allow fans to optionally integrate the separate products into an ultimate Diablo board game experience.

Players can expect to hear more about Diablo: The Roleplaying Game and its other board game projects once the Kickstarter campaign goes live. Players can sign up to receive email notifications about the Diablo board game project on the Glass Cannon Unplugged landing page for the new TTRPG, where they can also find a survey they can fill out right now.

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Diablo 4 Tag Page Cover Art
9 /10

Diablo 4
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Action RPG
Hack and Slash
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Systems
PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 88 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
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Released
June 5, 2023
ESRB
Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
Developer(s)
Blizzard
Publisher(s)
Blizzard
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
All platforms
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Diablo® IV is the ultimate action-RPG experience with endless evil to slaughter, countless abilities to master, nightmarish dungeons, and legendary loot.

Embark on the epic campaign solo or with friends, meeting memorable characters through a gripping story in a beautifully dark world, or explore an expansive end game: battle iconic bosses for powerful loot, fight back the encroaching onslaught of Hell in Helltides, master the Forge to create your ultimate weapons and progress powerful characters, with cross-play and cross-progression on all available platforms.

Welcome to Hell

Discover the critically acclaimed franchise that defined the Action RPG genre. As the battle between the High Heavens and Burning Hells rages on, hatred devours Sanctuary as evil spreads and a new wave of cultists and worshippers arise to embrace Lilith’s coming. Only a brave few dare to face this threat and bring light to the all-consuming darkness.

Expansive Open World

Forge your own path through the corrupted lands of Sanctuary, an ever-growing, fully explorable world teeming with challenges, quests, enemies, and loot. Join your fellow adventurers, rescue and retake besieged towns, delve into nightmarish dungeons and uncover lost secrets as you fight back evil. The many zones of Sanctuary are yours to explore, and with rotating areas of extreme peril like World Bosses and Helltide, danger lurks at every turn.

Immersive Character Development

Create and customize your character to face the encroaching darkness. Choose from one of five classes and build your hero with skills, abilities and cosmetics, creating a champion that is uniquely your own. Grow stronger as you progress through powerful Skill Trees and develop even more unique end game specializations with Paragon Boards.

Legendary Gear, Epic Battles

Discover and experiment with a vast arsenal of powerful weapons, armor and more to fight back against the demons threatening Sanctuary. Explore unique combinations, create your own upgrades and collect a plethora of powerful tools to battle in immersive, action-packed combat against the deadliest of enemies.

Seasons & Events

The tales of Sanctuary continue to unfold. Create Seasonal Characters and join in fresh adventures - master new mechanics and take on the latest threats in each new Season. Complete harrowing feats of the Season Journey and earn new Battle Pass rewards. Plus, sharpen your swords and get in the spirit of the seasons when Limited-Time Events sweep through Sanctuary.

End Game Undertakings

There’s even more Diablo® IV to explore as you reach higher levels and more fearsome World Tiers. Face the greatest challenge yet as you take on the most powerful demons in The Pit, steel yourself against Uber Bosses to reap uber unique rewards, fight back overflowing armies of Hell as Helltides emerge across Sanctuary, battle larger-than-life World Bosses, and master the Forge to create the mightiest weapons fit for a hero.

Franchise
Diablo
Number of Players
1-2 players
Genre(s)
Action RPG, Hack and Slash
Metascore
88
Platforms That Support Crossplay
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
PS Plus Availability
N/A