# Will Hindmarch

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Designer of role-playing games

Will Hindmarch Occupation Game designer

**Will Hindmarch** is a [game designer](/source/Game_designer), who has worked primarily on [role-playing games](/source/Role-playing_game).

## Career

[Atlas Games](/source/Atlas_Games) hired Will Hindmarch following the success of their [d20](/source/D20_System) lines.[1]: 258 Atlas published some final d20 products in 2004 and when they cancelled the remainder of their d20 line, Hindmarch left Atlas.[1]: 258 Hindmarch edited a new *Vampire* product for [White Wolf](/source/White_Wolf_Publishing) soon after the release of *[Vampire: The Requiem](/source/Vampire%3A_The_Requiem)* (2004).[1]: 229 Hindmarch wrote *The Resurrectionists* (2007) for *Vampire: The Requiem*, which was the first product to use the [Storytelling Adventure System](/source/Storytelling_System) was .[1]: 229 Hindmarch and [Jeff Tidball](/source/Jeff_Tidball) formed a new small press called Gameplaywright.[1]: 260

He was the lead designer on *Till the Last Gasp* (2023), a 2-player dueling game published by *[Critical Role](/source/Critical_Role)'*s imprint [Darrington Press](/source/Darrington_Press).[2][3] Linda Codega, for *[Io9](/source/Io9)*, commented that *Till the Last Gasp* blends "the strengths of the main designers" as Hindmarch's "tactical, number-forward design mentality meshes well with [Alex Roberts](/source/Alex_Roberts_(game_designer))' established success in designing immersive two-player games".[4]

## Project: Dark

In 2014, Hindmarch created and funded a Kickstarter campaign for a role-playing game (RPG) titled *Project: Dark*. However, as of November 2024, the project has not been completed, with a lack of updates on the Kickstarter page has remained inactive, with no posts from Hindmarch since 2022.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-designers_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-designers_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-designers_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-designers_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-designers_1-4) Shannon Appelcline (2011). *Designers & Dragons*. Mongoose Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-907702-58-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-907702-58-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Critical Role publisher announces two-player cinematic storytelling game"](https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/till-the-last-gasp/news/till-last-gasp-board-game). *[Dicebreaker](/source/Dicebreaker)*. December 16, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Critical Role Announces New Board Game"](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/critical-role-till-the-last-gasp-darrington-press-game/). *[ComicBook.com](/source/ComicBook.com)*. December 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Codega, Linda (March 17, 2023). ["Till the Last Gasp Is a Two-Player Duel of Missteps and Drama"](https://gizmodo.com/till-the-last-gasp-review-board-game-critical-role-1850237418). *Gizmodo*. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Project: Dark Core Rules"](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/172809/project-dark-core-rules). *RPGGeek*. Retrieved 2026-05-04.

## External links

- ["Will Hindmarch :: Pen & Paper RPG Database"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070519224604/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=7408). Archived from [the original](http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=7408) on May 19, 2007.

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