Gogam: Roleplaying games from Finland

Roleplaying games by Petri Leinonen. Indie tabletop RPGs like Cars & Family, and Vuosisata.

Gogam

Gogam is the indie tabletop roleplaying game brand of designer Petri Leinonen. Based in Finland, Gogam publishes minimalist games and supplements like Cyberpunk is Dead and Cars & Family. A full-on indie powerhouse, churning out small, super-innovative games one after the other. The "Gogam" part of the business focuses on digital releases and indie games.

Key Facts

Game NameSystemStatusLanguage
Cars & FamilyLasers & FeelingsCompletedEnglish, Finnish, Portuguese
Pros & ConsLasers & FeelingsCompletedEnglish, Japanese
Cyberpunk is DeadForged in the DarkCompletedEnglish
The Necessary Eagle vs. The Good CadCustom Card GameCompletedEnglish
Vuosisata.Tarot SystemCompletedEnglish
We can't stop here...Mörk Borg CompatibleCompleted, SupplementEnglish
Night of the Thirteenthd13 SystemIn ProgressEnglish
Them Deeper BonesOSR / CustomIn ProgressEnglish
+HPbtA / CustomIn ProgressFinnish

Fully completed and free products

  • Cars & Family — this high-octane one-page RPG puts you in the driver's seat as Fast & Furious-style international thieves. With your leader Von Petrol out of commission, you and your crew must balance your incredible street racing skills (Cars) with the internal bonds of your crew (Family) to pull off daring heists. Built on the Lasers & Feelings system, this internationally recognized, multilingual game is a perfect lightweight game for explosive action. Available in English, Portuguese, and Finnish.
  • Pros & Cons drops you into a high-stakes heist movie like Ocean's Eleven or Leverage. A clever hack of Lasers & Feelings, it replaces dice with a standard deck of cards. Your character is defined by a single card (2-9) that balances being a Pro (professional) vs a Con (criminal improvisation). Face cards trigger narrative Twists, and Flashbacks let you rewrite your failures.
  • Cyberpunk is Dead — this Forged in the Dark game flips the script on the cyberpunk genre: you aren't rebellious heroes fighting the corps—you are their disposable, underpaid hit squad, enforcing petty interests against often sympathetic targets. It masterfully subverts its Blades in the Dark inspiration by replacing playbooks with numbered, interchangeable "Operatives" and utilizing a unique 3d12 system where success often comes with "Overreaction," and survival means a debt-inducing death spiral of mandatory cyberware. It's a bleakly fascinating critique of cyberpunk tropes through elegantly minimalist, pressure-cooker mechanics.
  • The Necessary Eagle vs. The Good Cad — a competitive 2-player card game about the asymmetrical war between a sociopathic superhero and the vengeful mortal they wronged. Channeling the cynical energy of The Boys, one player wields godlike powers and manages PR fallout, while the other scavenges through the collateral damage to build the perfect weapon to kill them.
  • Bike on Fire — a two-player, card based competitive RPG of tragic hobby obsession. Available in English and Finnish.
  • Vuosisata. is a post-cataclysm RPG where history meets magic (1912-2012), powered entirely by a Tarot deck. Succeed by creatively interpreting the meaning of cards played from your hand, but beware, matching cards trigger deadly Catastrophes.
  • We can't stop here... — a grimy, psychedelic Mörk Borg supplement about a road trip that never ends. You travel with a sentient, decaying wagon, consuming its dangerous herbs to keep it moving. Features a risk/reward addiction system and a unique "Trip Encounter Table" where horrors only become real if the hallucination is shared. Includes the introductory adventure "...this is bat country".
  • Grapple: The RPG — a game/shitpost about grappling and thinking about the core activity of your game.

Projects in various stage of completion

Kustannusosakeyhtiö Gogam

Publishes physical books, primarily in Finnish.

Eevenkoto

Eevenkoto is a new campaign setting and rules update for the L&L roleplaying game, published by Kustannusosakeyhtiö Gogam. Its purpose is to update the rules of L&L to the 5.5e standard and bring a 1920s post-war era of joy vibe to the gaming table.

Black Shield Canton

Many products are related to the Black Shield Canton campaign setting.

Key Facts

Product NameSystemTypeLanguageStatus
HirviökirjaLegendoja & lohikäärmeitä (5e)Monster SupplementFinnishReleased
Sulkavan sointuLegendoja & lohikäärmeitä (5e)Adventure (Lvl 1)FinnishReleased
Yöjoen raivoLegendoja & lohikäärmeitä (5e)Adventure (Lvl 3)FinnishReleased
Viehkavaaran varkaatLegendoja & lohikäärmeitä (5e)Adventure (Lvl 2)FinnishUpcoming
  • Hirviökirja — monster supplement compatible with Legendoja & lohikäärmeitä and 5e, in Finnish.
  • Sulkavan sointu — 1st level adventure compatible with Legendoja & lohikäärmeitä and 5e, in Finnish.

Gogam Entertainment

Gogam Entertainment is the multimedia production branch, creating Actual Plays, RPG theory videos, and tutorials in both English and Finnish.

Key Facts

Series NameTypeLanguageEpisode Count
RajatilojaActual Play (+H)FinnishLong-running
Fate-akatemiaRPG Theory / Tutorial Actual Play (Fate)Finnish11+
The QuickActual Play (Miniseries)English7
Them Deeper BonesActual Play (Miniseries)English5
Cyberpunk is DeadActual Play (Miniseries)English8

Rajatiloja

  • +H: Rajatiloja — a +H actual play, hosts also Finnish language one-shots

Fate-akatemia

Fate-akatemia is a series of Fate Core and Fate Condensed tutorials in Actual Play form. The series originally streamed on Twitch, but edited versions of the videos are these days available on YouTube.

The series is currently on hiatus, but we plan to resume it in the future. You can find more info on the Fate-akatemia homepage.

Oneshots and mini-campaigns

Besides the main campaigns, Gogam Entertainment has also hosted a number of one-shots and mini-campaigns. Both in Finnish and English.

In Finnish

In English

Collabs and other videos

From other publishers

Petri Leinonen has worked for various other tabletop roleplaying game publishers over the years in freelance capacity.

Myrrys

Myrrys is the publisher of Legendoja & lohikäärmeitä, the most popular Finnish tabletop RPG.

Print Books

  • Legendoja & lohikäärmeitä: Finnish 5e-compatible fantasy RPG.
    • Pelaajan kirja: The Corebook of L&L. Role in project: Layout
    • Pelinjohtajan kirja: GM Guide of L&L. Role in project: Game design, development, layout
    • Suuri Seikkailu: "Starter set" book for L&L. Role in project: Design, layout
    • Velhon torni: 1st level adventure for L&L. Role in project: Game design, layout
  • The Quick: Role-playing game of death and ghosts and Nordic Noir. Role in project: Game Designer.
  • See Petri Leinonen on DriveThruRPG

Downloadable PDFs

Ironspine Press

  • The Broken Knight — Science Fiction Adventure for Fate Core. Role in project: System Consultant.

Chaosium's Miskatonic Repository

Articles, for free for you to read

Contact: p.leinonen@iki.fi

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I download Gogam games? You can find all fully completed indie games on this page, with links to Itch.io, DriveThruRPG, and roolipelikirjasto.fi.

Are Petri Leinonen’s games available in English? Yes, most major titles like Cars & Family, Pros & Cons, and Cyberpunk is Dead are available in English. Some titles like +H are currently Finnish-only.

Who is Petri Leinonen? Petri Leinonen is a Finnish TTRPG designer and founder of Gogam, known for games like Cars & Family and Cyberpunk is Dead. He has also worked with major publishers like Myrrys and Ironspine Press.