Remember the Joy of Play
Easy, lightweight tabletop roleplaying games with bright, friendly settings for players of all ages.
Our First Book: Voices of Bush & Burrow
Voices of Bush & Burrow
The Brightlands are wild, wonderful and just a little strange, and a quiet grey is creeping in at the edges. Time to awaken your Voice, gather your friends and go help.
Open the Book →Learn in Minutes Play for Years
One roll for everything
Roll a pawful of d6s and find the highest. Six is good, four or five is okay, less means trouble.
Heroes of all ages
Bright, friendly and welcoming to new players, with teeth enough to keep old paws happy.
Small folk, big lives
Wallabies, wombats, koalas and possums living large among the wonders the big folk left behind.
Play this afternoon
Make a hero in six simple steps and dive into the included adventure. Snacks not included.
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A Small Studio with a Big Story
Zenso Games is the playful arm of Zenso Group, an Australian studio. We began as storytellers who built our own tools, spending decades at the creative edge of pro audio, apps and world-first VR before coming home to the thing we started with: telling our own stories, together at a table.
Our name comes from ensō (円相), the circle drawn in a single free stroke. We hold to that spirit of accepting imperfection while always working to close the circle, and tabletop games are that philosophy in play: imperfect, alive, and drawn together in one sitting with friends.
Join the Brightlands
Membership will be free and just needs an email. It unlocks the player's half of Voices of Bush & Burrow. Accounts open soon, along with the rest of the book.