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Talespinner Studio Presents: Rat Queens

Created by Talespinner Games

From Rat Queens creators Kurtis Wiebe & Roc Upchurch and designed by Sen Foong-Lim and Erica Bouyouris! A fast-paced, co-operative deck-building tower defence game where friendship makes you stronger and villain slaying makes you richer.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

32MM Five Queen Miniatures Update! READ NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
16 days ago – Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 08:06:57 AM

Solid Quote from Panda Manufacturing!

We JUST received our quote from Panda this morning and it came in much, much, much lower than we had expected, so we are making this set of five Rat Queens 32MM plastic miniatures available RIGHT F*CKING NOW and TEN DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN THOUGHT!

Click the image below to be taken directly to the add on!


One more time, all five models in spinning glory!

The Final 24 Hours! (Rat Queens 32MM Plastic Miniature Update!)
17 days ago – Wed, Oct 07, 2026 at 11:27:23 AM

The Road to the End

This is it. The final 24 hours. We are doing a few wild things here, right at the end, since the campaign itself has seen some amazing twists and turns. A few weeks ago, we heard from Elena Manzano, who had done 3d modeling work on two of the Rat Queens and wanted to help our campaign by rounded out the set and adding Braga.

Visit Elena's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ebanoth_art/

Early on, we had considered mocking up 3D models ourselves, but the truth was, we had no funds to do so. Partnering with Elena first in a profit share on the STL files, which did quite well, made us consider taking her beautiful designs and doing our own print run and making it available for backers. 

We did some inquiries and research, and decided, in the end, we could make it possible, but we would need to cross the 200k mark in our funding total. So. Here it is!

The 32MM Rat Queens Five Pack Add-On!

This Add-on tier will be unlocked at 200K.


And, a reminder of what these beautiful models by Elena Manzano look like:


Let's get to that 200k mark and unleash these gorgeous models into the world so you can add them to your game in high fashion and glory!

Countdown Party!

Join us tomorrow at 11am PST on Discord (click the image below to join our server) for a live hangout with creators Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch, as well as game designer Sen-Foong Lim (and maybe others, who knows!). We will stream the countdown clock together and have a live conversation with all who attend. See you there!


See you on the Other Side!

And so, we come to it, at last. Tomorrow we will reveal the fate of Ghastly Gus and what final two items will be added to core box for Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Battleborn backers! And, we will see what final allies are added through the final Stretch Goals, which, including below just to be sure you've seen what we have lined up!




Vengeance on Villains - The Confrontation!
18 days ago – Tue, Oct 06, 2026 at 11:52:41 AM


And so, we move into the FINAL 48 HOURS!

This is it, the final stretch. We have new stretch goals. We have a final comic coming on that fateful day of October 8th, decided by the Rat Queens Team that has the most points (let's be honest, we already know who it is) and with that finale, two major game additions for anyone whose joined our new campaign with the narrative unlocks (Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Battleborn).

What a journey. Many people said we couldn't pull this insane stunt off, and we've proven them wrong. We've proven that those Gus types in the world don't get the last laugh, and they definitely do not get to define the legacy of Rat Queens.

Thank you, from all of us, and especially from Talespinner. We can't wait to get back to finishing this game, and preparing for the many stories and games we want to create in the future!

All our best, and to the 48 hours remaining,

Kurtis, Shannon and Willow

Into the Final 48 Hours - New Stretch Goals!
18 days ago – Tue, Oct 06, 2026 at 09:47:09 AM



In case you missed in yesterday's email:


Ally Expansion Pack!

A new game mechanic and tool for players to heroically beat on the bad guys. Here's what has been unlocked already throughout this campaign by community choice, and is included in all Beautify, Second Wind (old backers) and Veteran, Battleborn (new backers) pledge tiers.



We have Eight unreleased Allies (for a total of Sixteen in the pack) and we decided to do something fun and new in the final 3 days!

Stretch Goal Surprise! (Now Final 48)

We only had one stretch goal, and that was the amount raised in the previous campaign. And, it looks like we won't be hitting that target, so we've decided, what the hell, let's do a brand new one, since we've done all the work for the Ally Expansion Pack already. So, here we go! Starting today, as of the time of this email, we present: 



The Vengeance on Villains Finale!

Yet to come, the end to our story and the final confrontation with Ghastly Gus. The Rat Queens team with the most points (Looking like Hannah at this point) determines which of the endings becomes canon! That ending unlocks TWO major additions to the game for all Campaign Unlock backers. You don't want to miss it.

All will be revealed on October 8th, the last day of our campaign!

Voting Outcome! Chapter 7 - (Alleyway)
19 days ago – Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 10:54:54 AM

End of the Road!

And so, our final choice is revealed in our final week.


Morgan Meldhammer Unlocked

You have unlocked Morgan Meldhammer, one of Violet’s biggest inspirations in leaving home and finding her own way in life. A motherly dwarf who bucked tradition, Morgan aids the Queens by making Friendship Tokens easy to reach and helping them move from one gate to the next.



And Then, Confrontation!

We have come to the end of the branching story and tomorrow, at noon PST, we will reveal the final confrontation of Ghastly Gus! Then, we tally the Team points and reveal which of the Rat Queens will decide how Gus is dealt with by whichever has the most stored up!

On October 8th, our final day, Gus' fate will be revealed, and the Final Narrative Unlocks for this campaign with it. 

Creator Corner with Kurtis and Roc