Features of Critical: Foundation - Season 1 Roleplaying Game by Devir

Critical: Foundation - Season 1 Roleplaying Game by Devir is a hybrid experience between a tabletop roleplaying game and a board game, designed to deliver a narrative science fiction campaign without requiring long preparation or heavy rulebook reading. Its format is built like a television series, with individual episodes that move the story forward and allow players to jump into the action almost immediately.

Published by Devir, this title is set in the year 2035, a near future where large corporations have gained enormous influence and nanotechnology has become part of everyday life. In this context, the Icarus agency has been created to investigate sensitive cases and carry out delicate operations. Players take on the role of agents ready to intervene when a situation becomes too complex for ordinary channels.

Critical: Foundation - Season 1 is especially designed for players trying roleplaying games for the first time, as well as for groups with limited time who want a direct, guided and highly visual experience. One player can take the role of Game Master, guiding the adventure, while the others portray the main characters. The box includes pregenerated characters, episode booklets and components that help develop the story without forcing the group to improvise everything from scratch.

The campaign is structured into 9 episodes of around 30 minutes each, making it easy to play a quick session or run several chapters in a single afternoon. Each episode works as a mission with clear objectives, investigation scenes, narrative choices and resolution through dice and cards. This structure is especially convenient for groups looking for an accessible roleplaying experience with the pace of a TV series and minimal setup.

Recommended for 2 to 5 players aged 14 and up, Critical: Foundation - Season 1 is ideal for science fiction fans, curious players who want to get into roleplaying and groups looking for cooperative stories with light rules. If you enjoy secret missions, futuristic investigations and the idea of experiencing a campaign one episode at a time, this box offers a very practical way to sit down, open the episode and start playing.

Technical Details

Name: Critical: Foundation - Season 1 Roleplaying Game by Devir

Publisher: Devir

Product type: Board game / roleplaying game

Licence / Universe: Critical: Foundation

Authors: Yohan Lemonnier and Kristoff Valla

Artist / Illustrator: Pascal Quidault

Genre / Mechanics: Science fiction, episodic narrative, introductory roleplaying game, cooperation, character play and resolution through dice and cards

Number of players: 2 to 5 players

Recommended age: 14 years and up

Approximate play time: 30 minutes per episode

Language: Spanish

Box dimensions: 23 x 23 cm

Card sizes: 54 x 77 mm and 100 x 142 mm

Contents: 9 episode booklets, 4 pregenerated character sheets, illustrated cards, Game Master screen, punchboard standees, bases, custom dice and dry-erase marker.