Triangle Agency
Triangle Agency is a satirical horror tabletop role-playing game about employees at a secretive and oppressive corporation. Players take on the role of Field Agents working for the Triangle Agency, an international corporation with influence in every industry, tasked with investigating and capturing supernatural Anomalies that threaten normal citizens.
Theme and Setting
The game draws inspiration from Control (video game), House of Leaves (novel), The Matrix (film), and The X-Files (TV series). The setting is a world where supernatural entities called Anomalies constantly threaten everyday life. The Triangle Agency operates as a shadowy corporate entity that controls information, manipulates reality, and expects absolute loyalty from its employees. The tone seamlessly transitions between chilling horror, wacky comedy, and the emotional truth of trying to survive in a world with no right answers. The game explores themes of late-stage capitalism, corporate oppression, and the cost of power.
Core Mechanics and Rules
Triangle Agency uses the all-new Stability/Chaos rule system. Players roll a pool of six four-sided dice (d4s); the roll is a success if the pool contains at least one 3. When players fail rolls, the GM gains Chaos points to spend on powerful effects and obstacles. Character creation uses the unique ARC system with 729 possible starting combinations of Anomaly (supernatural powers), Reality (everyday obligations and relationships), and Competency (assigned Agency role). The session structure is based on procedural dramas, with each mission focusing on dealing with uncontained Anomalies or eliminating evidence of their existence. The book includes over 100 pages of secret material called the Playwalled Documents that unlock through gameplay.
What Makes It Unique
The game features a metatextual instruction book written in the style of a company handbook, with multiple unreliable narrators. According to the in-fiction text, the players are actually employees at the corporation hallucinating their real lives. This corporate horror genre creates a distinct experience that satirizes workplace culture while delivering genuine scares. The game won the 2025 Gold ENNIE Awards for Best Game, Best Rules, and Best Writing, plus the 2025 Golden Fez Award for Best Design and Production. The 300-page fully illustrated book combines gorgeous art with slick graphic design that reinforces the corporate aesthetic.
Target Audience and Player Experience
Designed for 2-5 players plus a GM (called the General Manager), Triangle Agency works for campaigns of 10-30 missions or high-energy one-shots. The game appeals to players who enjoy horror with humor, fans of corporate dystopias, and groups looking for innovative mechanics that tie directly to theme. The rulebook is praised for being one of the funniest TTRPG rulebooks while maintaining deep playability. Players who enjoy Control, The X-Files, or workplace satires will find familiar ground here. The game requires six four-sided dice and includes form-fillable and printable character sheets.
