Pressure Cooking

Pressure Cooking is a 36-page TTRPG zine powered by the custom Pressure12 Engine, twisting the simple act of appreciating unhealthy treats into a chaotic struggle for survival. 

Inside this zine, you get four complete games: two designed for solo play, and two for cooperative chaos.

The Menu

COOKIE CRIME TIME (Co-op RPG) You are one of Lord Biscottazzo’s elite commandos. Sent on “wet work” missions across the realm, you must assassinate targets, sabotage the fondant, and rescue hostages. But be careful: you are just a cookie. If the pressure gets too high, you crack—losing limbs, heads, and dignity.

CANDIES’ CRASH (GM-less Racing RPG) A high-octane racing game where being the fastest doesn’t matter, and being alive at the finish line is what makes you a winner. Build your gingerbread vehicle (Vroom Vroom), equip it with Cola Oxide Engines or Chocolate Shells, and try to survive the race against your frenemies.

PIZZA GUY AGAINST DARKNESS (Solo RPG) You are the Pizza Guy. Your mission: deliver the pizza within 60 minutes while it’s still warm—the obstacle: An old city filled with antediluvian horrors, dimensional traps, and aggressive local wildlife. 

WILLIE STONKA’S SWEETEST NIGHTMARES (Solo Journaling RPG) A survival horror journaling game set in a factory that defies natural laws. Play as a squad of Gummy Teddies animated by dark magic, trying to survive the “Sweet Night” against industrial horrors like the Cockroachasque or the Molasses Hives.

Powered by Pressure12

Pressure12 is a TTRPG engine designed to power one-page RPGs and solo games for fast-paced sessions where fiction is always front and center, and the stakes rise with every dice roll.

Pressure12 uses only a handful of twelve-sided dice to ensure consistency and to support the intense gameplay experiences it’s built for.

The name “Pressure” comes from its core mechanic: the more you roll (and fail), the more physical or mental stress you accumulate—until your character is defeated.

To survive, players will rely on a mix of skills and items selected during character creation to mitigate the difficulty of rolls.

Playable by Everybody

Thanks to a streamlined system and the short session duration, every game in this collection is designed to be accessible even to very young players. It doesn’t mean it’s kids-only: there’s enough meat to be a good companion and palate-cleanser for your more serious TTRPG endeavours with your favorite group.

What you get

• A 36-page full-color PDF.
• Original artwork that is equal parts cute and disturbing, and free vectorial illustrations that we were too lazy to touch up.
• Tables for random encounters, boss generation, and mission creation.
• A system flexible enough to handle everything from pizza delivery to candy warfare.