barclay travis
hello, i'm barclay travis! i'm a hudson valley-based game designer, theatre artist, visual artist, & writer. i've been designing tabletop games since 2022 & talking about them on "tabletop book club" since 2024. i'm generally drawn to queer readings of the paranormal & supernatural, love in all its forms, coming-of-age stories, and deep explorations of very particular experiences.
i use he/him pronouns because i'm a trans man & it/its pronouns because i'm some sort of creature one might find in the forest.
you can follow me on bsky @barcstravis for updates on my work, or @barcstravis anywhere else for updates on sillier things.
if you wanna help me out, please rate my work 5 stars!
xo, bark
my games
A waiting game where you can wait no longer.
A game about hidden intimacy and gay spies.
#TRANSFUCKINGRAGEJAM. A solo journaling game about being casually misgendered and the frustration that comes with that.
my (micro-)games
A 24-word game about memories and vulnerability.
A deeply unhelpful game to end the argument.
A microgame for when you need to untangle some cords, and work out some emotions.
my writing
Flash fiction about transformation and the moon.
or: escapril '22. a collection of poetry, written one a day through april 2022.
projects i've contributed to
a quick-play fighting game for two players
A Baking-Adventure TTRPG
a supernatural pirate pbta game
a paranormal cowboy pbta game
things i adore
A game of novice witches and teenage drama.
A tabletop game that is also my autobiography. It is deeply personal and vulnerable, and quite the experience.
An introspective deck-builder about friendship, travel, and collecting snacks.
Card Game
A Post-Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles.
Role Playing
Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges as you help Madeline survive her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain!
Platformer
Grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door in this near-fully customizable visual novel.
Visual Novel
A shipping chart game about surviving Blaseball