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Goshen, Indiana, June 9th, 2026
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Vala Foundry and Vault Comics today announced Barbaric: The Board Game, a tabletop adaptation of the hit comic series by Mike Moreci and Nathan Gooden.
Spotlight:
- Barbaric: The Board Game is a fast-paced, blood-soaked cooperative horde battler for up to four players.
- The game pits a band of cursed heroes against four different enemy factions, each featuring a never-ending onslaught of minions and an overwhelmingly powerful Overlord.
- Anyone who follows — and later participates — in the project on Gamefound will receive exclusive poses for each of the 6 Hero miniatures.
Barbaric follows a ruthless barbarian cursed to use his violence only for good, sending him, his talking axe, and a young witch on a road of self-discovery, redemption, and revenge.
The announcement of the board game follows Netflix’s recent announcement that it has greenlit a new live-action series adaptation of the property, with Academy Award nominee Sheldon Turner attached as writer and co-showrunner, positioning Barbaric as one of the most anticipated IP expansions in the independent comics space.
All Images and Graphics are early concepts and subject to change
In Barbaric: The Board Game, players take on the role of a band of cursed warriors and must fight their way through hordes of violent monsters and powerful overlords. Slash, blast, and thrash your way through waves of enemies using savage abilities to tear your foes limb from limb in sword-and-sorcery combat that can only be described as… Barbaric.
Each of the six unique characters has a distinct playstyle defined by their Curse: a sentient, blooddrunken axe, a fearsome vampiric transformation, and even the power of death itself. Skillfully manage your Curse to outlast waves after wave of enemies, chaining together attack after attack with a unique Frenzy system.
Players move around a hexagonal map, chucking dice and using action points to slay hordes of monsters as they try desperately to defeat the brutally evil Overlord.
- Brutal, bloody, black comedy adventure
- Tactical cooperative combat and intuitively strategic depth
- An introduction to the best parts of tabletop gaming for comic book lovers
All Images and Graphics are early concepts and subject to change
“Vala was in the right place at the right time with the right idea,” said Vault CEO, Damian Wassel. “They approached us months ago when a Netflix series was still just wishful thinking, with a compelling vision for a Barbaric miniatures game that Vault, Mike Moreci, and Nathan just couldn’t say ‘no’ to. We’ve always wanted to see Barbaric find its way to the table top, and I know fans are going to love Vala’s horde-battler approach.”
“Board games have become one of the most powerful ways to deepen fans’ relationship with worlds they love, and Barbaric gives us everything we need to build something truly special and unique. Our partnership with Vault is exactly the kind of project Vala Foundry was built for,” said Grant Mielke, CEO, Vala Marketing
Previous collaborations between Vault and Vala have achieved massive success. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile raised $2,915,277 from 30,754 backers, becoming the most funded comic ever on BackerKit. The Primal Hunter: Deluxe Collector’s Box Set funded in under a minute and surpassed $1.25 million becoming the most 2nd most funded LitRPG project ever.
About Vala Foundry
Vala Foundry is a tabletop game publishing imprint backed by Vala Marketing, a leading tabletop marketing agency that has helped raise over $30 million in crowdfunding. Its published works include multiple TTRPG best-sellers such as MythCraft and Monsters of Murka, and the successful 5e campaign setting Veil of the Eternal Night. Vala Foundry is dedicated to bringing exceptional games and innovative tabletop experiences to players around the world.
Vault Comics
Vault is a critically acclaimed entertainment company that curates bold new science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. We have been committed to working with historically underrepresented talent since day one. Purpose-built to create enduring fans, our expansive catalog of more than one hundred original series attracts a diverse and growing fandom. Launching new stories first as comics and graphic novels, Vault has partnered with leading companies like A&E, BET, Boatrocker, Confluential, CBS, Netflix, Paramount, and others, to adapt its story properties to film, television, video games, and more. In 2025, Vault launched Big Rig, a new comic book series and story universe created by Post Malone, developed together with Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes. Following Big Rig, Vault broke records with its crowdfunding campaign for its graphic novel extension of the New York Times best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series, written by Matt Dinniman. In 2025, together with Aethon Books, Vault launched AETHON: Vault, a new imprint devoted to bringing the biggest independent science fiction and fantasy novels titles to booksellers everywhere. In 2024 Vault launched Headshell, a line of graphic novels in collaboration with some of the world’s most iconic recording artists like Metallica, Def Leppard, the Beach Boys, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Redman, Slash, and more. Vault titles are distributed everywhere through Simon & Schuster. Vault is a subsidiary of Aethon Books, LLC. Press inquiries should be sent to: press@vaultcomics.com. Learn more at http://www.vaultcomics.com
