Dark Future - Portland, Oregon

Andrew M.

Absolutely fantastic place to go and find your favorite ancient tomes and hang out with some brilliant and interesting people.
I've been in this hobby for more decades than I care to admit, and this store embodies the true spirit of the OSR and beyond!
The only reason I don't spend more time there is I don't have more money to spend.

Jeff J.

My favorite Indy TTRPG spot in town. A plethora of zine and small press stuff, tons of used material, and super knowledgeable and inviting owners.

The stock tends to lean more toward trad stuff (big names as well as OSR/NSR), but PBtA and FitD games make occasional appearances as well. A great selection of Liminal Horror, Mothership, DCC and the like.

They even have cassettes with mood setting audio available. Super rad.

I love that we have so many different flavors of game stores in town. This one feels the most like the kind of place I was hoping for.

William B.

Awesome place with gamers who know their stuff. Great selection of zines and classic used games.

J G.

There is simply nowhere else in town to buy quality vintage used RPG books and materials that compares to Dark Future.

One or two other stores sells used games, but dark Future specializes in it.

It's like travelling backwards in time to a very specific type of hobby/game store in the early 1980s that would not seem out of place in a first season episode of Stranger Things.

If you are looking specifically for a copy of module DL-7 "Dragons of Light" (...AND WHO ISN'T?!?) this shop might just be the ONLY place in town you're going to find it.

Dark Future also has a big and active discord server for all geek activities in town!

Kristine E.

Fun place to visit! Carries a rich collection (new and vintage) to chose from. The atmospheric shop design is alone worth the trip. Check out the gutter goblin!

Recycling R. J. C.

Cool shop filled with all your retro gaming needs. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and an awesome atmosphere. Definitely worth a stop before looking anywhere else.

cortex J.

Seek ye out the black bricked archive. Within, you may just find tomes, scrolls, and treasure beyond what you first believed your imaginations were capable of.

Rare is a collection such as this, for only the most learned warlocks are capable of curating such an assemblage of mystical and esoteric documents capable of transporting your third eye into vestiges of fantasy; medieval, metaphysical, and menacing.

Any mortal may open a shoppe of contemporary paper baubles, but a only a true master reanimates the lore of old by staring into a Dark Future.

Robin S. (.

Very cool independent joint. The owners are nice, and they carry old shadowrun books.