Welcome Gen Con Attendees!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once Gen Con has made TD tickets viewable on their system (around May 1st), we will post a link to view them all.
Watch the video above for the complete backstory of this year's adventures.
True Dungeon returns in 2026 for our 23rd year at Gen Con! We will once again be building multiple amazing True Dungeon experiences in our event space at the Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, IN. You'll be able to join us for our fan-favorite Gen Con events from Thursday, July 30th, to Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.
Tickets will go on sale through Gen Con's Event Registration system at Noon (ET) on Sunday, May 17th, 2026. True Dungeon tickets tend to sell out very quickly, so be sure to get yours as early as you can on that day. Exact ticket times will be released on the Gen Con website around May 1st, 2026.
To play True Dungeon at Gen Con you must have a valid 1-Day or 4-Day convention badge. This badge must be in your Gen Con account in order to purchase tickets.
Special Note: Due to many factors including feedback from players who were wanting lower ticket prices and less time standing, we have tweaked the number of rooms in our standard adventures from seven to five encounters. This right-sizing drops the price of a standard adventure ticket to $98 (down from $128 last year) while also hitting the sweet spot on adventure length. Note: Each 5-encounter adventure gives the players one choice of either a combat or puzzle focus encounter. Thus, a team can face either 3 Combats & 2 Puzzles -- or 2 Combats and 3 Puzzles.
FOUR Amazing Cravenmoor Adventures!
Fang & Fury - A Con-Quest event! All the quality fun and adventure of a 4-room dungeon but presented in a 4-room "sealed pack" format. It features the same high-quality sets, props, effects, and costumed performers as our standard 5-room adventures but in a shorter time frame and a focus more suited to newer players. In this adventure, the party must save a peaceful village from a rampaging beast of endless thirst.
Tickets are $88, and that includes a random 10-pack of 2026 Treasure Tokens, a limited-edition Participation Token, and three draws from a random Treasure Generator. CLICK HERE to learn more about Con-Quest events. While all four TD events at Gen Con shown here can be played and enjoyed in any order, Fang & Fury is the first adventure in the grand story-arc of events we are presenting at Gen Con 2026.
Monster Unbound - Debuting for the first time at Gen Con 2026, Monster Unbound is the second part of our four-dungeon adventure arc for this year's in-person events. Players must enter the dark abode of a mad tinkerer who holds specialized weapons needed to face the vampire menace who dwells within Castle Cravenmoor. This is a deluxe 5-room dungeon with high-end sets, props, costumes and special effects.
Tickets are $98, and that includes a random 10-pack of 2026 Treasure Tokens, a limited-edition Participation Token, and at least three draws from a random Treasure Generator. While all four events shown here can be played and enjoyed in any order, Monster Unbound is the second adventure in the grand story-arc of events we are presenting at Gen Con 2026.
Haunted Manor - Debuting for the first time at Gen Con 2026, Haunted Manor is the third part of our four-dungeon adventure arc for this year's in-person events. Players must find a way out of a spirit-infested mansion filled with some not-so friendly ghosts and ghouls. This is a deluxe 5-room dungeon with high-end sets, props, costumes and special effects.
Tickets are $98, and that includes a random 10-pack of 2026 Treasure Tokens, a limited-edition Participation Token, and at least three draws from a random Treasure Generator. While all four events shown here can be played and enjoyed in any order, Haunted Manor is the third adventure in the grand story-arc of events we are presenting at Gen Con 2026.
Castle Cravenmoor - Debuting for the first time at Gen Con 2026, Castle Cravenmoor is the four part of our four-dungeon adventure arc for this year's in-person events. Players are challenged to sneak into a haunted castle to end the threat of a vile vampire who rules the land of Cravenmoor with an iron fist. This is a deluxe 5-room dungeon with high-end sets, props, costumes and special effects.
Tickets are $98, and that includes a random 10-pack of 2026 Treasure Tokens, a limited-edition Participation Token, and at least three draws from a random Treasure Generator. While all four events shown here can be played and enjoyed in any order, Castle Cravenmoor is the fourth adventure in the grand story-arc of events we are presenting at Gen Con 2026.
2026 Event Details
FIVE Levels of Challenge
Non-lethal: If all players in the group agree, the party can tell their Coach they want to play their adventure on the "non-lethal" challenge rating. This is designed for people who just want to enjoy their True Dungeon adventure without having to worry about their character dying. Awarded XP for this challenge level is 650 XP.
Normal: By default, all parties play their adventure on the Normal challenge level--characters can die on this difficulty, but a good party can emerge victorious with only basic equipment as long as they work well together and think on their feet. If this challenge is either too much or insufficient, other levels are available. Awarded XP for this challenge level is 650 + 50 more for each room reached before character death.
Hardcore: If all players in the group agree, the players can tell their Coach they want to play their adventure on the "Hardcore" challenge rating. This is for people who have some TD experience and at least 3 bags of tokens. Awarded XP for this challenge level is 1650 + 50 more for each room reached before character death.
Nightmare: If all players in the group agree, the players can tell their Coach they want to play their adventure on the "Nightmare" challenge rating. This is for people who have lots of experience, moxie, and/or tokens. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT EVENT. Awarded XP for this challenge level is 1650 + 50 more for each room reached before character death.
Epic: If all players in the group agree, the players can tell their Coach they want to play their adventure on the "Epic" challenge rating. This turns the difficulty up to 11. All bets are off when you play Epic. Assume your character will die! Awarded XP for this challenge level is 1650 + 50 more for each room reached before character death.
Experience Points Earned
Players--not characters--receive Experience Points (XP) for playing TD adventures and gain various benefits for achieving higher levels. Some TD veterans are now 12th level. The amount of XP earned is based on the challenge rating of the adventure as well as how many rooms your character enters alive. (Your character need not survive the entire adventure to get max XP, your character just needs be alive when entering the final room.)
Non-lethal = 650 XP
Normal = 650 XP + 50 XP/room
Hardcore= 1650 XP + 50 XP/room
Nightmare = 1650 XP + 50 XP/room
Epic = 1650 XP + 50 XP/room
If a person plays the same adventure more than once, they receive the highest XP earned in all runs of that particular adventure. E.g., if someone plays an adventure twice, once at the Normal level and once on Nightmare level, that player receives XP for the Nightmare adventure only. (I.e., the XP awards for the same adventure don’t stack.) If you played Raid on Ravenshold at Origins Game Fair, the XP you get for playing that adventure at Gen Con won't stack with it. Likewise, if you play Runecrag Crypt or Eldest Ice Unbroken at Gen Con, the XP you receive will not stack with XP earned from those adventures at San Japan or Gamehole Con.
Participation Tokens
As stated earlier, players earn a cool, limited edition Participation token just for playing a TD adventure. Each event for Gen Con 2026 has a unique Participation token that will be awarded to players regardless of level of difficulty. There are also unique Survival buttons available for each adventure: one for Normal/Hardcore and another for Nightmare/Epic. Anyone playing on the "Non-Lethal" setting will receive a Participation token, but no Survival button can be earned on "Non-Lethal" difficulty.
Transmuting
To save time and hassle with creating your transmuted tokens, we offer a location where you can create 2025 and 2026 transmuted tokens right there on the spot. There is no charge to use this service and it's available to all token collectors.
Before coming to the Transmuting Room, we request that you use a standard form to prepare your transmute order. It contains the order form that you need to date & sign before turning in, recipe checklists you need to include, and slips to insert in the token bags you turn in. Please have all your tokens organized and all paperwork completed before coming to the Transmuting Room. During peak times, there may be a line at the door. Having all your stuff prepared ahead of time helps us to help you and your fellow collectors get through the line as quickly as possible.
Note: We are not able to convert standard tokens into Trade items or Reserve bars at Gen Con.
At Gen Con 2026, the Transmuting Room is open at the following times:
- Noon to 5:00 pm on Thursday, July 30th
- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, July 31st
- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, August 1st
No "One Ticket for All Adventures" Option This Year
Due to special circumstances this year, we are NOT going to offer some "buy all four adventures" tickets. We hope to do so in 2027. More info HERE on how this worked in 2025.