MEOW WOLF’S NEXT IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE COMES IN THE FORM OF AN OFFICIAL TABLETOP RPG FROM EXALTED FUNERAL

The master of mind-melting immersive art experiences partners with award-winning publisher to create a portal-hopping, mystery-solving adventure through the Meow Wolf Universe.

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CHICAGO, IL – August 15, 2025 – Meow Wolf, Exalted Funeral, and Genuine Entertainment have combined forces, bodies, and minds into one amorphous mass of imagination to produce Tavers: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game, the official RPG for the Meow Wolf Universe coming to Kickstarter Spring 2026.

Meow Wolf, the immersive arts and entertainment company, is known for its enthralling mix of art, storytelling, and interactivity – orchestrating a truly immersive art experience that empowers visitors to choose their own way as they wander and wonder at will. Founded in 2008 as a punk rock art collective, Meow Wolf has since evolved into a global phenomenon that has redefined how audiences engage with art through its signature style — bold, maximalist environments designed for full sensory immersion and self-guided exploration. With House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe as its first permanent exhibition, Meow Wolf has expanded to Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas, and Houston, with upcoming locations in LA and New York City. 

“Meow Wolf is all about connecting with each other – coming together to dream up big, improbable ideas that can only happen if we make them together. That’s part of why RPGs feel like home to us," said Luke Dorman, Senior Creative Director of Visual Development. “RPGs have always been a platform for self-expression and a portal for people to inhabit and explore imaginative worlds, so it’s a perfect arena for us to bridge the gap between our exhibits and everyday life. Until now, we've only been able to reach the people who come to us and physically step into our worlds. Now with the RPG, not only can our worlds come to you, but you also get to inhabit and shape our worlds like never before.”

The Meow Wolf RPG allows you to play Tavers, who have the power to create portals into new worlds, alternate realities, even new states of existence. The gameplay instills an “exquisite corpse” style storytelling with a focus on uncovering mysteries and exploration of the strange and unknown.

Each character has a personal connection to a wild power of unbridled intent that empowers players to do far more than skill checks; daring to manifest impossible ideas that defy logic, shift perception, and reshape reality itself. “Imagination and creativity are the real magic of our world, and it’s similar in the Meow Wolf Universe,” said Tiger Wizard, lead designer at Exalted Funeral. “Immortal cybernetic hamsters, underground rat punks, sentient pizza, and community radio are just the appetizers. We’re going full gonzo on this menu.”

Like the exhibits, players are encouraged to wander and reimagine on their own terms through existing Meow Wolf worlds and new realities, mysteries, and anomalies of their own making. Every choice or turned corner can take the story in different directions; even the memories shared by players in and outside of the game become actual in-game inventory and currency that only add to the reality-blurring immersion and what becomes a truly unique, unpredictable, and unforgettable storytelling experience every time.

“If you know us, you can probably guess that we were already Meow Wolf fans,” said Matt Kelley, owner of Exalted Funeral. “Meow Wolf specifically requested a publisher brazen and batshit crazy enough to break the mold, and apply their same genre-defying approach to shake up everything we know about RPGs. I’m not sure what it says about us that we were the first people they called, but we can't argue that we're the right kind of crazy for the job.” 

Herding these cats and creatures is Joe LeFavi at Genuine Entertainment, who brought Meow Wolf and Exalted Funeral together and serves as a producer, brand manager, and sandwich artist on the RPG. “When you step inside a Meow Wolf, you find yourself just walking around for hours. Brain melting, mouth agog… Overwhelmingly in AWE of the sensory experience swallowing you whole,” said LeFavi. “The sheer imagination and collaboration necessary to make Meow Wolf possible is unfathomable, and yet that’s the sandbox we’re building for gamers and Meow Wolves alike. I can’t wait to see what they do.”

Anyone interested in recreational, multi-dimensional travel can sign up for the Meow Wolf RPG newsletter via the Exalted Funeral website. To view the press release online, click here. Then stay tuned for news & previews leading up to the Kickstarter next Spring. 

 

ABOUT MEOW WOLF

Meow Wolf is much more than your typical arts and entertainment company; they’re the creators of extraordinary, mind-bending experiences that transport millions of adventurers of all ages into breathtaking realms of imagination and wonder. As the proud recipients of numerous accolades, including Time Out's #1 Immersive Experience in the US (2023), Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies (2024, 2022 and 2020), and USA Today's Top 10 Best Immersive Art Experiences (2022), Meow Wolf is committed to engaging curious seekers through the magic of discovery and play. They are distinct in their collaboration with hundreds of visionary artists who infuse creativity into every Meow Wolf experience. The journey began with the THEA Award-winning House Of Eternal Return in Santa Fe (2016), a mystery house with hidden passages and mesmerizing art exhibits. In Las Vegas, Omega Mart (2021) presented a surreal grocery store experience. Denver's Convergence Station (2021) appeared as a maximalist architectural marvel linking four alien worlds. Meow Wolf unveiled Webby Award-winning The Real Unreal (2023) in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Meow Wolf’s fifth and newest location Radio Tave, a community radio station that spans dimensions, opened on Halloween of 2024 in Houston, with their sixth location opening in Los Angeles in 2026. As a certified B-Corporation, Meow Wolf leads in themed entertainment, innovating and celebrating human imagination. All are invited to join a journey that defies convention, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. 

ABOUT EXALTED FUNERAL

Exalted Funeral is an award-winning publisher and extensive online store of unique roleplaying games, zines, weird art, doom, horror, fantastic adventure, educational programmes, occult magic, obscure pop cultural references, old school revivals, brief corporate bios, and all that sort of thing. They have raised millions of dollars across many successful crowdfunding campaigns and brought a wide variety of unforgettable RPGs to game night such as Dolmenwood Tabletop RPG, Old-School Essentials Fantasy RPG Box Sets, Land of Eem, Our Golden Age, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, Herbalist's Primer, and many more! Exalted Funeral was founded in 2018 by Cristin and Matt Kelley, two nerds always looking to bring horror, humor, and heavy metal to the party. Say hi and pick up a rad game at exaltedfuneral.com.

ABOUT GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT

Genuine is a leading producer, brand manager, and licensing luck dragon for top media companies across all corners of pop culture, bringing best-in-class partners together to make best-selling, award-winning labors of love for the latest & greatest brands and fandoms. Sometimes we fly solo as a full-stack developer; other times we co-produce and play with a vast, impressive network of impressive people. Either way, we’re the brand-builder, dealmaker, and sonic screwdriver that our partners need to level up and make their dream projects, while leaving the rest of the stuff & nonsense to us: biz dev, financing, product development, production management, creative services, logistics, sales, marketing, and more. Leaders in licensed gaming, our uncanny track record spans over 10 million units sold, 50+ top awards, and the best publishers and players around… all for such beloved IP as Alien, Apex Legends, Batman, Blade Runner, Call of Duty, Diablo, The Dragon Prince, Dune, Hello Neighbor, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Meow Wolf, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Walking Dead, and The Wheel of Time (among others). Come play at genuineent.com.

Press Contacts

Erin Barnes
Director, Public Relations at Meow Wolf
(720)369-430
ebarnes@meowwolf.com

Cristin Kelley
Co-owner, Exalted Funeral Press
(208)278-6049
press@exaltedfuneral.com

Joe LaFavi
CEO & General Manager
(310) 592-0190
joe@genuineent.com