their character sheets. In the midst of these revelations, the "Princess" (the girl who needs to study and is constantly interrupted by the gamers' noise) bursts in and reads them the riot act, thinking their outfits to be mere costumes; after she leaves, the adventurers seem quite stunned that their beloved Princess has such a foul mouth and temper. Sequels and spin-offs A sequel, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, was set to be released in 2006, but was delayed due to problems finding a distributor. It was eventually released in August 2008. A second sequel, The Gamers: Hands of Fate, funded via Kickstarter was revealed in segments via YouTube and released in its entirety in 2013. In 2013, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment in cooperation with Dead Gentlemen Productions and Lynnvander Inc produced two miniseries, Natural One and Humans & Households, set in the Gamers universe. Both series mirror the structure of The Gamers by showing both players of a roleplaying game and the fictitious characters they are playing. Natural One features the characters Leo and Gary (the main characters in Dorkness Rising and Hands of Fate). The plot revolves around Monica, Gary's sister, who wants to marry her fiancé, Ryan. However, since Ryan is not a geek and an old agreement between Gary and Monica states that both of them may only marry geeks, Ryan has to prove his geekiness by beating a roleplaying game scenario before Gary gives his blessing to the wedding. The fictitious roleplaying game featured in the film is an homage to the popular cyberpunk roleplaying game Shadowrun. Humans & Households (the title is a reference to Dungeons & Dragons) turns the concept of The Gamers on its head: Characters in the fantasy world of The Gamers play a roleplaying game set in our world. In April 2015, a web series continuation of the plot of The Gamers was announced. It was intended to lead directly into the events of the next movie in the series and would chronicle exploits of the protagonists' characters who are now lost in the modern world. The project was be funded via Kickstarter, much like The Gamers: Hands of Fate. The first installment of the series dubbed The Shadow Menace was released in August 2017. External links Official site References 2002 films American fantasy comedy films American independent films 2002 independent films Films based on role-playing games Works about fandom American adventure