How Indie Devs Can Use Tim Cain’s 9 Quest Types to Build Compelling RPGs
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How Indie Devs Can Use Tim Cain’s 9 Quest Types to Build Compelling RPGs

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2026-02-10
9 min read
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Apply Tim Cain’s 9 quest types to plan quest variety for indie RPGs—avoid scope bloat and ship polished, diverse content.

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