Urban Fantasy Fridays: Occult Detective (2026)

Occult Detective is a newer game to me. In fact, I didn't even know about it until the author posted about it in his #RPGaDAY2026 posts on Bluesky. Sadly, you will not find the game on DriveThruRPG, and I got my copy via Amazon. Doing a bit of research on the game before I bought it, I saw it had been in development for while, with some evidence of an early version going back nearly 10 years. They took their time to get exactly the way they wanted it and I can respect that.The Occult Detectiveby Bob Freeman and Connor Freeman. 2026. Bordermen Games. 352 pages (6" x 9" format).There are two central themes/ideas baked into this game. The first is that magic, the supernatural, and all that is real but hidden (the Occult part), and the characters play the part of investigators of the occult (the Detective part). It is a very solid premise. But as long-time readers of my blog already know, we have no end to games that do this. What does Occult Detective do that is different?The feel of the…