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PUM Lite

PUM Lite is the free, streamlined edition of the PUM app family. It delivers the core solo RPG experience for the Plot Unfolding Machine—storytelling, journaling, random tables, and plot tracks—without the advanced world-building and power-user tools found in PUM Companion.

PUM Lite is ideal if you want to start playing quickly, keep things simple, and focus on your story rather than managing a large compendium of entities and files.

PUM Lite App Screenshot

Key Features

  • Unlimited Stories: Play without story or character limits
  • Random Tables: Create simple and weighted random tables
  • PUM Plot Tracks: Control the pace and structure of your games
  • Game Creation Wizard: Set up new games and brainstorm from scratch
  • Analog Play: Use your own physical dice and handwriting alongside the app
  • Episode Continuation: Carry characters and plot tracks into new games
  • PDF Story Export: Export your journal as a PDF
  • Save Game Export: Save, share, and back up games in .pumc format
  • Global Search: Find entities and journal text quickly (Ctrl+F / Ctrl+Space)
  • Image Viewer: View images attached to entities
  • Offline Friendly: Core features work without an internet connection

PUM Lite vs PUM Companion

Both apps share the same solo RPG foundation, but they target different levels of depth. PUM Lite keeps the essentials; PUM Companion adds advanced tables, multi-vault organization, PDF tools, cloud sync, and optional DLC expansions.

For a full side-by-side breakdown of every feature, see PUM Lite vs PUM Companion — Feature Parity.

Where to Get PUM Lite

PUM Lite is available on multiple platforms and storefronts:

  • Itch.io: Coming soon
  • Google Play Store: Coming soon
  • Apple App Store: Coming soon

For all official download links, see Get the games (Links).

Documentation & Rules

To help you get started playing right away, we have prepared a free, streamlined version of the PUM rules:

  • 👉 PUM Quick Rules & Gameplay Guide — Learn how to use Plot Beats, advance Plot Tracks, ask the Oracles, and manage your Plot Nodes in a solo RPG session.

Most other pages in this manual describe PUM Companion features. If a feature is marked as Companion-only in the feature parity table, it is not available in PUM Lite.

For help or questions about either app, see the Welcome Page support section or join the PUM Discord Community.