I wanted to put together a list of a bunch of tabletop games with short descriptions for each. Well, I found about 100 of them. It’s in alphabetical order, no preference indicated. Just because it’s not on here doesn’t mean it’s not a good game. If I missed any games please let me know in the comments! Please enjoy and share with others.
- .dungeon – virtual fantasy world
- 13th Age – seek your fortunes in the Dragon Empire
- Advanced Lovers & Lesbians – draw your sword and bear your heart
- Alice is Missing – a silent storytelling game
- Alien RPG – sci-fi body horror
- Apocalypse World – gritty narrative survival
- Avatar Legends – step into the world of Avatar the Last Airbender, https://amzn.to/3HY88wz
- Blade Runner RPG – neon-noir and intrigue
- Blades in the Dark – criminal underworld heists
- Breathless – survival horror
- Brindlewood Bay – cozy murder mystery
- Cairn – classless dark adventure
- Call of Cthulhu – eldritch horror and mystery
- Candela Obscura – occult horror investigation
- City of Mist – cinematic modern fantasy
- Cortex Prime – genre mash-up roleplaying
- Coyote & Crow – indigenous heroic fantasy
- Crown and Skull – story-focused tactical fantasy
- Cyberpunk RED – dark future sci-fi
- Cypher System – multi-genre game engine
- Dark Souls RPG – tactical horror combat
- Dungeon Crawl Classics – old-school gonzo fantasy
- Delta Green – government cosmic terror
- Dragon Age – video game fantasy
- Dragonbane – fast, classic fantasy
- Dune – 2d20 sci-fi strategy
- Electric Bastionland – dystopian OSR fantasy
- EZd6 – rules lite dice pool
- Fabula Ultima – JRPG fantasy
- Fallout RPG – post-nuclear apocalypse
- FATE – flexible fantasy
- Fiasco – gm-less and cinematic
- Five Torches Deep – modern and streamlined OSR
- Goblin Quest – slapstick adventure
- Gumshoe – investigative adventures
- GURPS – universal role playing
- Honey Heist – one-page RPG
- Index Card RPG – rules-lite fantasy
- Into the Odd – industrial cosmic horror
- Iron Kingdoms – 5e arcanotech setting
- Ironsworn – perilous quests
- Kids on Bikes – small towns and big mysteries
- Kids on Brooms – magic school mystery
- Knave – OSR rules toolkit (second edition coming soon)
- Lancer – narrative and tactical mechs
- Level Up Advanced 5e – alternate 5e ruleset
- Magical Kitties Save the Day – all-ages storytelling
- Marvel Multiverse RPG – superhero fantasy
- Masks – young superheroes
- Mausritter – rules lite mouse adventures
- Microscope – epic history creation
- Monster of the Week – action horror, https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
- Mörk Borg – pitch-black apocalypse fantasy
- Mothership – sci-fi horror
- Mutant Year Zero – mutant apocalypse
- Mythic – game master oracle
- Ninjas and Superspies – martial arts combat
- Old Gods of Appalachia – cosmic horror
- Old School Essentials – classic old-school fantasy
- OSRIC – first edition fantasy
- Paranoia – sci-fi
- Pathfinder 2e – fantasy roleplaying
- Pendragon – Arthurian knights and chivalry
- Perils and Princesses – pretty fairy tail adventures
- Power Rangers – storytelling and epic combat
- Powered by the Apocalypse – using the Apocalypse World engine
- Rifts – multi-genre roleplaying
- Roll for Shoes – micro-system
- Root – woodland creature fantasy
- Ryuutama – cozy pastoral fantasy
- Savage Worlds – fast and fun
- Shadow of the Demon Lord – dark demonic fantasy
- Shadowdark RPG – modern old school
- Shadowrun – dystopian sci-fi fantasy
- Skate Wizards – wizards that skateboard
- Skull & Bones – swashbuckling pirate adventures
- Star Trek Adventures – Starfleet exploration
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire – grim and gritty Outer Rim adventures
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Rebel Alliance roleplaying
- Starfinder – science fantasy adventure
- Stoneburner – demon-hunting space dwarves
- Symboreum – dark fantasy roleplaying
- Tales From the Loop – fantastic 80s mystery
- Tales of the Valiant – kobold press 5e variant
- Ten Candles – tragic horror roleplaying
- Terminator RPG – fight the onslaught of Skynet
- The One Ring – Lord of the Rings roleplaying
- The Quiet Year – community building
- The Walking Dead – zombie survival
- Thirsty Sword Lesbians – queer dramatic fantasy
- Thousand Year Old Vampire – solo roleplaying
- Traveler – science fiction fantasy
- Troika – science fantasy roleplaying
- Twilight 2000 – World War survival roleplaying
- Vaesen – Nordic horror roleplaying
- Vampire the Masquerade – political storytelling
- Warhammer Fantasy RPG – grim and perilous fantasy
- Werewolf the Apocalypse – horror storytelling
- Worlds Without Number – fantasy roleplaying
- Zweihander RPG – dark fantasy adventures
Good luck, I believe in you. See you in the future!
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