Best best ttrpg on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.5
(23)
"One more vote: Troika"
"One more vote: Mothership"
"One more vote: Into the Odd/Electric Bastionland"
"One more vote: Dread"
"Super simple, weird cyberpunk that’s easy to play and great for a one shot"
"One more vote: 10 Candles"
"Cairn!"
"My group is VERY similar."
"I highly recommend Paranoia."
"Even if you don’t use it as your main system, it’s a great one shot rpg."
#2
GURPS
4.0
(4)
"Obligatory GURPS suggestion."
"Some generics like Scion works, and if you have time, use GURPS."
"GURPS for everything!!!"
"When I am looking for a game with a lot of realism, I usually go to GURPS."
#3
Ironsworn
4.7
(3)
"If you're looking for RPGs that you can play solo, a good place to start is Ironsworn."
"Ironsworn is one of the best."
"Checkout Ironsworn, it's free, it has vikings vibes."
#4
Delta Green
4.0
(3)
"Delta Green for me personally."
"If I was going to run a SIM game of any kind I'd probably reach for Delta Green."
"Delta Green. It’s xfiles meets Cthulhu."
#5
Godbound
4.0
(3)
"Epic fantasy, osr"
"You play people gaining the powers of gods."
"Its free and you play people gaining the powers of gods."
#6
Savage Worlds
4.0
(3)
"Savage Worlds has the 50 Fathoms setting which should meet these requirements for you."
"Savage Worlds is a good choice for this."
"If you want to run that idea with lots of gun fights and excitement - use the Savage Worlds core book."
#7
Dread
5.0
(2)
"All you need is a flat surface and a janga set."
"Great for camping trips for sure."
#8
Vaesen
4.5
(2)
"My current absolute favorite TTRPG, and has a lovely rule light system"
"I would also recommend **Vaesen** by the same company."
#9
Risus
4.5
(2)
"It's six pages long, and also free!"
"I personally know or some teachers who have used Risus to do that."
#10
Mutants and Masterminds
4.5
(2)
"Out of the systems I know, the one I’d choose for something like this would be *Mutants and Masterminds.*"
"Mutants and Masterminds"
#11
Alien RPG
4.5
(2)
"Once you get your feet wet, the Alien RPG is an excellent choice."
"Alien RPG seems a good fit."
#12
Twilight 2000 4e
4.5
(2)
"This is defacto the best zombie apocalypse ttrpg."
"There is a PDF that adds Zombies to Twilight 2000 4e."
#13
Call of Cthulhu
4.5
(2)
"Of the two I would suggest Call of Cthulhu."
"You could probably run that with Call of Cthulhu."
#14
Into the Odd
4.5
(2)
"Everything you need in one book."
"Anything based on Into the Odd is very quick."
#15
Monster of the Week
4.0
(2)
"Pretty straightforward and easy to learn."
"I second Monster of the week."
#16
Chronicles of Darkness
4.0
(2)
"I'd say Chronicles of Darkness. It's flexible."
"Chronicles of Darkness: Mortal, might be worth looking at."
#17
Hillfolk
5.0
(1)
"Hillfolk is hands down the best for this."
#18
Red Markets
5.0
(1)
"Red Markets ftw. All about survival and what youd do to survive."
#19
Mazes
5.0
(1)
"Check out Mazes."
#20
Solar Blades and Cosmic Spells
5.0
(1)
"Solar Blades and Cosmic Spells is great for this."
#21
Dungeons & Dragons 5e
5.0
(1)
"Dnd 5e is great for beginners."
#22
Cipher System
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend Cipher system."
#23
Bucket of Bolts
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend Jack Harrison's Bucket of Bolts."
#24
Ironsworn Starforged
5.0
(1)
"I'd give a shot at Ironsworn: Starforged."
#25
The Savage Soul
5.0
(1)
"It has everything you need for a Fallout game and is brutal, tactical, and fun."
#26
Song for the Dusk
5.0
(1)
"Has some exceptional mechanics for big boss monsters."
#27
Schwalb Entertainment
5.0
(1)
"It's a dead simple system that is easy to pick up."
#28
Night’s Black Agents
5.0
(1)
"It’s the best espionage game going."
#29
Void Gate Games
5.0
(1)
"Character creation takes about two minutes and involves no rolls."
#30
L5R
5.0
(1)
"Is probably my favorite ttrpg of all time."
#31
Fallout 5e
5.0
(1)
"Best I've run is oddly enough Fallout 5e."
#32
EZD6
5.0
(1)
"He just released the Quest book as well, full of easy to run fast and fun adventures."
#33
Basic Fantasy RPG
5.0
(1)
"Cheap, easy (B/X chassis) and tons of (free) support from its great community."
#34
ACKS
5.0
(1)
"Just does zero-to-hero D&D fantasy right."
#35
Fellowship
4.0
(1)
"There's fellowship, a PbtA game explicitly designed to play a LOTR style game."
#36
Burning Wheel
4.0
(1)
"Check out Burning Wheel. It's doesn’t have an explicit setting, but everything about it kind of implies one."
#37
There and Hack Again
4.0
(1)
"I've been happy with There and Hack Again."
#38
Fate
4.0
(1)
"Check out the Fate SRD."
#39
Space Kings
4.0
(1)
"Space Kings, a cartoony improv rpg that uses a deck of cards instead of dice."
#40
Honey Heist
4.0
(1)
"Might I recommend honey heist by Greg Howitt?"
#41
Roll for Shoes
4.0
(1)
"If you want to go *really* lightweight and fast to pick up, try Roll for Shoes."
#42
3:16
4.0
(1)
"For combat focused I’d recommend 3:16: Carnage Amongst the Stars."
#43
Troika
4.0
(1)
"Troika is my current rules light recommendation."
#44
Slasher Flick
4.0
(1)
"Slasher Flick is great if you're looking for that type of Horror."
#45
Fear Itself
4.0
(1)
"Fear itself. It uses the gumshoe investigative chassis to bring horror to life."
#46
Chill
4.0
(1)
"Chill is an excellent horror classic."
#47
Unknown Armies
4.0
(1)
"Unknown Armies 3rd edition feels perfect for this."
#48
Cypher System
4.0
(1)
"I'd say Cypher System should work well."
#49
Basic Roleplaying
4.0
(1)
"Basic Roleplaying’s big gold book works well for this."
#50
Era: The Empowered
4.0
(1)
"Era: The Empowered. Superhero setting set in the 90s."
#51
Kids on Bikes
4.0
(1)
"Kids on Bikes is good if you want more of a *Stranger Things* vibe."
#52
Modern AGE
4.0
(1)
"Based on what you shared, I’d recommend Modern AGE."
#53
Mausritter
4.0
(1)
"Check out Mausritter! The rules are pretty straightforward and simple."
#54
Highlander TTRPG
4.0
(1)
"Evil Genius Games has a Highlander TTRPG system, if you want to check it out."
#55
Fallout TTRPG
4.0
(1)
"I think the Modiphius Fallout game is pretty good."
#56
Fallout RPG
4.0
(1)
"Fallout rpg is really fun, it’s simple to grasp."
#57
Skate Wizards
4.0
(1)
"SKATE WIZARDS! a rad and totally awesome RPG of Wizards who can cast all manner of magical spell."
#58
Eldritch Ass Kicking
4.0
(1)
"Eldritch Ass Kicking sounds like it would be a perfect fit for what you're looking for."
#59
Dragonbane
4.0
(1)
"**Dragonbane** is a pretty good game for new players."
#60
AGE System
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend Green Ronin’s AGE system (Adventure Game Engine)."
#61
Freeform Universal 2E
4.0
(1)
"My first recommendation would be Freeform Universal 2E."
#62
Neon Blues
4.0
(1)
"This game is real easy to pick up for both new GMs and players."
#63
10 Candles
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at 10 candles sometime."
#64
Thousand Year Old Vampire
4.0
(1)
"One game i can recommend is Thousand Year Old Vampire."
#65
Hostile Solo
4.0
(1)
"If you want a solo RPG and love Alien, you'll like Hostile Solo."
#66
Zombie Cinema
4.0
(1)
"Small and focused on doing one single thing, but it does it very well."
#67
Twilight 2000
4.0
(1)
"It's got human-scaled combat, your actual equipment matters."
#68
Tiny Dungeons
4.0
(1)
"Considered running something for my 8 year old and 11 year old kids."
#69
Helmgast
4.0
(1)
"Can be High stakes if you want."
#70
The End of the World
4.0
(1)
"You play a version of yourself in an AI/machine apocalypse."
#71
Tearable RPG
4.0
(1)
"Really easy to teach, limited materials needed."
#72
Stars Without Number
4.0
(1)
"Space combat reasonably simple and fun"
#73
Star Wars WEGS
4.0
(1)
"Super simple and easy to run."
#74
Soulbound
4.0
(1)
"Is all about monster hunting."
#75
Scion
4.0
(1)
"Storyteller system, Whitewolf rpg"
#76
Paranoia
4.0
(1)
"It's fast, easy, and fun."
#77
Cypher system
4.0
(1)
"Would probably handle it equally well but with more of that post apocalyptic flavor."
#78
Not The End
4.0
(1)
"Is definitely my first pick."
#79
The Law of Names
3.0
(1)
"Looked relatively accessible to me at first glance."
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