Ttrpg System reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 349 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 73 posts to rank the best Ttrpg System brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/rpg, r/TTRPG, r/TheNinthHouse, r/Warhammer, r/tabletop. Top-rated brands include GURPS (3.9/5), Savage Worlds (4.1/5), Delta Green (4.5/5).

Stats

Reviews349

Subreddits25

Posts73

Brands98

Products8

Top communities

r/rpg259 r/TTRPG27 r/TheNinthHouse9 r/Warhammer7 r/tabletop6

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GURPS

3.9

(24)

"It has a vast number of specialised source books and it's almost infinitely customisable."

"GURPS. The group I've been playing with since the late 80's runs all kinds of campaigns."

"Both Gurps and Fate will work fine for this sort of thing."

"GURPS was my go-to game for 20+ years."

"GURPS Is A Good System For This."

"I would recommend GURPS for all my games in all settings."

"GURPS. You can play any game, in any world, in any setting with GURPS."

"Have you looked into GURPS? I don't have much experience with it."

"GURPS does historically accurate games well."

"GURPS Old West"

Savage Worlds

4.1

(20)

"Savage Worlds with the Magic and Space 1889 supplements?"

"Savage Worlds fits all these things!"

"Savage Worlds is my go to for most RPG stuff nowadays."

"As others have said, savage worlds (swade is a good jumping in point)..."

"I'd go with a universal system like Savage Worlds or Cortex Prime."

"Savage Worlds? Its mechanically not too complex, and adapts to any genre."

"Savage worlds with the superhero companion and the latest version of necessary evil."

"I like Savage Worlds. There's also its Sci-Fi companion on Kickstarter right now."

"I'll also throw out Savage Worlds for your consideration."

"If you want heroic characters, then Savage Worlds is a good bet."

Delta Green

4.5

(13)

"Delta Green comes to mind as pretty much exactly what you want."

"Look into Delta Green!!! It’s a modern day lovecraftian conspiracy horror."

"Delta Green is the go-to for a modern, gritty paranormal investigation type game."

"Delta Green"

"I'm shocked nobody has mentioned Delta Green."

"Delta Green was basically invented for this."

"**Delta Green**, with the community aspect mostly set by you the GM."

"Personally I would go with Delta Green for a more horror themed game."

"There’s a Delta Green derived SCP system called Data Expunged that feels like a good fit."

"Delta green is probably pretty good."

Call of Cthulhu

4.3

(12)

"Call of Cthulhu is my favorite but Gumshoe is also a really good system for detective games."

"*Down Darker Trails* for*Call of Cthulhu* works well as a realistic historical game."

"Of the two I would suggest Call of Cthulhu."

"Call of Cthulhu, Dark Heresy, Dark Heresy 2.0, Fantasy Flight's run of End of the World. All of these are viable for short, one-off campaigns."

"I'd say Call of Cthulhu is probably closest to what people expect from a ttrpg."

"I think it was a good beginning system/setting, as a d% system is immediately understandable."

"Call of Cthulhu"

"Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green are best if the players are interested in that sort of thing."

"For horror focus, you could do something with Call of Cthulhu."

Stars Without Number

4.1

(12)

"Stars without number with Codex of the Black Sun"

"Stars Without Number is a solid option."

"I ran a Stars Without Numbers campaign heavily using the splatbook Suns of Gold to get a Rogue Trader feel going. It was a blast."

"I personally would use the KTB bonds and maybe use Star Witthout Numbers for anything extra, especially Factions."

"Stars Without Number (sci-fi) with Worlds Without Number (fantasy)."

"I'd go with a Stars Without Number and it's magic system."

"Stars Without Number + Worlds Without Number (d20)"

"Stars Without Number, default setting have psionics as a scifi magic."

"My suggestion would be stars without number or Traveller as both are pretty good sci fi TTRPG."

"I second Stars Without Number or you could go with Frontier Space. Both would work well."

FATE

4.1

(11)

"Definitely Fate. I DM everything I want a rules light approach in Fate Condensed."

"FATE is one of the simplest rules light generic systems and the d6s can pretty easily fit star wars given the past star wars games."

"You can try the Fate system for how customizable it is."

"FATE."

"I would think Fate, as the show is very fantastic, and that is a hard thing to do with a high crunch system."

"A few (many) years ago I ran a small game on Fate."

"Fate could be a good system for it."

"FATE on the game/drama side; there's a ton of 'quick intro to FATE' pamphlets."

"Fate! Seconded!"

"I like FATE, and there are 2 games I like: heavy metal Thunder Mouse and Rockalypse."

Cypher System

4.3

(10)

"Cypher Systems, super simple way to make your characters, you can make almost anything."

"I suggest Cypher System from Monte Cook Games."

"Cypher System, and then check out the Numenera setting for the most esoteric fantasy ideas ever."

"I feel like the Cypher System by Monte Cook Games would be a good fit."

"Cypher System is a good option as mentioned by others."

"Personally I think The Cypher System would do pretty decently here."

"The cypher system just released a nice post-apocalyptic supplement."

"If a group was open to pretty much anything, I'd go with Cypher System. It uses a simple d20 vs. target number resolution mechanic, but it does away with the crunch inherent in D&D."

"It's really flexible and it's on the rules-light side."

"Cypher System."

Wrath & Glory

3.5

(8)

"Wrath & Glory best fits your description."

"Wrath and Glory is the most general option."

"Wrath & Glory checks all your boxes."

"Wrath & Glory is the only official 40k RPG that lets you play multiple xenos in the core book."

"Wrath and Glory, a D6 dicepool system, is going to be your best bet."

"I played a few sessions of Wrath & Glory, seems pretty good."

"Wrath and glory for playing xenos and action."

"Wrath & Glory, you can play some xenos in a limited way."

Risus

3.9

(7)

"Risus (dead simple D6 game) has a scenario written up by its creator."

"Risus is free. And a great place to start."

"PDQ or Risus. Both are generic systems very simple and good for Star Wars."

"Risus. Skills are customizable, simple pass/fail mechanic."

"Risus is also a very simple, quick and fun game, but you need to bring your own premise and genre as it’s a generic game."

"Risus by S. John Ross is a comedy RPG based around cliches."

"Risus The Anything RPG would be good IMO."

#10

Quest

5.0

(5)

"If you have no experience at all, and no-one there to guide you, [Quest](https://adventure.game/) is a great option."

"[Quest](https://adventure.game/) is a great option designed for this purpose."

"The greatest 2 RPGs for kids are Quest and Land of Eem."

"As always I'm gonna recommend Quest and also Cypher System."

"I really love [Quest](https://www.adventure.game/). Free as a PDF, the physical books are cheap."

#11

Genesys

4.0

(6)

"Something like the genesys system and its dice system would be cool."

"Not sure which is best though. The advantage of Genesys is that it's also great for the social aspects."

"I can only really speak for Genesys, but I’d say it would probably be good fit."

"Genesys is setting neutral, and has fantasy and sci Fi setting books."

"Genesys system might work. It has fun narrative dice that encourages sweeping action scenes."

"The group I joined up with will be using Genesys for a MiA game."

#12

Rogue Trader

3.7

(6)

"Rogue Trader is so different from any other RPG I’ve played. I absolutely love it."

"Rogue Trader is really the only one that'll allow you to have a mixed-species party."

"Rogue Trader is designed for this. You play as a rogue trader and can gather a band of anything."

"Rogue Trader is still available on DriveThru RPG."

"RT is still available on DriveThruRPG."

"Rogue Trader by FFG. Out of print, but I'm sure you could find used."

#13

The Strange

4.4

(5)

"The Strange is based around this premise."

"The Strange is specifically designed for this sort of thing."

"The Strange (Cypher)"

"The Strange from Monte Cook Games has rules for this sort of reality hopping."

"The Strange. Cypher system is easy to run."

#14

Heavy Gear

4.2

(5)

"Heavy gear is your best bet."

"Heavy Gear ticks all the boxes but isn’t exactly setting agnostic."

"Heavy Gear - probably what you want."

"I'd recommend Heavy Gear for all your points but one- it's not setting agnostic."

"Heavy Gear/Jovian Chronicles is the only other choice I can think of."

#15

Monster of the Week

4.0

(5)

"I’d personally would go with Monster of the Week."

"Monster of the Week with Delta Green as inspiration?"

"I would look at Monster of the Week, Dresden Files Fate, and Delta Green."

"Monster of the week. Its cinematic (televisorial?) In that it simulates, really well, an episode of xfiles."

"Monster of the week is inspired by Buffy."

#16

Blades in the Dark

4.0

(5)

"Blades in the Dark is my top favorite TTRPG."

"I'd recommend looking into the Forged in the Dark system, based on *Blades in the Dark*."

"I've been enjoying Blades in the Dark. There's enough crunch to keep players excited."

"Blades in the dark works really well."

"I think that adapting Blades in the Dark to a feudal japan setting could work well."

#17

Starfinder

3.8

(5)

"Take a look into Starfinder."

"Starfinder does it all for you already."

"Starfinder. It’s pathfinder, in space."

"Starfinder might have something you're looking for."

"Maybe starfinder system?"

#18

GUMSHOE

3.8

(5)

"Gumshoe might be a good bet"

"Look into the GUMSHOE family. It is investigation oriented and just uses a d6."

"There is a system called 'Gumshoe' that I’ve heard people highly recommend."

"Some derivative of the Gumshoe system would be best for some kinds of school plots."

"GUMSHOE is a system with mechanics to solve for this but the combat is definitely lacking."

#19

Mothership

4.8

(4)

"If you want to lean into the horror aspects, Mothership is incredible."

"**Mothership**: few rules, lot of suspance, great fun!"

"Mothership is a quite simple d100 based scifi horror, very suitable for oneshots."

"Light rules? Mothership."

#20

Powered by the Apocalypse

3.6

(5)

"I'd wager that there's a good PtbA (or whatnot) game that'd make for a great starting point."

"It's a versatile system focused around story over combat."

"Any powered by the apocalypse game"

"I'd say maybe Powered by the Apocalypse but I don't know about combat mechanics."

"I bet the Powered by the Apocalypse family could accommodate it."

#21

Quest RPG

4.5

(4)

"For me this is always the go-to for family-friendly games. Incredibly intuitive."

"Quest RPG. No numerical stats other than HP. Very flavourful character creation. Lots of cool abilities for PCs."

"Quest. Heroes of Adventure, Stars/Worlds Without Number. All free, all simple, all deep."

"Quest https://www.adventure.game/"

#22

Lasers & Feelings

4.3

(4)

"Lasers and Feelings! Super easy to run, fits on a single page, and has surprisingly intuitive gameplay! I’ve ran it for a few groups and they all loved it."

"Stuck to a really simple system. Lasers & Feelings or any one of its many hacks, or even just Roll for Shoe."

"Go lasers & feelings with its various hacks."

"Pulp anything and short-form adventures bring to mind Lasers & Feelings and its many, many hacks. If one doesn’t exist already, it couldn’t be too hard to make a fantasy one. It’s got like, one stat per character. And it’s free."

#23

Tiny D6

4.3

(4)

"Check out the Tiny d6 system, it is easy and fast to play."

"Tiny D6 would be another good option."

"I like the Tiny d6 games (Tiny dungeons, etc.). They aren't as barebones as something like Laser & Feelings or World of Dungeons, but they remain very simple, modular and easy to learn."

"Check out the Tiny d6 system, it is easy and fast to play."

#24

Mythras

4.3

(4)

"I can really recommend Mythras for a low fantasy heroic adventure."

"[Mythras] has a brutal combat system with dodges, parries, hit locations."

"Just go with a skill-based system like RuneQuest or Mythras instead."

"Yeah, for fantasy I recommend RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, or setting-neutral sibling Mythras."

#25

West End Games

4.0

(4)

"I’ll second checking out West End Games Star Wars/WEG Star Wars/Star Wars d6. The actual Star Wars version is out of print, but it’s easily findable online for free in its entirety."

"Star Wars D6, first edition, is extremely simple and... easy to acquire."

"Sounds like you might like the WEG Star Wars game? Currently in the form of OpenD6, or Mini-Six, or you should be able to find the original easy enough."

"D6 star wars"

#26

Mutants and Masterminds

4.0

(4)

"Mutants and Masterminds"

"My go-to supers game is always Mutants and Masterminds 3E."

"The superpower d20 game of choice has been Mutants and Masterminds forever now."

"The one I’d choose for something like this would be *Mutants and Masterminds.*"

#27

Mutants & Masterminds

3.8

(4)

"My suggestion is either Mutants & Masterminds (my current favorite supers game) or Savage Worlds."

"You might want to look into Mutants and Masterminds."

"You could also try to stat everything out using something like Mutants and Masterminds."

"Maybe you can use something like Mutants & Masterminds, but in reality there’s no system that can balance the game."

#28

Offworlders

3.8

(4)

"Offworlders is always going to be my recommendation for Star Wars. Super rules light, very cinematic."

"Something super simple like Offworlders might do the trick."

"Offworlders is almost the same game but for sci-fi (along the sort of space-mercenaries lines of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop etc)."

"First look at _Hostile_, _Offworlders_, _Scum and Villainy_, _Adventures on Dungeon Planet_."

#29

Traveller

3.8

3.3

4.0

(1)

"13th age"

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