Vtt reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 290 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Vtt brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/VTT, r/savageworlds, r/osr, r/rpg, r/callofcthulhu. Top-rated brands include Foundry VTT (4.6/5), Owlbear Rodeo (4.0/5), Fantasy Grounds (4.4/5).
Stats
Reviews290
Subreddits25
Posts49
Brands53
Products5
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#1
Foundry VTT
4.6
(91)
"The web based approach of foundry works very well, and is easy for players to join. And the basics are easy for players."
"I've been running Cthulhu on Foundry for several years now and love it. It's very easy to share documents so that only certain players can see them!"
"I much prefer Foundry, and it sounds like you're leaning that way, so some advice. Get on the Foundry discord and hangout in the #chaosium channel for tips and advice."
"I would go with Foundry. It has customization for the system and then depending on what you actually want to do you can customize it to do whatever you want."
"Foundry with something like the Token Action Hud does all that."
"Love FOUNDRY for the VTT part...."
"I've started using Foundry for other games recently, and I can see why most others are recommending it here."
"We use FoundryVTT + Discord for voice chat."
"Foundry is what I use for my DG games."
"Foundry for sure."
#2
Owlbear Rodeo
4.0
(40)
"I personally use owlbear rodeo which I definitely recommend because it's super easy to access, play with and run as a gm."
"Owlbear Rodeo is probably my favorite lightweight VTT, but I also like AboveVTT."
"Owlbear.rodeo has worked borderline flawlessly for me for YEARS."
"Owlbear.rodeo is super simple and isn't tied to any rules system."
"I 100% recommend Owlbear Rodeo."
"Owlbear Rodeo was so instantly satisfying for me that I haven't even bothered looking at other options."
"I think Owlbear Rodeo is the best. For me the main advantage it has over other VTTs like Roll20, is that everyone has access to everything by default"
"I use Owlbear Rodeo for maps, art and sometimes battlemaps and handouts as well. Works very well for our group."
"I also use Owlbear. Seems to work fine for our purposes."
"Discord + Free Owl Bear Rodeo might be the answer."
#3
Fantasy Grounds
4.4
(32)
"Fantasy Grounds would be fantastic for all of this. The only other VTT that I think could do well, but not great, would be Alchemy RPG."
"Fantasy Grounds will do what you need. Highly recommended."
"You can't beat the price, automation, or depth of products available on Fantasy Grounds."
"I run SWADE on Fantasy Grounds and it is pretty seamless."
"You can buy official DLC all set up and ready to run."
"The only VTT's with official Cyberpunk RED modules."
"Superb rules implementation and officially supported products by RTG."
"Most complete, most automated, most supported vtt for swade."
"Fantasy Grounds has a wicked good 2E implementation."
"Best experiences I have found with paid VTTs are on Fantasy Grounds"
#4
Roll20
3.7
(28)
"Roll20 works great and several missions load directly into it."
"I use Roll20 and works great for me and my group."
"I’m doing Roll20 with the paid roll20 map pack and my own adjustments to add some details."
"I'm currently running the game on Roll20. I bought the official module, which came with pre-placed tokens and pre-done dynamic lighting."
"I've been using roll20 + discord with no major issues"
"I've used Roll20 for Delta Green in the past and it was solid."
"Roll 20 is one the best free options out there."
"Roll 20 is the best browser based one that's free."
"Roll20 and Owlbear Rodeo are also well-liked."
"I would recommend roll20 but I haven’t tried anything else."
#5
Bag of Mapping
4.3
(10)
"I really enjoy bag of mapping for my VTT. it's super fast to setup and get going, and has a lot of features that enrich the experience for my players"
"My vote is always **bag of mapping**. easiest to use and setup."
"It's my favorite vtt after coming from owl bear and roll20."
"Bag of Mapping is a great up and comer that does a lot of neat things and is quite mobile friendly to boot."
"I love Bag of Mapping. It's what our group uses after trying out foundry, roll20, and owl bear."
"I use bag of mapping. it's my favorite UI of the bunch and easiest to learn."
"I'd recommend **bag of mapping**, there are a few folks on there running custom systems and seem to really like it."
"Works really well on mobile, and has npc token settings."
"It's a lot easier to use than most vtt's imo."
"Bag of mapping and foundry"
#6
AboveVTT
4.0
(7)
"AboveVTT is a great option if you also use dndbeyond."
"If using it on dndbeyond and looking for something lightweight and easy to use, AboveVTT is a great option."
"AboveVTT Free, easy to use, feature packed, probably the best DnDBeyond integration."
"AboveVTT for DnD Beyond"
"Pretty robust for being completely free."
"Me and my players use DnD Beyond, and it imports/ integrates characters, campaigns, custom items, etc that you already have."
"Try AboveVTT before settling for Roll20 or FoundryVTT."
#7
Quest Portal
4.3
(6)
"I'm gonna plug Questportal. It worked so easily for me running games for my players. It's designed by people who actually understand what a UI is."
"If you want something simple that ticks all those boxes and is free with unlimited storage, then give Quest Portal a try."
"I too am using Quest Portal (Paid) for several CoC adventures and think it works well. The character sheet(s) are good."
"I'm using Quest Portal for free and it works well."
"Quest portal vtt as well. It's solid and easy to use and free."
"Quest Portal is a good choice. Easy to use, free, has character sheets, dice roller, and has tabletop audio integration."
#8
Arkenforge
4.2
(5)
"Howdy! This is literally what Arkenforge is build for!"
"Arkenforge hits pretty much all of your requirements."
"Arkenforge was written/developed for your use case so I would probably start there."
"If you’re already in person and have a digital play area, I’d say Arkenforge."
"Arkenforge is designed for in-person play with a TV or projector."
#9
Fantasy Grounds Unity
4.2
(5)
"I would check Fantasy Grounds Unity."
"Based on what you mentioned, it seems like FGU could work quite well for your group."
"Personally, i use Fantasy grounds but i think that the Foundry implementation is also top notch."
"It does the job very well."
"Fantasy Grounds (Unity) in now $50 for Lifetime Ultimate License."
#10
TaleSpire
4.5
(4)
"A great deal of red locations have been mapped and modeled by the community."
"Talespire. Nothing compares to having access to the third dimension."
"My group used TaleSpire for one of our campaigns and it was a blast."
"Loads of free maps and 3d minis make going fantasy skirmish easy."
#11
Alchemy VTT
2.8
(6)
"Thanks for suggesting Alchemy! We looked into it and really love the interface and it does look like it hits all the major things we want."
"For handouts... either Alchemy VTT, or Owlbear Rodeo would be fine"
"Monthly subscriptions are a big turnoff for me as well. But I have friends that swear by Alchemy."
"I use Alchemy and/or Owlbear Rodeo depending on the game. I like them both."
"Alchemy can be very pretty, but the only thing it does better than other VTTs is - nothing."
"I highly recommend you stay away from Alchemy, especially if you’re looking for well done automation."
#12
Foundry
4.3
(4)
"For in person play, Foundry is great as it’s installed on your computer."
"Another virtual tabletop. Way better than Roll20, giving you more options to customize your group’s gaming experience."
"Community consensus seems to be Foundry is the best in class."
"The Worlds Without Number implementation on Foundry is solid."
#13
Alchemy RPG
4.3
(3)
"Wow, Alchemy looks amazing for this!"
"Alchemy."
"My advice would be AlchemyRPG, because it just looks and feels great"
#14
TableTop Simulator
3.7
(3)
"My group uses Tabletop Simulator and we like it. It does require some theater of the mind."
"I can really recommend TableTop Simulator as a VTT."
"I like using Tabletop Simulator. There are a few mods people have made to help run savage worlds."
#15
The Forge
5.0
(2)
"Forge is where I have my server too. Super happy with it so far."
"We have a server on Forge. Works great."
#16
Miro
4.5
(2)
"For Delta Green my group stopped using a traditional VTT and started using Miro Boards. Works really great for us since we don't really use traditional maps."
"We used Miro. It’s perfect for putting up handouts, letting the players take notes in the form of “sticky notes” and giving that “murder board” feel"
#17
Custom System Builder
4.5
(2)
"I use Custom System Builder to make my indie games work."
"Custom System Builder is what I use."
#18
Cauldron VTT
4.5
(2)
"Give Cauldron VTT a try. It's 100% free and open source."
"Cauldron VTT. It's free and open source. It has the Curse of Strahd in its Adventure Market."
#19
MapTool
4.0
(2)
"Give maptool a chance. And if you don't like it, at least it's free."
"You really should look at MapTool. For what you describe, it's ideal, especially if you're all in the same room."
#20
Shmeppy
3.5
(2)
"Which is quite possibly the simplest VTT out there."
"Shmeppy is my go to for games where I want a simple sketching tool for dungeon exploration"
#21
One More Multiverse
3.0
(2)
"Turns out this platform didn't actually die out."
"While it's not really supported anymore, my group are using One More Multiverse. It's free and has that old school Pixel Art RPG aesthetic."
#22
Alchemy
5.0
(1)
"+1 for Alchemy. I use it for everything from Monster of the Week to Shadowdark to Mothership."
#23
Encounter +
5.0
(1)
"I haven’t tried too many but I use encounter + and love it."
#24
Fulminator
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Fulminator as a tool to help you with enemy creation!"
#25
KenkuFM
5.0
(1)
"Kenku FM, as this thing is amazing if you use Discord for your audio/video calls."
#26
LG G4 OLED TV
5.0
(1)
"I picked up an LG G4 oled TV. incredible viewing angles for a tabletop, crazy brightness."
#27
Fantasy Grounds Classic
5.0
(1)
"Fantasy Ground does a LOT with automation - so much so that some crunchier games are greatly benefitted by it."
#28
Questline
5.0
(1)
"Using Questline is a great choice here."
#29
Simple World Builder
4.0
(1)
"Updoot for Simple World Builder."
#30
PDF Pager
4.0
(1)
"PDF Pager, use ele pra upar os PDFs."
#31
Powered by the Apocalypse
4.0
(1)
"How about using PbtA and PDF pager?"
#32
Syrinscape
4.0
(1)
"Syrinscape maybe, if you can setup a little bit in advance."
#33
Let's Role
4.0
(1)
"[Let's Role ](https://lets-role.com/) has a decent character sheet builder."
#34
Google Meet Dice Roller
4.0
(1)
"I use Google Meet with Google Meet Dice Roller chrome extension."
#35
Diceweaver
4.0
(1)
"Try out Diceweaver - it has deep and innate SWADE support."
#36
Sojour VTT
4.0
(1)
"You can try Sojour VTT. It's a solo VTT, so you don't need to worry about networks or connections as everything is stored locally."
#37
RPG Engine
4.0
(1)
"Well, if everyone is using their laptops, then maybe consider a 3D VTT like the RPG Engine."
#38
Owlbear Radio
4.0
(1)
"Owlbear radio. If you are looking for ease of use. That would be my suggestion."
#39
Tessera
4.0
(1)
"Tessera - a full featured web based VTT. It has dynamic lighting, visibility & fog of war, comprehensive senses support."
#40
Lets-Role
4.0
(1)
"I like lets-role.com because this is very barebone, and has Delta Green sheet in FR and EN."
#41
Tabletop Simulator
4.0
(1)
"I am a fan of TableTop Simulator, using the OneWorld mod. Very steep learning curve, but with it I'm able to build some truly memorable 3D maps"
#42
Hedron
4.0
(1)
"Definitely worth checking out r/Hedron."
#43
Rolegate
4.0
(1)
"Should have everything you were asking for and has a phone app and web version."
#44
D&D Beyond
4.0
(1)
"D&D Beyond, for character sheets and encounter building/running"
#45
QuestPortal
4.0
(1)
"Great VTT with a universal character sheet that is just a tabbed sheet with markdown support and roll links so character sheets are unstructured."
#46
Gamescape
4.0
(1)
"Extremely simple. Alarmingly simple. And exactly what I want out of a VTT."
#47
Dungeon Alchemist
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon Alchemist. IDK about inexpensive but it really good."
#48
Encounter+
3.0
(1)
"I can’t say it’s the greatest app I’ve ever used."
#49
Moulinette
3.0
(1)
"I see TabletopAudio advertise Moulinette integration."
#50
Udonarium
3.0
(1)
"Use chrome so it translates."
#51
GATE
3.0
(1)
"GATE is a pretty lightweight one on Steam with a built-in map editor"
#52
Let’s Role
2.0
(1)
"Unfortunately, Let’s Role is coasting right now with little developer support."
#53
Sigil
2.0
(1)
"Sigil is flashy but lacks a lot of features and content at this stage."
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