Find Tabletop Roleplaying Games to Play

Just as there really are no best books or movies, there are no best tabletop roleplaying games, or even best in a particular category. But if you’re looking to find interesting new games to play, this selection should help.

These were selected to cover a wide spectrum of game mechanics, settings, and play styles. Some are well known, others relatively obscure. Some are licensed from video games, movies, TV shows, or books. Even if you primarily play one kind of game, exploring new games is a great way to find new approaches that will help improve your play.

More Info: This will take you to a full writeup about that game, including overview information, three of the things that make the game stand out out, purchasing information, and links to reviews and community sites.

Free Quickstart: Many game companies provide stripped-down versions of their rulebooks as free PDFs. These free quickstart rules provide the core mechanics, and often include pre-generated characters and a short adventure, so you can test the game without spending your hard-earned cash.

If you are looking for a specific game and it’s not shown in the genre you’re expecting, it may be listed under another heading (Eclipse Phase, for example, has strong Horror elements but is listed under Scifi, Steampunk and Post-Apocalypse).

Note that UJ is now in archive mode and I’m no longer updating these pages. So information on some of the games listed below may be out of date.