# TTRPG Categories

Browse tabletop RPG categories by genre, mechanics, format, tone, and decision criteria.

## Categories

- [Free](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/free) - Free TTRPGs compared by what your table can actually play: complete systems, one-page games, SRDs, quickstarts, solo/co-op options, and campaign-ready downloads.
- [Rules-Medium](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/rules-medium) - Compare Rules-Medium TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Beginner-Friendly](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/beginner-friendly) - Compare Beginner-Friendly TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Collaborative](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/collaborative) - Compare Collaborative TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Licensed](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/licensed) - Compare Licensed TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Low Prep](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/low-prep) - Compare Low Prep TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [One-Shot Friendly](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/one-shot-friendly) - Compare One-Shot Friendly TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Aliens](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/aliens) - Compare Aliens TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Comedy](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/comedy) - Compare Comedy TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Cosmic Horror](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/cosmic-horror) - Compare Cosmic Horror TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Cyberpunk](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/cyberpunk) - Compare Cyberpunk TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Dark Fantasy](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/dark-fantasy) - Compare Dark Fantasy TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Dystopian](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/dystopian) - Compare Dystopian TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Fantasy](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/fantasy) - Compare Fantasy TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Gothic](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/gothic) - Compare Gothic TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [High-Fantasy](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/high-fantasy) - Compare High-Fantasy TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Historical](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/historical) - Compare Historical TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Horror](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/horror) - Compare Horror TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Interstellar Travel](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/interstellar-travel) - Compare Interstellar Travel TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Military](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/military) - Compare Military TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Modern](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/modern) - Compare Modern TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Mystery](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/mystery) - Compare Mystery TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Mythology and Folklore](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/mythology) - Compare Mythology and Folklore TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Non-Western / Culturally Diverse](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/non-western) - Compare Non-Western / Culturally Diverse TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Nordic Mythology](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/nordic-mythology) - Compare Nordic Mythology TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Post-Apocalyptic](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/post-apocalyptic) - Post-apocalyptic TTRPGs compared by table fit: wasteland survival, community rebuilding, military aftermath, weird science-fantasy, scarcity, and life after collapse.
- [Romance & Slice-of-Life](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/romance) - Compare Romance & Slice-of-Life TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Science Fiction](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/science-fiction) - Compare Science Fiction TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Space Opera](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/space-opera) - Compare Space Opera TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Space-Western](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/space-western) - Compare Space-Western TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Star Trek](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/star-trek) - Compare Star Trek TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Star Wars](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/star-wars) - Compare Star Wars TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Steampunk](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/steampunk) - Compare Steampunk TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Superheroes](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/superheroes) - Compare Superheroes TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Supernatural](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/supernatural) - Compare Supernatural TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Sword-and-Sorcery](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/sword-and-sorcery) - Compare Sword-and-Sorcery TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Urban Fantasy](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/urban-fantasy) - Compare Urban Fantasy TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Western](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/western) - Compare Western TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Campaign](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/campaign) - Compare Campaign TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Card-Based / Diceless](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/card-based) - Compare Card-Based / Diceless TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Character Customization](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/character-customization) - Compare Character Customization TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Class-based](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/class-based) - Compare Class-based TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Classless](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/classless) - Classless TTRPGs avoid fixed class packages and let characters grow through skills, gear, traits, approaches, scars, or fictional choices. Compare flexible fantasy, OSR, universal, and story-first options.
- [Collaborative Worldbuilding](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/collaborative-worldbuilding) - Compare Collaborative Worldbuilding TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Exploration-Driven](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/exploration-driven) - Compare Exploration-Driven TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [GM-less / Cooperative](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/gm-less) - Compare GM-less / Cooperative TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Heist](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/heist) - Compare Heist TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Innovative Mechanics](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/innovative-mechanics) - Compare Innovative Mechanics TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Investigation](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/investigation) - Compare Investigation TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Low Magic](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/low-magic) - Compare Low Magic TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Narrative-Driven](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/narrative-driven) - Narrative-driven TTRPGs make fictional positioning, character pressure, scene framing, and consequences central to play. Compare PbtA, Fate, Blades, mystery, romance, and collaborative story games.
- [Real-Time Mechanics](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/real-time-mechanics) - Compare Real-Time Mechanics TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Resource Management](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/resource-management) - Compare Resource Management TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Rules Lite](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/rules-lite) - Rules-lite TTRPGs keep table load low while still creating real decisions. Compare fast fantasy, one-shot, beginner, horror, OSR, solo, and toolkit games by what your table needs.
- [Sandbox](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/sandbox) - Compare Sandbox TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Skill-based](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/skill-based) - Compare Skill-based TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Solo Play](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/solo-play) - Compare Solo Play TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Streamlined](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/streamlined) - Compare Streamlined TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Survival](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/survival) - Survival TTRPGs for groups choosing between sci-fi horror, post-apocalyptic logistics, fantasy wilderness pressure, solo isolation, and scarce-resource campaigns.
- [Tactical](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/tactical) - Compare Tactical TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Tactical Combat](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/tactical-combat) - Compare Tactical Combat TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Team-Based](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/team-based) - Compare Team-Based TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Universal](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/universal) - Compare Universal TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [5e Compatible](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/5e-compatible) - Compare 5e-compatible TTRPGs by 5e rules base, table familiarity, genre shift, campaign fit, and whether they solve your D&D 5e table problem.
- [d20 System](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/d20-system) - Compare d20 System TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Forged in the Dark (FitD)](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/forged-in-the-dark-fitd) - Compare Forged in the Dark (FitD) TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [New School Revolution (NSR)](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/new-school-revolution) - Compare New School Revolution (NSR) TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Old-School Renaissance (OSR)](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/old-school-renaissance-osr) - OSR TTRPGs compared by old-school procedure, danger, resource pressure, rulings, module compatibility, modern usability, and table fit.
- [Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA)](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/powered-by-the-apocalypse-pbta) - Powered by the Apocalypse TTRPGs compared by table fit: Monster of the Week, Masks, Apocalypse World, Dungeon World, Urban Shadows, playbooks, moves, and GM style.
- [Year Zero Engine](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/year-zero-engine) - Compare Year Zero Engine TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Bleak](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/bleak) - Compare Bleak TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Cinematic](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/cinematic) - Compare Cinematic TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Dark](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/dark) - Compare Dark TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Environmental](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/environmental) - Compare Environmental TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Feminist](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/feminist) - Compare Feminist TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Mature](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/mature) - Compare Mature TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Metal](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/metal) - Compare Metal TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Political](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/political) - Compare Political TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Psychological](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/psychological) - Compare Psychological TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.
- [Social Intrigue](https://www.ttrpg-games.com/category/social-intrigue) - Compare Social Intrigue TTRPGs by table fit, rules weight, prep, tone, and campaign support.