Heist games focus on jobs, crews, targets, complications, plans, and reversals. The category fits when play is built around taking something, infiltrating somewhere, or pulling off a risky operation under pressure.
Choose Scum and Villainy for heist play when you want planning, execution, and complications. Set in a universe inspired by classic sci-fi franchises like Star Wars and Firefly, Scum and Villainy is a tabletop RPG where players take on the roles of daring...
Blades in the Dark fits heist because it gives the table a target, a crew dynamic, and pressure around pulling off a risky job. Blades in the Dark offers a gripping foray into a Victorian-inspired, ghost-infested city where players lead a crew of criminals undertaking high-stakes heists.
Shadowrun earns this tag by making heist structure matter during play. Shadowrun immerses players in a gritty, neon-lit cyberpunk world where magic and technology collide, and shadowy corporations manipulate the fate of society.
The Sprawl belongs here when the table wants planning, execution, and complications, not just the label on the cover. The Sprawl immerses players in a gritty, neon-lit cyberpunk world where they take on the roles of mercenaries navigating corporate intrigue and dangerous megacities.