Whether you’ve been reading comics since childhood, had your love for capes reignited by the new Superman movie, or put too many hours into Marvel Rivals, here are some of the best superhero TTRPGs.
You know what you’re here for – you either want to destroy waves like in Call of Duty or explore humanity’s darkness through desperation like in Telltale Walking Dead.
While player agency is crucial to every game, a good pirate game puts it front and center. You get a ship, you decide where the ship goes, and the world reacts to whatever mayhem you inflict when you get there.
These systems allow for a player to create a character and carry said character through different adventures, with different groups and game masters, with the knowledge (or assurance) that the character will be compatible with the adventure and the content will fit the character.
From embodying the owners of a local tavern, to critters in a club investigating spooky mysteries, the games on this list make miracles out of the mundane, creating mechanics for everyday moments, emphasizing connection with community, and keeping the stakes relatively low.