“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

In "Sandbox" or "Open World" games, players are given a tremendous amount of freedom to pursue their stories without the restrictions of a more linear game style. Players are encouraged to explore and engage with the world, and find their own story as they do so. These games offer the players the opportunity to help drive the narrative, and allow for the story to evolve organically through the choices they make.

Sandbox / Open World

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Pathfinder 2e

Pathfinder 1e

Dungeon Crawl Classics

Call of Cthulhu

Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e

Starfinder

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

Dungeons & Dragons B/X

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1e

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2e

Pulp Cthulhu

Mythic Bastionland

Dwayne

Dwayne

My preferences