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“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

“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions. 

Theater of the Mind

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

“Hexcrawl / Exploration” games are all about the journey. Whether you're uncovering ancient ruins, navigating dangerous terrain, or charting new territory, the focus is on discovery and player-driven adventure. Hexcrawls add additional structure by using a map where each hex holds new surprises, challenges, or story hooks.

Hexcrawl / Exploration

Alien: The Roleplaying Game

Blades in the Dark

Band of Blades

Alice is Missing

Spire: The City Must Fall RPG

Belonging Outside Belonging

Brindlewood Bay

Cthulhu Dark

Trophy Gold

Trophy Dark

Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game

Orbital Blues

Death in Space

Apocalypse World 2e

Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants

Public Access

The Between

The Between: Ghosts of El Paso

Deathmatch Island

Inevitable

Fantasy

Gritty Fantasy

Futuristic

Cosmic Horror

Eldritch Horror

Battle Royale

Cozy

Dark Fantasy

Heartwarming

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Alchemy

I'm a writer and designer, and designer of play aids using Google Sheets. I've been playing and running TTRPGs for the past six years, and I always strive to improve my playing and running. I've run numerous games and systems, from one-shots to year-long, multiple-party shared-world campaigns.

I love playing narrative-focused TTRPGs and trying new games!

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