“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

Combat Heavy

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

“Roleplay Lite” games typically include some story and character interactions but keep the emphasis on other gameplay elements like exploration or combat. While these games can still feature character-driven moments, they tend to favor quicker scenes with less focus on extensive backstories or dramatic roleplay.

Roleplay Lite

“Combat Lite” games typically focus less on combat encounters and more on roleplay, storytelling, and exploration. Combat tends to be shorter, less frequent, resolved in a more narrative style, or absent altogether, while keeping the story as the primary focus.

Combat Lite

“Puzzle / Mystery Focused” games are traditionally built around uncovering secrets, solving strange occurrences, and using clever thinking to move through the story. Players may investigate clues, crack riddles, or unravel a deeper story hidden beneath the surface.

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

Savage Worlds

Shadowrun

Star Wars RPG by Fantasy Flight Games

Scum and Villainy

Infinity

Symbaroum

Coriolis – The Third Horizon

Cthulhutech

Ironsworn: Starforged

Hellboy: The Roleplaying Game

Conan: The Hyborian Age

Scifi

Space Opera

Cyberpunk

Futuristic

Supernatural

Dark Fantasy

Sci-fi

Spacefood

I've been playing and GMing since the late 1980s when my friend introduced me to DnD. I'm a bit of a forever GM and have collected way too many RPG books over the years. 

I love to play and get involved with my characters and the story. Coming up with creative solutions to problems is what gets me up in the morning, and that carries over to my gaming.

I've played DnD to death and prefer to branch out to other systems. There are so many good games and ideas out there that it's a shame to play just one!

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