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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

“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

A “Dungeon Crawl” is a scenario where players navigate a dungeon or labyrinth-like environment for the entirety of the adventure. It emphasizes battling monsters, collecting loot, and avoiding traps to survive to the end!

Dungeon Crawl

“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

Play By Post refers to a game in which players interact with the story through messages and text posts. These games are typically played asynchronously throughout the week, which gives players time to consider what they want to do next, and engage with the story at their own pace.

Play By Post

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

“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

“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

“Tactical / Crunchy” games are all about mastering the rules and making smart, mechanical choices. These games place a strong emphasis on strategy, planning, and system knowledge. Players who enjoy complex combat, optimized builds, or detailed mechanics will feel right at home here.

Tactical / Crunchy

Fate Core System

Savage Worlds

Rifts

Call of Cthulhu

Chronicles of Darkness

Mutants and Masterminds (3e)

Indie TTRPG

Marvel Super-Heroes FASERIP

FATE

Monster of the Week

The Dresden Files RPG

Mutants and Masterminds (2e)

World of Darkness

Star Wars D6

D6 System

Hunter: The Vigil

Star Wars: Saga Edition

All Flesh Must Be Eaten

Cyberpunk Red

HERO System

Ghostbusters RPG

Traveller

Serenity RPG

Fallout: The Roleplaying Game

ICRPG Index Card RPG

Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG

DC Adventures

Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game

G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Fate Accelerated

Necessary Evil

After the Bomb

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

Horror

Sci-Fi

Space Opera

Post-Apocalyptic

Cyberpunk

Modern

Futuristic

Imaginative

Supernatural

Super Heroes

Cosmic Horror

Space Western

Eldritch Horror

Urban Fantasy

Universal

Superhero

Text/Play-by-Post

Fate

Mutants & Masterminds (3e)

The D6 System

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