Hey fellow tabletop people: what are your favorite GMless games? I'm trying to run more, and I'm down for recommendations 

Please no solo games -- this would be for 2-6 people, maybe. (Definitely 2, sometimes up to 6, so something for 4 is great.)

Boosts welcome.

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@titania Getting in early with my suggestion of #Starforged, which, despite the rumors, is not just solo only. It does work with multiple players and is entirely GMless.

You can include its predecessor #Ironsworn in here as well, but for my money the science fiction manifestation is actually superior. Not just because I prefer science fiction but because there are a couple of minor rules changes which end up having some very pleasant knock on effects.

The openness of the license to the game means that there are a vast number of third-party supplements and extensions available which touch on a vast number of possibilities. If I were recommending a GMless game to anybody today, this is where I would start.

#TTRPG

https://www.ironswornrpg.com/product-ironsworn-starforged

Ironsworn - Starforged

Learn more about Starforged, the standalone evolution of the Ironsworn tabletop roleplaying game. Includes full support for solo, co-op, and guided play!

ironsworn

@titania However, if we're going further afield in the #TTRPG lexicon, how about EVERYTHING by Ben Robbins, from #Microscope to #Kingdom, to Follow (which you can have for free now), to #InThisWorld – all of which are GMless games and all of which are fantastic that your defined player numbers.

If you haven't experienced anything by Ben Robbins before, I would suggest starting with Kingdom, because it's going to be the closest to the expected RPG format, but my favorite is definitely Microscope because being able to zoom in and out of entire histories is incredibly fun.

There is literally nothing on this page that you would not enjoy if you are looking for GMless games.

https://www.lamemage.com/

Lame Mage Productions

@titania We can go even more afield into #TTRPG obscura.

#ECH0 is an odd little game which involves GMless storytelling and map creation but does really want either one-on-one play or three or more players, which may not be a problem or could be depending on how you foresee playing these games. It's extremely lightweight and has a very specific sort of mode it intends to be played and but – we are creative people.

It's definitely one of the more unusual examples of the genre.

https://roleoverplaydead.itch.io/ech0

ECH0 by Role Over Play Dead

Peace. Kids playing in mech wreckage. A ghost. One last journey to find a final resting place.

itch.io