Tabletop Role-playing Games Guide

These games may have fantasy, science fiction, or more realistic elements, but their main focus is on horror and providing a scary experience. Below is a simple comparison of the systems. Click on the name for more details of each system. Further below are some smaller horror games.

• ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game- Players work together to survive within the universe of the "Alien" movie franchise.
• Call of Cthulhu/Trail of Cthulhu- A mostly realistic setting, close to the real world, with ordinary people experiencing eldritch horrors and a terrifying adventure.
• Vampire: The Masquerade- Players are vampires in an altered realistic setting that also contains werewolves and other monsters.

Even though these TTRPGs might not be as popular as the few familiar names mentioned above, they may be just as fun!

• Chronicles of Darkness- A more realistic horror game where players are everyday people in today’s world who encounter supernatural creatures and events.
• Mothership- A science fiction horror game where players are a crew on a ship that must survive outer space and the horrors that exist there. This is compatible with Cloud Empress.
• Vaesen - Players are in a 19th century version of the world based on Nordic mythology. In this game, new industry and technology clash with the supernatural and traditional ways of life.

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