When playing a tabletop role-playing game for the first time, you'll need to take some time to familiarize yourself with the rules of the game.
Some games come in softcover booklets, others as hardcover books, and some even come in boxes (similar to board games).
Knowing in advance how many pages are in a game's rulebook will help you prepare for your first game experience!
| Name of TTRPG | Players | Time | Prep | GM | Pages | Genre / Game Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – less than 24 pages – | ||||||
| Breathless | 2-5 | 2-4 hours | no | yes | 4 | survival horror |
| The Skeletons | 1-6 | a few hours | low | no | 10 | dungeon crawl / storytelling |
| Big Dog, Big Volcano | 3 | 60-90 mins | no | no | 11 | adventure / storytelling |
| The Librarian's Apprentice | 1 | 30-90 mins | no | no | 15 | journaling / fantasy |
| GoGoGolf! | 3-4 | a few hours | low | yes | 16 | adventure / sports fantasy |
| – between 24 to 30 pages – | ||||||
| Fiasco | 3-5 | 2 hours | no | no | 24 | storytelling / capers / cards |
| Women are Werewolves | 1-6 | 1-2 hours | low | no | 26 | queer / storytelling / fantasy / cards |
| VOID 1680 AM | 1 | 2 hours | no | no | 28 | playlist building |
| Lichcraft | 2+ | a few hours | low | yes | 28 | fantasy / storytelling |
| Beak, Feather, & Bone | 1+ | 2 hours | low | no | 30 | map labeling / storytelling / fantasy |
| G.E.M.S. - A Game of Heists | 1-4 | 30 mins - 2 hrs | low | no | 30 | fantasy / heists |
| Catcrawl | 1-4 | 30 mins - 3 hrs | no | no | 30 | hexcrawl / storytelling / cozy |
| – between 32 to 36 pages – | ||||||
| Lighthouse at the End of the World | 1 | 1-4 hours | no | no | 32 | journaling / horror / fantasy |
| Last Night on Earth | 2-4 | 2 hours | low | yes | 32 | horror / storytelling |
| Viva la QueerBar | 2-6 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 32 | queer / storytelling |
| Sign: A Game About Being Understood | 4-7 | 2 hours | low | yes | 32 | storytelling / slice-of-life |
| Cats of Catthulhu Quick Start | 3-6 | a few hours | low | yes | 36 | horror / dark comedy |
| – between 40 to 46 pages – | ||||||
| HOME - Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG | 1-4 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 40 | map making / storytelling |
| The Quiet Year | 2-4 | 3-4 hours | no | no | 40 | map making / worldbuilding |
| Auspex | 1 | a few hours | no | no | 44 | journaling / worldbuilding / fantasy |
| Death of the Author | 1-2 | 2-4 hours | low | no | 44 | journaling / surrealism |
| Badger + Coyote 2E | 2 | 1-2 hours | low | no | 44 | cozy animal duet / storytelling |
| Storyteller: A Campfire Narrative Game | 2-6 | 1-2 hours | no | yes | 44 | storytelling / mystery / horror |
| Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical TTRPG | 3-4 | 3-4 hours | no | no | 46 | storytelling / singing |
| – between 52 to 64 pages – | ||||||
| Five Hundred Year Old Vampire | 3-5 | 2-3 hours | yes | yes | 52 | journaling / crafting |
| The Zone | 1-6 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 56 | surreal horror / cards |
| CBR+PNK: Augmented Edition | 2-5 | 2-3 hours | low | yes | 56 | sci-fi / cyberpunk |
| Goblin Errands | 3-5 | 1-4 hours | no | yes | 56 | fantasy / humor |
| Epitaph | 3-5 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 58 | storytelling |
| Downfall | 3 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 63 | storytelling |
| Fate Condensed | 3-5 | varies | yes | yes | 64 | generic system |
| – between 68 to 100 pages – | ||||||
| Tangled Blessings | 1-2 | 2-4 hours | no | no | 68 | journaling / dark academia |
| Eat The Reich (2nd printing) | 3-6 | 3-6 hours | low | yes | 72 | vampires / hunting Nazis |
| The Mystery Business | 3-6 | a few hours | low | yes | 74 | mystery |
| Lovecraftesque (2nd Ed.) | 1-5 | 2-3 hours | no | no | 78 | cosmic horror / storytelling / mystery |
| Microscope | 2-4 | 3-5 hours | no | no | 80 | storytelling |
| Rom Com Drama Bomb | 3 | 90 mins | no | no | 88 | dark humor / superheroes |
| Follow | 3-5 | 3 hours | no | no | 92 | storytelling |
| – between 100 to 200 pages – | ||||||
| Sentai & Sensibility | 3-6 | 2 hours | low | yes | 108 | cottagecore / Power Rangers |
| Fate Accessibility Toolkit | N/A | N/A | 128 | accessibility options for TTRPGs | ||
| Golden Sky Stories: Heart-Warming Role-Playing | 3-5 | 1-2 hours | yes | yes | 144 | non-violent / animals |
| Dialect | 3-5 | 3-4 hours | no | yes | 150 | storytelling |
| Stewpot: Tales From a Fantasy Tavern | 3+ | 3+ hours | low | no | 152 | mini-game collection |
| Dread | 5-6 | 3-5 hours | yes | yes | 168 | horror / storytelling |
| Thousand Year Old Vampire | 1 | 2-3 hours | yes | no | 188 | journaling / horror |
| – 200 pages or more – | ||||||
| Inspirisles | 5 | 2-3 hours | yes | yes | 200 | storytelling / sign language |
| Deathmatch Island | 3-6 | 3-4 hours | yes | yes | 216 | dystopian battle royale |
| Ryuutama: Natural Fantasy Roleplay | 2-6 | 3 hours | low | yes | 240 | cozy fantasy / Miyazaki-esque |
| Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying | 3-6 | 2-4 hours | low | yes | 240 | dungeon crawler (Polymorph) |
| World Wide Wrestling: 2nd Edition | 3-8 | 2 hours | yes | yes | 260 | storytelling / wrestling |
| Shadowdark | 2+ | 2-4 hours | yes | yes | 325 | dungeon crawl |
| Monster of the Week | 2-5 | 2-3 hours | yes | yes | 344 | horror / urban fantasy / storytelling |
| The Wildsea | 2-6 | 2-4 hours | yes | yes | 368 | post-apocalyptic / solarpunk / pirates |
