TTRPGs I Want to Play This Year

and write about

Intro

In a past article, I wrote about my Soft Stack and my TTRPG goals for the year.

2026 Substack and TTRPG Goals

One of the big goals I set for myself was to read and play at least two different tabletop RPGs every month. That would put me at a little over 20 RPGs covered by the end of the year.

I genuinely think this is feasible. It’s ambitious, but achievable. That said, I’m also a father, I work full-time, and TTRPGs aren’t the only thing I do with my free time. So if I want to reach that goal, I’ll need to be more intentional about how I use my time.

Another goal that goes hand in hand with this is writing more on Substack. Every time I write about a game I’ve read or played, it acts as proof that I actually did what I said I would do. It’s like a stamp, a badge, or a small form of validation that I followed through on my plan.

With that out of the way, let’s dive into the games I already own and would like to either replay, play for the first time, or at least sit down and properly read this year.

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The Physical Games on My Shelf

Here’s a big chunk of what I already have sitting around, waiting for attention:

• Forbidden Lands

• Tales of the Valiant (Starter Set)

• Vaesen (Starter Set)

• Cosmere (Starter Set)

• The One Ring (Starter Set)

• Pathfinder (Starter Set)

• Mouse Ritter + The Estate Collection

• Mothership

• Into the Void

• Dead in Space

• Old-School Essentials

There’s also one 5e module I really want to dig into: Dragon Delves.

On top of that, I’ve got the new Alien (Starter Set), Cthulu (Starter Set), Daggerheart, and I’d really like to experiment with the Obojima setting—although I’m not entirely sure I’ll be able to fully manage it.

I definitely want to spend more time with Dragonbane, and I also own two Warhammer 40K starter sets that I’d love to explore further. I really enjoy the theme and the lore in that universe, and I also have two of the role-playing games from that franchise: Imperium Maledictum and Wrath & Glory.

And that’s not all. I also own:

• Cairn (2nd Edition)

• Nimble

• Break

• Fabula Ultima

• Pirate Borg

So yeah… that’s already a lot.

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And Now the PDFs

Beyond the physical books, I also have a bunch of PDFs that I’d love to get back to.

I really want to play 2d6 Dungeon again, or maybe try 2d6 Realm, since I never explored that part of the system. Cave & Catacombs also looks really interesting, and I’d love to replay D100.

There’s one called Hero of Cerulea that I’m especially interested in because it has built-in solo rules. Ironsworn: Starforged is also high on my list—I have a lot of fantasy games already, so something more sci-fi really appeals to me.

I’ve played Ker Nethalas before, but I stopped, so I’d like to go back and see if there’s an expansion or something new I could explore.

There’s also The Secret of Oki Island by Obvious Mimic, which is a “play your own adventure” style book. Those are really fun because they don’t require much investment in time or preparation; you just make a single D&D 5e character and start playing.

Shadowdark is another big one. I backed the Kickstarter for the Western Marches and received some of the new Cursed Scrolls, so diving into one of those would be a lot of fun.

And finally, Notorious is something I’d also like to look into.

If you want to know more about how I organise my TTRPG collection, I wrote this article about it.

So… Yeah, That’s a Lot

Honestly, it’s probably too many games. But this list represents the ones I’m most interested in and most excited about right now.

So here’s where you come in.

From everything on this list, let me know which ones you’d be most interested in seeing a review of, or just hearing my thoughts about. It could be a first impression article, a short review, or even an unboxing of one of the starter sets.

Your feedback will influence my decisions a lot.

You can probably expect the first article about a game I’ve tried sometime next week.

Thanks so much for reading. Have a great day. Cheers!

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