October 2026 · First published snapshot
Tabletop RPG popularity index
Explore the top game families by combined Discord and Reddit memberships. Observed 18–19 October 2026; overlapping memberships, not unique players.
Popularity index
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October 2026 · observed 18–19 October
| Rank | Game family | Combined memberships | Monthly change (members) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D&D / d20 | 5,208,296 | — |
| 2 | Storyteller System | 367,493 | — |
| 3 | Storytelling System | 158,226 | — |
| 4 | Basic Role-Playing | 147,382 | — |
| 5 | Year Zero Engine | 107,744 | — |
| 6 | Powered by the Apocalypse | 66,370 | — |
| 7 | Mörk Borg | 65,165 | — |
| 8 | Traveller | 55,860 | — |
| 9 | Forged in the Dark | 54,557 | — |
| 10 | Cypher System | 36,868 | — |
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Combined: sum of memberships for tracked systems in each family. A shared community contributes once per associated system, including repeated contributions inside a family. Memberships overlap; these are not unique people, active players or market share. October 18–19 point-in-time snapshot; no prior-month comparison.
10 families
| Rank | Game family | Discord memberships | Monthly change (members) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D&D / d20 | 484,800 | — |
| 2 | Storyteller System | 79,118 | — |
| 3 | Year Zero Engine | 56,518 | — |
| 4 | Powered by the Apocalypse | 41,189 | — |
| 5 | Basic Role-Playing | 38,418 | — |
| 6 | Mörk Borg | 32,948 | — |
| 7 | Cypher System | 20,259 | — |
| 8 | Traveller | 16,026 | — |
| 9 | Resistance System | 14,882 | — |
| 10 | Storytelling System | 11,844 | — |
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Discord: sum of memberships for tracked systems in each family. A shared community contributes once per associated system, including repeated contributions inside a family. Memberships overlap; these are not unique people, active players or market share. October 18–19 point-in-time snapshot; no prior-month comparison.
10 families
| Rank | Game family | Reddit memberships | Monthly change (members) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D&D / d20 | 4,723,496 | — |
| 2 | Storyteller System | 288,375 | — |
| 3 | Storytelling System | 146,382 | — |
| 4 | Basic Role-Playing | 108,964 | — |
| 5 | Year Zero Engine | 51,226 | — |
| 6 | Forged in the Dark | 45,239 | — |
| 7 | Traveller | 39,834 | — |
| 8 | Mörk Borg | 32,217 | — |
| 9 | Savage Worlds | 28,514 | — |
| 10 | Powered by the Apocalypse | 25,181 | — |
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Reddit: sum of memberships for tracked systems in each family. A shared community contributes once per associated system, including repeated contributions inside a family. Memberships overlap; these are not unique people, active players or market share. October 18–19 point-in-time snapshot; no prior-month comparison.
10 families
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