Nominate your MOST ANTICIPATED RPG of 2023 [NOMINATIONS OVER]

As I do every year, I'm taking nominations for the MOST ANTICIPATED RPG poll for the coming year. Here is last year's Top 10 (spoiler: the winner was Free League's Blade Runner). Previous winners include 13th Age (2013), Star Wars Force & Destiny (2015), Rifts for Savage Worlds (2016), Trudvang Chronicles (2017), Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition (2018), Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (2019), Dune (2020 & 2021), and Twilight 2000 (2021). What will be the most anticipated RPG of 2023?

NOTE -- THE NOMINATION PHASE IS NOW OVER. GO HERE TO VOTE FOR THE WINNERS!

We do this at the end of every year, and have done for several years now! Here's how it works:

We start with a nomination stage. That's this thread. You may nominate any standalone tabletop RPG due to be released to the general public in 2023. All nominated games will appear on the final ballot. To nominate a game, simply make a reply in this thread. A few rules:

1. It must be a standalone tabletop RPG, NOT a supplement, setting, adventure, sourcebook, expansion, or accessory. If there is a QuickStart version, or a preview, it’s the full release that counts.
2. It must be due out to the general public in 2023. The important date is the date the general public can purchase the book. That's not Kickstarter fulfillment dates or pre-orders.
3. It must be nominated by at least one person in this thread. Simply post the name of the game and the name of the publisher below to nominate it.
4. You can nominate up to two games. It's not a contest to see who can list the most games!
5. Nominations will remain open for two weeks, until December 19th. Voting will take place shortly thereafter.
6. Not your own game or one you’re affiliated with.
7. Include a link. Don't make me Google to try guess what you mean! No linky, no nommy.

Last year's winner was Blade Runner (pictured above). You can see last year's top 10 here. Sometimes products make it into the list in more than one year; what can I say? Product schedules slip!

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#​	2013​	2015​	2016​	2017​	2018​	2019​	2020​	2021​	2022​
1​	13th Age​	Star Wars Force & Destiny​	Rifts for Savage Worlds​	Trudvang Chronicles​	Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition​	Savage Worlds Adventure Edition​	Dune​	Dune/ Twilight2000​	Blade Runner​
2​	Numenera​	Deluxe Exalted 3rd Edition​	Mutant Crawl Classics​	Tales from the Loop​	Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fourth Edition​	Pathfinder 2nd Edition​	Vaesen - Nordic Horror Roleplaying​	-​	Broken Tales​
3​	Star Wars Edge of the Empire​	Unified Rolemaster​	7th Sea 2nd Edition​	Kult: Divinity Lost​	Kult: Divinity Lost​	Lex Arcana​	Cyberpunk Red​	The One Ring (2nd Edition)​	Pendragon 6E​
4​	Shadowrun 5th Edition​	Conan Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of​	Conan Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of​	Star Trek Adventures​	Forbidden Lands: Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG​	The Expanse​	Fallout​	King Arthur Pendragon 6th Edition​	Avatar Legends​
5​	Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition​	Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls​	DCC Lankhmar​	Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of​	RuneQuest: Role-playing in Glorantha​	Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition​	Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound​	Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)​	Mothership 1E​
6​	Firefly​	Barbarians of Lemuria: Mythic Edition​	RuneQuest 4​	Starfinder​	The Witcher Roleplaying Game​	Dune RPG​	Swords of the Serpentine​	Rivers of London​	Rivers of London​
7​	Fate Core​	Feng Shui 2​	Torg: Eternity​	The Witcher Roleplaying Game​	Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory​	John Carter of Mars​	Rivers of London​	Pathfinder for Savage Worlds​	Shadow of the Weird Wizard​
8​	Hillfolk​	Fantasy AGE​	Blue Rose AGE​	Coriolis​	The Expanse​	Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition​	Stargate​	Brancalonia - The Spaghetti Fantasy RPG​	Cy-Borg​
9​	Torchbearer​	Paranoia​	Paranoia​	Delta Green Roleplaying Game​	Legend of the Five Rings 5th Edition​	Things from the Flood​	Fading Suns 4E​	Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition​	Swords of the Serpentine​
10​	-​	Shadows of the Demon Lord​	Delta Green​	Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea 2E​	Numenera 2: Discovery & Destiny​	Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD​	Cortex Prime​	SLA Industries, 2nd Edition​	Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5E​

 

[L0g41n]

I would like to nominate the following two games by Fragging Unicorns (FUG):

Subversion, a TTRPG game that takes place in the Undercity of Neo-Babylon, taking place in the same world as Gangs of the Undercity; Link to Subversion

Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in Line (linky)

 

[RudeKobold]

Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in line (Fragging Unicorn Games)

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Just out of curiosity, is it a best practice here to read the thread before nominating something to make sure you aren't renominating a game?

I'd say there isn't a best practice.

It's more of a: If someone else nominated one you were planning to, you can then nominate one that no one has nominated yet - since each of us only gets 2 nominations.

Or, you can just nominate your two and hope they aren't a repeat (ie waste) of what someone else already nominated.

Clearly I have an opinion, but I don't think there's a consensus on which is the "right" way to do it.
After all, these are just the noms, the elections will happen in a few days

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I would like to nominate the following two games by Fragging Unicorns (FUG):

Subversion, a TTRPG game that takes place in the Undercity of Neo-Babylon, taking place in the same world as Gangs of the Undercity; Link to Subversion

Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in Line (linky)

I would love more info on Subversion than the simple (tiny) image on the notification sign up page. Note the link above takes one to the Misspent Youth page, not the Subversion page.

 

[ToddBS]

Heroes & Hardships, by Earl of Fife Games

I'm also anticipating the English version of HeXXen 1733 by Ulisses Spiele, though the release date is anyone's guess at this point.

 

[Oryzarius]

Cohors Cthulhu by Modiphius.

And, to complete the necessary material for the nomination:

Cohors Cthulhu

www.modiphius.net

 

[Puddock]

War Stories by Firelock Games War Stories - World War 2 RPG » Firelock Games

 

[Ulfgeir]

I nominate Heroes of Cerulea.

 

[Oryzarius]

Consolidated Nominations, hopefully accurate:

• 13th Age, 2nd Edition from Pelgrane Press (by mamba)
  
• Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions (by Campbell)
  
• Beyond Dread Portals from D101 Games (by FriendlyFiend)
  
• Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game from Free League (by Peter BOSCO'S)
  
• Brindlewood Bay: Cozy Mystery RPG from The Gauntlet Gaming Community (by Eyes of Nine)
  
• CBR+PNK: Augmented from Mythopoeia (by emanoelmelo)
  
• Cities Without Number from Kevin Crawford / Sine Nomine Publishing (by schneeland)
  
• Code Warriors RPG from NerdBurger Games (by Egg Embry)
  
  [*][url=“https://www.modiphius.net/pages/cohors-cthulhu”]Cohors Cthulhu from Modiphius (by Oryzarius and Primrose Paladin)
  
• Cowboy Bebop the RPG from Mana Project Studio (by dregntael)
  
  [*}DIE The Roleplaying Game, from Rowan, Rook & Decard (by Ghal Maraz)
  
• Dragonbane / Drachar och Demoner, from Free League (by ctorus, harunmushod, and Mark Craddock)
  
• Elden Ring from FromSoftware (by CleverNickName)
  
• Everyday Heroes from Evil Genius Games (by Bananamustang and GrokMonkey and MadBlue)
  
• Fight with Spirit from Storybrewers Roleplaying (by nyvinter)
  
• Gloomhaven: The Role Playing Game, from Cephalofair Games (by EllisEthel)
  
• The Gun Belt from Reel Fun Studios (by ironsonsai)
  
• Heroes of Cerulea from Bläckfisk Förlag (by Ulfgeir)
  
• Heroes & Hardships from Earl of Fife Games (by ToddBS)
  
• HeXXen 1733 from Ulisses Spiele (by ToddBS)
  
• His Majesty The Worm from Rise Up Comus (by Syphro)
  
• Household from Two Little Mice (by Inukai)
  
• ICON from Massif Press (by TheAlkaizer)
  
• Into The Mother Landsby Andrews McMell Publishing (from Bagpuss)
  
• Ironsworn: Starforged from Tomkin Press & Modiphius (by agrayday)
  
• Kids on Bikes: Second Edition from Hunter Books (by Egg Embry)
  
• King Arthur Pendragon, 6th edition, from Chaosium (by EllisEthel, Ghal Maraz, and TwiceBorn2)
  
• Labyrinth Lord, 2nd edition from Goblinoid Games (by Nikosandros)
  
• Lords of the Middle Sea from Chaosium (by Oryzarius)
  
• Moonlight On Roseville Beach from R. Rook Studio (by puckett)
  
• Mothership 1e from Tuesday Knight Games (by hawkeyefan, Ilgiallomondadori, and schneeland)
  
• Necrobiotic from Penny for a Tale (by dmors2276, Graphical_Ronin, and Syphro)
  
• Old Gods of Appalachia from Monte Cook Games (by Bugbear70, Swordandboard, synthapse, and TwiceBorn2)
  
• The Paragon Blade from Pelgrane Press (by FriendlyFiend)
  
• Paranoia Perfect Edition from Mongoose (by harunmushod and TrippyHippy)
  
• Pinebox Middle School from Pinnacle (by goondocks)
  
• Pioneer from Mongoose (by TrippyHippy)
  
• Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game from Chaosium (by Bagpuss)
  
• Rolemaster from Iron Crown (by Nikosandros)
  
• Salvage Union from Leyline Press (by puckett)
  
• Shadow of the Weird Wizard from Schwalb Entertainment (by agrayday, mamba, and synthapse)
  
• Shadowdark from The Arcane Tower (by Mark Craddock)
  
• Stonetop from by Jason Lutes / Lampblack & Brimstone (by Aldarc)
  
• Subversion from Fragging Unicorn Games (by L0g41n)
  
• Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in Line from Fragging Unicorn Games (by L0g41n and RudeKobold)
  
• Tokyo Otherscape from Son of Oak Studio (by MadBlue and nyvinter)
  
• Urban Shadows 2e from Magpie Games (by babi_gog)
  
• The Walking Dead Universe RPG from Free League (by Grendel_Khan)
  
• War Stories from Firelock Games (by Puddock)
  
• from Possum Creek Games (by dregntael)
  
  

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[babi_gog]

• Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game from Chaosium (by Bagpuss)

This one came out on the 30th of November 2022 - on sale as digital format to the public via Chaosium website and DriveThru. Hard copy not yet on sale.

• Rolemaster from Iron Crown (by Nikosandros)

This one came out 3rd of December 2022 - on sale as digital format via DriveThru - hard copy to follow in a month or so.

These are both games I'd have put in so the question is does digital availability count for:

2. It must be due out to the general public in 2023. The important date is the date the general public can purchase the book. That's not Kickstarter fulfillment dates or pre-orders.