Origins Awards' 2026 TTRPG finalists

The Origins Awards, which is an award program which covers all manner of tabletop gaming, from board games, to war games, through to tabletop roleplaying games, is run by the Game Manufacturer's Association and presented at the annual Origins Game Fair--which this year runs from June 17-21.

Amongst the various categories, there are two for tabletop RPGs: Roleplaying Game of the Year and Roleplaying Supplement of the Year. The shortlist includes Daggerheart, Cosmere, Starfinder, and Warhammer, amongst others. These are the nominees in each of the roleplaying categories:

Roleplaying Game of the Year

• Age of Vikings (Chaosium
• CHEW: The Roleplaying Game (Imagining Games)
• Coriolis: The Great Dark (Free League)
• Cthulhu Bay (MS Edizioni and Ares Games)
• Daggerheart Core Set (Darrington Press)
• Land of Eem Deluxe Box Set (Exalted Funeral)
• Cosmere RPG Stormlight Starter Set (Brotherwise Games)
• Starfinder Second Edition (Paizo Publishing)
• The Bonsai Diary (Gene Koo)
• Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game Player’s Guide (Cubicle 7)

Roleplaying Supplement of the Year

• Advent-ure Calendar 19: Kitty Clacks Christmas (Black Oak Workshop
• ALIEN RPG: Rapture Protocol (Free League)
• Call of Cthulhu: The Sutra of Pale Leaves – Twin Suns Rising (Chaosium)
• Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper’s Guide – (Chaosium)
• Full Art Dice Set: Porcelain (Q Workshop)
• Green Oaks (MS Edizioni and Ares Games)
• Pendragon: Gamemaster’s Handbook (Chaosium)
• The Field Guide to Floral Dragons: Explorer’s Box Set (Hit Point Press)
• The Vault of Mini Things (Tinkerhouse Games)
• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: High Elf Player’s Guide (Cubicle 7)

The winners will be announced at Origins Game Fair in June.

 

[Parmandur]

Guess the awards were last night, haven't seen any announcements yet

 

[agrayday]

i had read online today:

"Land of Eem (Exalted Funeral) as Roleplaying Game of the Year, and The Sutra of Pale Leaves - Twin Suns Rising (Chaosium) for Roleplaying Supplement of the Year."

 

[Fenris-77]

I'm very pleased for Land of Eem. Congratulations all around.

 

[jolt]

• Gateway Game of the Year: Railroad Tiles by Horrible Guild.
• Party Game of the Year: Hot Streak by CMYK
• Light Strategy Game of the Year: Winter Rabbit by Absurdist Productions
• Heavy Strategy Game of the Year: Speakeasy by Eagle-Gryphon Games
• Roleplaying Game of The Year: Land Eem by Exalted Funeral
• Roleplaying Game Supplement of the Year: Call of Cthulhu: The Sutra of Pale Leaves - Twin Suns Rising by Chaosium
• Miniatures Game of the Year: Blood Bowl Third Season Edition by Games Workshop
• Miniature of the Year: Warhammer: Age of Sigmar by Festus, The Leech Lord and Games Workshop
• Fixed Constructible Game of the Year: Riftbound: Proving Grounds by UVS Games & Riot Games
• Randomized Constructible Game of the Year: Gudnak: Expansion Bundle by Chaotic Great Games

 

[Retreater]

Thanks for sharing @jolt . I was having a hard time finding this info online.
The only win I knew about was The Sutra of Pale Leaves because I saw the trophy at the Chaosium booth. I don't think Land of Eem was available on the exhibitor hall.

 

[Thierry-Advent]

Bah! Blood bowl and Age of Sigmar for best miniatures games. Bad games.

 

[Retreater]

Bah! Blood bowl and Age of Sigmar for best miniatures games. Bad games.

Was the Age of Sigmar award for "best designed miniature" - not necessarily for the game system?

 

[Thierry-Advent]

Was the Age of Sigmar award for "best designed miniature" - not necessarily for the game system?

Ah!
I prefer Conquest models.

Para Bellum Games | Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings & Conquest: First Blood

Hi. We are Para Bellum. We are here to introduce you to a new strategy battle system, Conquest, that will provide seasoned wargamers and new-to-the-hobby cadets with a fun, easy to play and yet deeply tactical table-top wargame.

www.para-bellum.com

 

[Retreater]

Ah!
I prefer Conquest models.

Para Bellum Games | Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings & Conquest: First Blood

Hi. We are Para Bellum. We are here to introduce you to a new strategy battle system, Conquest, that will provide seasoned wargamers and new-to-the-hobby cadets with a fun, easy to play and yet deeply tactical table-top wargame.

www.para-bellum.com

They have very dynamic (and bigger than most) models. I'm not a wargamer, but I've been tempted to get some of theirs just to paint and collect.
I may not care for their games, prices, business practices, or much else, but I have to give credit where credit's due. Games Workshop can make some great looking minis.