I'm working on expanding my game collection, and I was wondering what people thought every RPG collection should have. So give me your lists (ranked please). Top 5, top 10, top 20, whatever. In a week or so, I will combine them to get one list. Here's my list:
- AD&D 1E
- Toon
- The Fantasy Trip
- D&D 5E
- Basic Roleplaying
- Over the Edge
- Feng Shui
- GURPS 4E
- Shadowrun
- Castle Falkenstein
Considering what you shared and already have covered, I would suggest the following.
1) Apocalypse World- even if you never get a chance to play this (though you should) I think this is an important game that begat a whole subsection of RPGs- there are many Powered by the Apocalypse games, some are excellent, many are not, but this is the one that started it all
2) Blades in the Dark- takes the PbtA ethos and takes it in a new direction; a masterclass in establishing just enough setting to inspire the participants to engage with the game world
3) Spire: The City Must Fall- also inspired partially by Apocalypse World, this game about clandestine insurrection uses a really great system to see the toll that insurrection takes on people- the setting is also really evocative, and although it's very detailed, so much is left up to the participants to decide in play
4) Mothership- I like this OSR inspired sci-fi game- just a simple system designed for usability at the table, with an old school mindset focusing on skilled play
5) Delta Green- As a more trad approach to gaming, this is a really good example- it gives the players a little more agency than the game that spawned it (Call of Cthulhu) and also works better as an ongoing campaign
I think those games offer some stuff not already represented on your list, and each delivers its own experience.