Editing Top 5 Best Indie RPGs Poll

On 12-05-2005, [http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?u=17689 C.W.Richeson] queried Roleplaying Open as to which were the 'top 5 best indie rpgs'. Lists came streaming in, and soon many the Open regulars were posting examples of excellent games they had enjoyed reading and playing. The following are the totaled results to date. (''This tally is current as of post '''#121''' of the [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=233126 original thread]'')

=Vote Tally=

==The Top Five==

[http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html Dogs in the Vineyard] (24); [http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/ Sorcerer] (22); [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/ Primetime Adventures] (16); [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?The-Shadow-of-Yesterday The Shadow of Yesterday] (13); Tie: [http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html My Life with Master] (12) and [http://www.burningwheel.org/ Burning Wheel] (12).

===The Runners Up===

[http://www.faterpg.com/ FATE] (10); [http://www.tao-games.com/games_polaris.shtml Polaris] (9); [http://www.timfire.com/ The Mountain Witch] (8); [http://www.contestedground.co.uk/astint.html A|State] (7); [http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus.htm RISUS] (6); [http://www.adept-press.com/trollbabe/ Trollbabe] (5); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/tj.asp Truth and Justice] (5); [http://www.ramshead.indie-rpgs.com/ Universalis] (5); [http://bayn.org/wushu/ Wushu] (5); [http://www.btrc.net/html/catalog.html#CORPS CORPS] (4); [http://www.fudgerpg.com/ FUDGE] (4); [http://www.randomordercreations.com/thepool.htm The Pool] (4); [http://w.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=21 Active Exploits Diceless] (3); [http://www.museoffire.com/Games/ Capes] (3); [http://www.chimera.info/dustdevils/generalstore.html Dust Devils] (3); [http://memento-mori.com/inspectres/ InSpectres] (3);  [http://incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com/ With Great Power] (3);[http://www.deep7.com/product.php?cat=arrowflight Arrowflight] (2); [http://www.blackgreengames.com/ Breaking the Ice] (2); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/di.asp Dead Inside] (2); [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3039.html The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchasen] (2); [http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/puppies.html kill puppies for satan] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/lacuna/ Lacuna] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/octane/ octaNe] (2) and [http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/vs_Monsters.php vs. Monsters] (2).

===Games With Single Votes===

[http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/1984_Prime.php 1984 Prime]; [http://memento-mori.com/octane/#atr Against the Reich!]; [http://www.gregorhutton.com/roleplaying/index.html Best Friends]; [http://www.mysticages.com/bv/ Barbarians Versus]; Bonza; [http://wicked-dead.com/cat/ Cat]; [http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=goldleaf Code of Unaris]; Cold Space; [http://www.bobgoat.com/conspiracy/ Conspiracy of Shadows]; Delphian Tides; [http://www.btrc.net/html/eaba.html EABA]; [http://www.adept-press.com/elfs/ Elfs]; [http://www.irongolemgames.com/Pages/Everstone.html Everstone]; [http://www.steampowerpublishing.co.uk/don.htm Dead of Night]; [http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/dread/index.html Dread]; [http://www.draconianproductions.com/dread.html Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium]; [http://www.granta.demon.co.uk/drones/index.html The Drones]; [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/FinalStand.pdf Final Stand] (.pdf); [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=32 HardNova]][; [http://www.greatorkgods.co.uk/ Great Ork Gods]; [http://www.gregstolze.com/downloads.html in Spaaaaace!]; [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=40 Iron Gauntlets]; Jags Wonderland; [http://www.koboldsatemybaby.com/ Kobolds Ate My Baby]; [http://www.key20.com/ Little Fears]; [http://www.harlekin-maus.com/games/monkeywrench/monkeywrench.html MonkeyWrench!];  [http://www.halfmeme.com/nicotinegirls.html Nicotine Girls]; [http://www.chimera.info/nineworlds/ Nine Worlds]; [http://www.wiseturtle.com/products.html OVA]; [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?Paladin Paladin]; [http://members.shaw.ca/LeviK/Perfect20_2005.pdf Perfect 20] (.pdf); [http://www.princeofdarknessgames.com/piledrivers__powerbombs.htm Piledrivers and Powerbombs]; [http://www.nopress.net/ Pretender]; [http://edge.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2963& Roleplaying Game Designate: Robots]; [http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/The_Shab-al-Hiri_Roach.php Shab Al Hiri Roach]; [http://www.glyphpress.com/ Under the Bed]; Star Cluster 2; [http://web.archive.org/web/20030713093444/http://hubrisgames.com/html/storyengbook.html The Story Engine] (via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive]); [http://ivanhoeunbound.com/ Unsung]; [http://wicked-dead.com/thirty/ Thirty]; [http://philippe.tromeur.free.fr/whrpg.htm Wuthering Heights].

=="Non-indie", Honorable Mentions==

[http://www.glorantha.com/ HeroQuest] (5); [http://www.theriddleofsteel.net/ The Riddle of Steel] (4); [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ GURPS]; [http://www.peginc.com/Games/Savage%20Worlds/Savage%20Worlds.htm Savage Worlds] (3); [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/nobilis/ Nobilis] (3); [http://www.phagepress.com/AmberDetail.shtml Amber]; [http://www.angelrpg.com/ Angel]; [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/besm/ Big Eyes, Small Mouth]; [http://www.gaslightpress.com/Everway/Default.asp Everyway]; [http://www.atlas-games.com/overtheedge/index.php Over the Edge]; The Fantasy Trip; Vampire: The Masquerade - First Edition; White Box Dungeons & Dragons.

==Notes==

* '''Original Thread''': [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=233126  Top 5 Best Indie RPGS].
* Only the first five votes in each post were counted.
* If you wish to add your votes to this running tally, please post a list of your top five to the original thread ''first'', then made your additions here on this page.

==Thanks==

Much appreciation to all those who provided corrections and URLS for the various games! :)

--Karasu