Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Role Gate
Pen&Paper RPGs asynchronously on your phone or desktop
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. Role Gate launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1IB
Diceright is a virtual tabletop for playing dungeons and dragons with friends on the web. You can watch a quick overview of how it works here: https://tinyurl.com/diceright. And there’s a list of the main features right on the homepage. It’s a Ruby on Rails site that makes heavy use of action cable for keeping the maps and tokens in sync for all players. On the front end, I’m using HTML canvas for the maps and a js library called fabric.js for interacting with the canvas. Otherwise, just jQuery on the front end. I optimized it all to work on mobile too. I built this as a side…
2023 · diceright.com · its alternatives →
- 2PA
2023 · paper-tactics.com · its alternatives →
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- 7FP
2021 · roleplayful.com · its alternatives →
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I made OwnTime to balance between competing priorities in my life. The idea is based on two main influences: the concept of "roles" from "The 5 Choices" (2015), and my repeated failure to effectively implement time blocking due to the necessary flexibility in my role. The app allows you to define time budgets, which are not much more than a few mutually exclusive countdown timers. The UX is essentially that of a chess clock for an arbitrary number of players with configurable time. The whole point of the app is to kick you out of the running role/priority when its time is up. One…
10d ago · owntime.app · its alternatives →
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This is a project that I have been working on in my spare time for a while now. It's a new virtual tabletop for playing pen and paper role playing games online, but it takes an entirely different approach than anything out there right now. Rather than trying to turn pen and paper games into video games, with features centered around one-click damage calculations and detailed stats tracking, Roll20 focuses on storytelling. It has completely new features like background music, player journals, and an expansive art library with a built-in web search. The entire system runs on NodeJS, Padrino,…
2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Roll Role▲37Hands-on adventure experience in your pocket. Anytime.
2024 · rollrole.cc · its alternatives →
- 14AB
We are working on this side side project since few weeks. Our goal is to design a fully email based game, with graphics and everything. The main concept is a battle between two sorcerers. It’s turn-based, and you send commands by replying to emails you receive. At the moment, you can move your sorcerer, and attack your opponent. New and exciting things are coming soon! To launch a game, you only need to send an email to [email protected] and a friend of yours. The game is fully open-source, including artworks. What are your thoughts? Game: http://cursend.us/ GitHub:…
2012 · its alternatives →
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Transform your routines into epic quests
2025 · idlehabits.com · its alternatives →
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The assistant for all your role-playing games
Jul 2026 · scriptoriumrpg.com · its alternatives →
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Roll custom dice for D&D, RPGs, and board games.even offline
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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create an interactive role play session.
2025 · asgenerator.ai · its alternatives →
- 22TP
2022 · topler.app · its alternatives →
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- 24AP
2019 · astraltabletop.com · its alternatives →
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