u/DED0M1N0

What TTRPG do you think should’ve been marketed more as a tactical game or boardgame than a roleplaying game?

I'm thinking about games where the mechanics lean so heavily into combat, tactics, builds, and optimization that the actual roleplaying feels secondary (like Lancer, from what I heard). Which RPG gave you the feeling of “this is basically a tactical skirmish game with RP attached”?

* Edit: meant to write “tactical” in the title.

I’m talking about modules where player choice felt minimal, outcomes were basically predetermined, or the story kept forcing you back onto a fixed path.

Curious which ones stood out and why.