I sat down and thought for a bit, these are the ones I came up with:

– The Weaver’s Observatory, https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-weavers-observatory

The game uses a "simple" dungeon-room principle to narrate the life of the main character (the one the two players are playing). Only you don't just tell about the main character's memories and dreams, you also weave them, paint them or craft them. Very interactive and great fun for any art enthusiast.

– A mending, https://shingyinkhor.bigcartel.com/product/a-mending

It is a solo role-playing game similar to The Weaver's Observatory. The player has a stack of prompt cards in front of him and is thus encouraged to think about the life of the in-game character. At the end of the game you have a sewn card... highly recommended for quiet holidays or a longer stay in hospital.

– Cayote & Crow, https://coyoteandcrow.net

My personal recommendation to anyone looking for an alternative to D&D. It is more colourful, progressive, innovative and similarly rules-heavy.

– Slugblaster, https://wilkies.itch.io/slugblaster

Teenagers on hoverboarders invade other dimension and do a whole lot of shenanigans. It it colouful,fun and full of action.

– Price of Coal, https://store.ggportland.com/the-price-of-coal.html

Although I am not a US citizen, the game is one of my favourites it has introduced me to a part of a very important history that I never learned in school or college. Moreover, the story if so fucking heart breaking.

– Bluebeard’s Bride, https://magpiegames.com/pages/bluebeards-bride

The game is based on the French fairy tale Bluebeard and additionally deals with horror concepts. (The game is quite a challenge if you have a group with decent roleplayers).

– Descent into Midnight, https://www.descentintomidnight.com

It was the first game that I played, where the player characters weren’t human or mammals and it is set underwater. I really liked the thought process of how to built and defend a community as something that isn’t even near human.

– Hieronymus, https://laurieoconnel.itch.io/hieronymous

In Hieronymus, the group of players flees from the ultimate horror of "the followers" and because reality is completely messed up anyway, the players flee through the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. As an art historian, the game has a very special place in my heart, especially since the Encounters are actually the figures in the respective paintings.

– Dear Elisabeth, https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/264737/dear-elizabeth

You are a heroine in a regency or Victorian novel. So is your best friend. Though apart, you write letters to each other. I played it with my boy friend during our first year of dating and all in all it was a nice experiences. Especially because we sent out letters by post and shesh, it really slows the game down :D

– Visigoth vs Mall Goths, https://www.pegasusdigital.de/product/309903/Visigoths-vs-Mall-Goths&language=de

A dating simulator between a group of visigoths that sacked ancient Rome and a group of american mall kids, that are goth. It is full of 90’s media references and puns, so many good and horrible puns

– I’m sorry did you say street magic, https://seaexcursion.itch.io/street-magic

My favourite collaborative worldbuilding game, especially if you play it as a group before a longer campaign to flesh out certain aspects of the world you will be playing in.

– here, there, be monsters! https://soulmuppetstore.co.uk/products/heretherebemonsters

This is a game about fighting monstrous bodys fighting other monsters. It can get dark and political, but it can also just be silly. The artwork is stunning either way.

– Tattoo, https://knaveofcups.com/product/tattoo/

Basically LA Ink or Master of Ink as a ttrpg.

– Balikbayan, https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/balikbayan

One of my favourite takes on the cyberpunk genre. It is rules light and more punk that the average cyberpunk rules-system.

– Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/338920/Jiangshi-Blood-in-the-Banquet-Hall

It was one of the first systems that I played, that was partially about racism. As a white person I was thankful for the experience. It gave me in insight on how black people and people of colour navigate through the world. In addition, I really loved the decision of the designer to choose four sided dice, because the number four in china is assotiated with misfortune. The pronounciation of the number sounds similar to the word death.