Apocalypse World (the role-playing system)

Apocalypse World is a narrative-focused tabletop role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players create unique characters with distinct identities, goals, and skills, and collaboratively tell a story through guided prompts and shared storytelling. The game uses a streamlined system of dice rolls and “playbooks” to determine outcomes, emphasizing character development, relationships, and improvisation. It features a “GM” (Game Master) who facilitates the world, but the focus is on player-driven storytelling, creating a dynamic, often gritty and emotional narrative about survival, loss, and hope in a ruined landscape.