# GURPS

3 Hacker News commenters recommended GURPS and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend GURPS for handling fantasy, sci-fi and nearly any genre. The most common caveat is its 3d6 dice roll, which some find less satisfying than other systems.

## Why people recommend it

- Adaptable to fantasy, sci-fi, any genre (1 comments): "GURPS which easily handles fantasy and sci-fi and just about any sort of genre you'd like to throw at it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017344))
- Nicely executed design (1 comments): "Good idea, really nicely executed in GURPS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48667779))

## What people warn about

- 3d6 dice rolls feel less satisfying (1 comments): "GURPS for instance is great but 3d6 and getting an 18 just isn't the same" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091518))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Dolmenwood by Gavin Norman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dolmenwood.md): 8 recommend
- [Old-School Essentials by Gavin Norman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/old-school-essentials.md): 6 recommend
- [Dolmenwood Campaign Book by Necrotic Gnome](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dolmenwood-campaign-book.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556346360?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781556346361) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GURPS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gurps/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).