The best new board games and RPGs of 2023

The popularity of tabletop games continues to rise, with thousands more board games and role playing games being released every year. To kick off 2023, Polygon assembled experts and critics with specialties all across the hobby games industry to forecast the year ahead — and point our readers to where they can follow these new games online.

These are the 2023 most significant new games. Whether you’re on the hunt for your next legacy-style board game, or a fresh alternative to Dungeons & Dragons, it’s a great place to get started.