Tiny Cyberpunk vs Tiny Dungeon

Compare Tiny Cyberpunk and Tiny Dungeon side by side. See differences in complexity, dice, genre, and more.

	Tiny Cyberpunk	Tiny Dungeon
Genre	Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi	Fantasy
Tags	Rules-Light, One-Shot Friendly, Low-Prep, Fast-Paced, Theater of the Mind, Classless, Solo-Friendly, Random Tables	Rules-Light, Beginner-Friendly, One-Shot Friendly, Low-Prep, Fast-Paced, Dungeon Crawl, Theater of the Mind, Heroic, Tag-Based
Core Mechanic	Roll 2d6 for a Test; any 5 or 6 succeeds. Advantage raises the pool to 3d6, while Disadvantage lowers it to 1d6 and normally takes precedence.	Roll 2d6: if any die shows 5 or 6, you succeed. Advantage grants 3d6; Disadvantage drops you to 1d6. No attributes, no skill list: Traits grant situational Advantage, and weapon Mastery/Proficiency determines combat dice.
Dice	d6 dice pool	2d6
Complexity	Medium	Very Low
Availability	Paid	Free quickstart
Runnability	3 of 5 book tools	2 of 5 book tools
License	All Rights Reserved	Proprietary (TinyD6)
Third-Party Publishing	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Publisher	Gallant Knight Games	Gallant Knight Games
Year	2024	2018
Languages	English	English, Spanish, French, German, Polish
Best For	Groups seeking quick cyberpunk missions where street-level jobs provoke escalating corporate retaliation. The included oracles also support solo campaigns.	Groups wanting fast, minimalist fantasy with almost zero rules overhead: character creation in minutes, core mechanic in one sentence, and tons of optional modules to bolt on.
Highlights	Hacking uses Firewall difficulty and failure-triggered Kickbacks, giving digital intrusion distinct risks while reusing the core Test. Heat turns mission fallout into escalating corporate actions after rests, carrying consequences between jobs. A complete solo loop pairs scene procedures with oracles, supporting one-player campaigns without a Director.	Entire core rules fit in ~20 pages, character fits on an index card, huge trait list for customization without complexity, 17 included microsettings, extensive optional rules (martial disciplines, magic schools, ship combat) let you dial complexity up
Considerations	Most Tests resolve as binary success or failure, leaving unlisted consequences to the Director. Long campaigns require more Director worldbuilding than one-off missions. The Corporate Edition includes portions of Neodinium that the publisher identified as generative-AI text; an announced Hacker Edition will replace that material.	Binary pass/fail with no degrees of success, fantasy-only (other TinyD6 games cover sci-fi), no built-in advancement by default (optional), very light on tactical depth