Tabletop Playground
Tabletop
Playground
A powerful digital tabletop simulator with realistic physics, a JavaScript editor for creating your own games, and access to 800+ community-made titles via mod.io. Up to 16 players online. PC-primary with VR support for HTC Vive, Valve Index, Oculus Rift, and Windows MR.
PC + VR • Up to 16 players
Tabletop Playground is a digital tabletop simulator developed by Plasticity Studios and published by Modularity Games, launched in Early Access on Steam in May 2020 at $15. It runs on Unreal Engine 4, giving it noticeably better visual fidelity and physics than its main competitor Tabletop Simulator. VR support is built in for all major PC VR headsets, allowing players to reach across a physical-scale table, pick up dice, shuffle cards, and move pieces with their controllers or hands.
The platform's primary strength is its community-created game library, distributed via mod.io. Over 800 games have been shared by creators, ranging from simple classics to complex modern titles. Games can be downloaded and launched from within Tabletop Playground without leaving the application, and players joining a session auto-download any required mods. Up to 16 players can join a single session online.
Game quality varies by creator. Some mods implement full rule enforcement; others are physics environments only where players self-enforce rules. Check individual mod ratings and reviews before a session.
- 800+ community games including major modern titles
- Superior physics and visuals vs Tabletop Simulator
- Up to 16 players simultaneously online
- JavaScript editor — create custom games
- Auto-download mods when joining a session
- $15 — very accessible price
- Strong PC VR support (Vive, Index, Rift, WMR)
- PC + tethered VR headset required — not Quest-compatible
- Still in Early Access since May 2020
- Mod quality varies — preview before sessions
- Some early users found controls less flexible than Tabletop Simulator
- School IT setup requires gaming PC and PC VR headset per player
- Developer
- Plasticity Studios
- Publisher
- Modularity Games
- Price
- $15
- Platform
- Windows PC (Steam) • VR via tethered headset
- VR headsets
- HTC Vive • Valve Index • Oculus Rift • WMR
- Quest compatible
- No
- Status
- Early Access (since May 2020)
- Players
- Up to 16 online
- Steam
- 81% positive (113 reviews)
- Games
- 800+ via mod.io
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
