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Dating for people who roll for initiative

Your system preferences, play style, DM-or-player identity, and that three-year campaign you are still running are not just a hobby - they are a lifestyle commitment. Finding someone who fits into that world changes everything.

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How it works for TTRPG players

Powered by Interest Q&A. hierarchical TTRPG data does not live on a single platform with an API. Affinity Atlas uses branching questions to capture your system preferences, play style, campaign commitment, and GM philosophy.

Do you play TTRPGs? Actively / Used to / Want to start
Preferred systems? D&D 5e, Pathfinder 2e, Call of Cthulhu, Blades in the Dark, FATE, OSR...
Role? Player / GM / Both
Play frequency? Weekly / Fortnightly / Monthly / Sporadic
Play style? Combat-heavy, RP-heavy, sandbox, narrative, tactical, horror
Campaign vs one-shot? Long campaigns / One-shots / Both
Online or in-person? In-person only / Online (Roll20, Foundry) / Both

Niche overlap > mainstream overlap

Both playing D&D 5e? That is the default. Almost everyone starts there. Both running Blades in the Dark campaigns with a focus on narrative improvisation? That is a signal.

Mainstream
D&D 5e (casual player)
Frequency 80% → NicheWeight 0.20
Niche
Blades in the Dark (weekly GM)
Frequency 4% → NicheWeight 0.96

What gets scored

System overlap - shared preferred systems weighted by niche popularity. OSR, PbtA, and indie systems score much higher than D&D 5e
Play style alignment - RP-heavy vs combat-heavy vs sandbox is a fundamental compatibility axis
Commitment level - weekly sessions vs monthly games. Campaign players need partners who understand the time investment
Role preference - both being GMs is different from one GM and one player. Compatibility varies by combination
Format preference - in-person vs online vs both. Especially relevant for local matching
Genre overlap - fantasy, sci-fi, horror, urban fantasy, historical. Genre preference reveals taste identity

Example match

"You both play Pathfinder 2e and Call of Cthulhu weekly. Shared play style: narrative/RP-heavy. Both GM and play. System overlap in 3 niche systems (combined NicheWeight 2.4). Both prefer long campaigns over one-shots. Both play in-person. Genre overlap: dark fantasy, cosmic horror."

Not "you both play D&D." The actual systems. The actual style. The actual commitment.

Finding your party - and maybe more

TTRPG is one of the most time-intensive hobbies on the planet. A weekly campaign is a 3-4 hour commitment, often at home, often with a small group of close friends. Finding a partner who fits into that world - or better yet, wants to join the table - is not a nice-to-have. It is compatibility on a fundamental lifestyle level.

Affinity Atlas is in development

No real matching is live yet. If you want to find someone who thinks "session zero" is a great first date - get in touch.

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