7 Best Old Greg's Tavern Alternatives in 2026 (Free Options)

Old Greg's Tavern made an AI game master feel like a night at the table: send one link and up to five friends join your campaign free, on the web or in native iOS and Android apps, with no rulebooks to learn. Its store ratings are high for a reason. But if you're looking for an Old Greg's Tavern alternative, something changed for you, and in 2026 the reasons tend to be the same few: a free start that runs out fast, rounds you pay for by the month, and a game master that loses track of your campaign.

This guide ranks seven Old Greg's Tavern alternatives by what they're actually good at, including free ones. One note up front: it's written by the team behind Mythx AI, and we list Mythx first. Read that entry knowing we're biased — it's free to start, so judge it yourself. For the other six we've tried to be fair about both strengths and trade-offs.

TL;DR — Key takeaways

• Want to keep playing free? AI Dungeon has no action limits even on its free tier, Everweave is free to play, and Mythx AI gives free gems every day.
• Want to keep your group together? Friends & Fables runs real D&D 5e for parties of up to six, and only the host pays.
• Want dice the AI can't fudge? RoleForge rolls through a rules engine the AI can't override — free while it's in alpha.
• Want 5e-style rules with a free tier? AI Realm runs on the D&D 5e SRD, and paid plans let friends join.
• Want a picture of every scene, not just your character? Mythx AI illustrates every scene, with characters who keep the same face — and one of its worlds is a fantasy tavern you inherit.

Why people look for an Old Greg's Tavern alternative

The right alternative depends on which of these is yours:

1. The free start is short. Old Greg's Tavern's homepage promises "your first hour is completely free, no credit card needed." Some Google Play reviewers in August and September 2026 say it felt closer to ten turns before the paywall.
2. You pay by the round. Its plans are $5 one-time for 50 rounds, $15 a month for 200 rounds, or $25 a month for 450 rounds (September 2026). Unused rounds roll over, and invited friends never pay — but a long campaign night can use up a month's rounds fast, and that's the most common complaint in its reviews.
3. Memory. The team is candid about this. In its April 2026 update it wrote that "campaign memory has been the largest player pain point by far," and shipped a fix. Some reviewers still report NPCs whose names and details drift.
4. Rules that don't always hold. Old Greg's Tavern runs its own system — stats, classes, XP, advantage and disadvantage — rather than D&D 5e. A few reviewers say some effects don't apply and that rolls lean toward success.
5. The art stops at your character. You get an AI portrait of your hero. We couldn't find scene images on its site, and one reviewer asks for art for NPCs, spells and locations too.

None of this makes Old Greg's Tavern bad — for a group that wants a quick, lively campaign on their phones, it's one of the easiest ways in. But if one of these is your dealbreaker, here's where to look.

What to look for in an alternative

1. Free play. A one-off trial, or a free allowance that refreshes?
2. Group or solo. Does it host your party, and who has to pay?
3. Rules. Real 5e, a house system, a rules engine, or pure story?
4. Memory. Does the world hold together across sessions?
5. Visuals and platforms. Text, a portrait, or a picture every scene — and is there a real phone app?

Everything here changes fast, so treat specifics as accurate as of September 2026 and check each product's own site before paying.

The 7 best Old Greg's Tavern alternatives in 2026

1. Mythx AI — best for an illustrated world you can play free every day

Full disclosure: Mythx AI is our product. We're listing it first because it answers three of the reasons above — the free start, the memory and the missing scene art — but read this knowing we're biased.

Mythx is a story-first AI RPG where every scene arrives with an AI-generated image, and characters keep the same face and outfit from the first scene to the last. Instead of a campaign you start from scratch, you arrive in a world that already exists: a cast with jobs, daily routines and a memory of you, places you travel between, and a clock that keeps running whether you're there or not. You say what you do; the AI plays everyone else and paints the scene.

Coppergate, home of the Hollow Lantern — the Mythx world for tavern regulars.

If you came from Old Greg's for the tavern, start with the Hollow Lantern: a stranger leaves you a run-down tavern in a walled city ward, and its debt falls due on Quarter Day. The twelve regulars are retired and working adventurers — a half-orc on the door, a drow wizard, a tiefling rogue, a dwarf who keeps the books. Fights happen, but they're bounded: a scuffle, a bruise, a retreat.

Free play doesn't end after a trial: you start with free gems and get more every day. Premium is $4.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year for unlimited story and 100 illustrated scenes a day — see pricing.

The honest trade-offs: Mythx is single-player, so it won't host your party. It has no dice, stats or classes — it's narrative play. And it's a filtered app, where Old Greg's Tavern allows adult content in full campaigns for verified 18+ players. If the group night is why you play, entry 2 fits better.

Cost: free to start in the browser, with native iOS and Android apps. Browse the worlds to meet their casts first.

2. Friends & Fables — best for real 5e with your group

Friends & Fables is the most complete AI-run D&D table: real 5e character sheets and spell slots, battlemaps, deep world-building tools, and parties of up to six where only the host pays — the same deal your friends get on Old Greg's.

The trade-offs: paid plans start at $19.95 a month, the free tier is capped at 25 turns a day, it's web only, and its team has paused big new updates until 2027 to focus on a new product. We cover it in detail in our Friends & Fables alternatives guide.

3. AI Realm — best for D&D 5e-inspired play with a free tier

If you wanted the rules to mean more, AI Realm runs on the D&D 5e SRD — classes, spells, skills and combat — with an AI game master, a free tier that needs no credit card, and built-in image generators. You and up to three friends can play together, depending on your plan. It runs in the browser and installs to your phone's home screen.

The trade-offs: there's no native app in the stores yet, parties are smaller than Old Greg's, and memory leans on notes you keep — its own guide says "if it's not in your Notes, the AI will eventually forget it." Our AI Realm alternatives guide covers it in depth.

4. RoleForge — best for dice that tell the truth

If rolls that lean your way broke the spell, RoleForge is built around the opposite idea: a deterministic rules engine the AI can't override. Ability scores, saves, advantage, critical hits with real damage rolls, and distance and line-of-sight are all calculated — "the AI tells the story, the dice tell the truth" — on hand-drawn tactical maps with fog of war.

The trade-offs: it's in alpha, so expect rough edges; it's solo for now, with co-op multiplayer on its roadmap; and it's web only. It's also free during the alpha, which makes it an easy one to try.

5. Everweave — best free D&D adventure on mobile

Everweave is a free-to-play D&D adventure on the web, Google Play and the App Store. Pick a class — fighter, paladin, warlock, barbarian, rogue or cleric — and an AI game master adapts the quest, the dialogue and the fights to what you do.

The trade-offs: it's one adventure style rather than a table you host, and there's no builder for making your own. But if the paywall is your dealbreaker and you play on your phone, it's the easiest start on this list.

6. AI Dungeon — best free open-ended sandbox

AI Dungeon is the original AI text adventure: an enormous library of player-made scenarios, a blank canvas where anything you type can happen, and native iOS and Android apps. Ordinary play doesn't use credits on any tier, including free — credits only pay for extras like images.

The trade-offs: there's no game layer — no stats, dice or classes — so nothing keeps the story fair but you. The free tier's context is short (bigger models and longer context come with paid plans from $14.99 a month), and images are made on demand rather than every scene. Our AI Dungeon alternatives guide covers that side of the market.

7. Questner — best for a library of campaigns in any genre

Questner is a text-based AI game master with a big community library of adventures — fantasy, isekai, cultivation, horror and more — plus tools for building and publishing your own.

The trade-offs: after 40 free messages and a 7-day trial it's $9.99 a month for 3,000 messages, there's no native app, and its own FAQ admits the AI "can sometimes forget details." It's the pick if you'd rather browse campaigns than host one. Our Questner alternatives guide has the full picture.

Comparison at a glance

Tool	Best for	Free play	Group play	Rules	Visuals	Platforms
Mythx AI (our app)	Illustrated living world	Free daily gems	Solo	Narrative	Image every scene	Web, iOS, Android
Friends & Fables	Real 5e with a group	25 turns a day	Up to 6, host pays	D&D 5e	On demand, battlemaps	Web
AI Realm	5e with a free tier	Free tier	Up to 4, by plan	D&D 5e SRD	Image generators	Web (installable)
RoleForge	Dice the AI can't fudge	Free in alpha	Solo (co-op planned)	Rules engine	Tactical maps	Web
Everweave	Free D&D on mobile	Free to play	—	Class-based D&D	—	Web, iOS, Android
AI Dungeon	Open-ended sandbox	Free, no action limits	—	None	On demand	Web, iOS, Android
Questner	Campaigns in any genre	40 messages + 7-day trial	—	—	—	Web

A dash means the product's own site doesn't say, so we haven't claimed it.

Which should you pick?

• You left over the free start or the rounds: AI Dungeon (no action limits, even free), Everweave (free to play), RoleForge (free in alpha), or Mythx for free daily gems and a flat plan.
• You want to keep your group: Friends & Fables — the closest match, with deeper rules — or AI Realm for a smaller party.
• You left over the game master forgetting things: Mythx, where the world keeps its own state, or Friends & Fables, which gives you tools to steer the game master's memory.
• You wanted the rules to hold: RoleForge for dice the AI can't touch, AI Realm or Friends & Fables for 5e.
• You wanted pictures: Mythx, with an image every scene.

Common questions

What's the best free Old Greg's Tavern alternative? AI Dungeon has no action limits even on its free tier, Everweave is free to play on web and mobile, and RoleForge is free while in alpha. Mythx AI is free to start and gives free gems every day, so you can keep playing without subscribing.

How much does Old Greg's Tavern cost? Its pricing page lists $5 one-time for 50 rounds, $15 a month for 200 rounds and $25 a month for 450 rounds (September 2026). The host pays; invited friends play free.

Is there an Old Greg's Tavern alternative for playing with friends? Friends & Fables is the closest: parties of up to six, where only the host pays, on real D&D 5e rules. AI Realm hosts you and up to three friends, depending on your plan. Mythx AI is single-player, and RoleForge has co-op on its roadmap.

Which alternative has images for every scene? Mythx AI generates an image for every scene automatically, with characters who stay consistent. AI Realm and AI Dungeon make images on demand, and Friends & Fables adds battlemaps.

The bottom line

Old Greg's Tavern made it easy to get a group into an AI campaign, and that's a real achievement. But if the short free start, the rounds or the forgetful game master has become the dealbreaker, there's a good fit for whatever you were actually missing: a 5e table for your group, dice that tell the truth, free play on your phone, or an open sandbox. And if what you wanted was a world that holds together and a picture of every scene — with free play every day — that's the one we'd love you to try: step into the Hollow Lantern, or play Mythx AI free in your browser.