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Super hero games?

Hey guys, I am only experienced with dnd 5e but was thinking it would be really fun to try a super hero table top game. Just wondering if there are any games out there right now and what game system I should be looking for. Cheers
I think I heard of one called "Mutants and Masterminds" out there somewhere but I haven't looked into it myself. But with a little imagination you can re-purpose the 5e rules fairly easily. I was actually working on exactly that for me and my friends a while back, using feats/spells to simulate superpowers. TONS of fire and ice spells for elemental heroes, use rage and heroism for combat oriented heroes, and action surge + haste for speedsters, the list goes on and on. It might take a little work but that's part of what makes these games so rewarding right?
Masks: A New Generation is really simple and beautifully crafted. Its like Teen Titans style
Yeah, I haven't really played Masks but i highly recommend it, PbtA games are pretty amazing and really easy to understand.
Rotted capes. Sidekicks fight Super Zombies and Zombies
Rotted capes like thingjob said is a bit of a numbers game with rules though. prowlers and paragons. Simple system lots of versatility. mutants and masterminds is a complex system with a hall of a lot of versatility but beware minmaxing
The AMP games are pretty X-men style of superhero and supervillains games. Played in two games so far, great stuff.
Mutants and Masterminds is the most versatile (imo) system for superheroes, but the character creation is a pain. Aberrant is good, but you're not likely to find anything on here, from what I've seen (I've yet to see a single Aberrant game on Roll20. Hopefully there will be an uptick when the new edition comes out). Masks is okay, but super simplistic so if you're looking for something where you really get to let your imagination be the limit, I wouldn't suggest it. If you just want something simple and quick and don't mind how limited it is, though, it's not a bad system. You can also look up Marvel Heroic.
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The Classic Marvel system is open source and is very simple to use as well.