So, honestly not sure if something like this exists.
Going on vacation and looking for an entry-level RPG like game that I can play together with my wife while camping.
It could be pen and paper based or an actual board game. But it needs to be a guided story which requires little preparation. Also open for other suggestions for 2p other than the typical classic/card games.
Thanks everyone!
EDIT: Thanks y’all for your recommendations, I will check everything out! Lot of promising options here!
TINY EPIC DUNGEONS is a highly portable medium complexity cooperative fantasy dungeon crawler. Good for camping, but the RPG elements are more in the loot-and-level-up style than the epic narrative style.
ARKHAM HORROR LCG is a fairly portable light-medium complexity cooperative card game set in the Cthulhu mythos. There is a surprising amount of narrative for a card game, with some leveling-up between stories. And a seemingly neverending supply of story expansion decks.
FORGOTTEN WATERS is a full size light complexity cooperative boardgame with a pirate theme. I haven’t played this one yet, but by all accounts it has a great story.
None of these games require significant preparation or a GM. Forgotten waters has an app, but I don’t remember if it’s required to play the game.
upvote for Arkham Horror LCG, it’s just cards and some tokens (that can be easily replaced by pen and paper or small dice. I’d recommend bringing some of the expansion scenarios (there’s also standalone scenarios you can buy) but the base box experience is ok.
e: forgot about the bag, there’s a bag of tokens that’s required. so not all tokens are replaceable
Arkham Horror LCG is exactly that. A 2 player GM-less RPG told through a CCG-lite.