Startplaying [dot]com - online TTRPG games you can jump into

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bceeMVJuQ0I&t=206s

Startplaying[dot]game    or something, not .com actually. 

Around halfway

$ but can play online quick. Many many versions of dnd type games. 

UPDATE:

• Some are one-shots apparently. I saw the new B/X only guy doing $10 one shots at decent times. That seems fine, I don't see how you'd get overcharged. 
• If you sign up for a long term thing, sounds like you just get auto-charged over and over maybe 15+ times... and no real way to undo it without relying on somebody else to unsign you up. Hard to trust that. 
• But a lot of ppl use it, so maybe there is a way to feel OK about it. Need to research more. 
• ***ONLY 5 star reviews allowed. LOL. 
• TIP BEGGING, great. 
• Hidden service charge fees per session. 
• They have a secret back-end "three strike" rule with a totally opaque appeals process
•      you're signing up for a subscription service
• Their online moderation is ruthless. They police and scrub social media and discord for negative feedback
• yt link "You should give it a go, it might take a while to get off the ground as a GM, but I have run some of the most satisfying campaigns I have ever run on this platform. Having financially committed players really makes a difference. They REALLY want a great game."

Reviews from 4 yrs ago on Reddit:

I just played my first session on there last Sat. and have my second in 15 mins. Zero complaints, definitely recommend checking it out. I've been wanting to explore some non-D&D systems and this turned out to be a great way to find a decent/experienced GM.     

Actual CRITICAL REVIEW here.  2yrs ago, so it's still going, but apparently you gotta watch out for BS. 

If it makes the game better, I am happy to pay. To start out, I wanted to pay a highly-reviewed GM. That's harder to do than I thought! Many highly-rated people with great reviews don't list games. I see that there are highly-rated GM accounts where where you try to join their game, but the listing says the GM will actually be someone else. "(So-and-so) will run this game and he has my full confidence." Okay, but that means the good reviews were for some other GM? So what is the point of having a platform and a review system? Seems pretty sketchy!     

ANSWERS: 

       No idea what's happening here.

the listing says the GM will actually be someone else

This feels like a violation of the terms of service. Might be worth emailing SPG directly.

Many highly-rated people with great reviews don't list games

Experienced pro GMs tend to build a pool of players on SPG, then move their group off of SPG. The GM collects payment directly from the players. SPG takes a service fee, so doing this means more revenue for the GM.

If you see a GM you like just message them directly. Ask what they got going on and if they have anything coming up. Personally, I love it when players message me. It lets me tailor my next campaign to their specific interest. 

•        Regarding the disappearing listings, games drop out of the search 4 hours ahead of the listed time and then completely at 1 hour iirc. This prevents last minute joins and other stuff that can make onboarding players kind of stressful.
• With the highly reviewed folks, it doesn't show full tables so they may be at max. In terms of someone else running a game, this is a growing occurrence where folks are operating as a collective or co-GM setup, I'm friends with a duo like that where they share the workload. 

ONESHOTS:

One shots are tricky for some reason. The ones that seem to succeed are either offered for free or the GM has cultivated a following. People I guess are just not as into them. With that being said, I have played several one shots on that platform so it does happen.

Your best bet at joining a one shot is to go in with a friend. One shots are much more likely to actually run if there are two or more seats filled, and they do fill up pretty quickly once you've got those two starter seats filled.