List of tabletop role-playing games

This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, play-by-mail/email games, or any other video games with RPG elements.

Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.

0-9

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
13th Age Pelgrane Press D20 2013 Fantasy By Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo
2300 AD Game Designers' Workshop 1989 - Future of the Twilight 2000 universe Originally called Traveller 2300AD
3D&T Editora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial) 1994 A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns
7th Sea Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents 1999, 2016 Pirates / Swashbuckling Designed by John Wick (game designer)

A

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Aberrant White Wolf Publishing Modified Storyteller 1999 Superhero characters in the near future Part of the Trinity series
D20
Active Exploits Precis Intermedia Gaming 2002
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons TSR, Inc. 1977-2000 (See also Dungeons & Dragons)
Advanced Fighting Fantasy Cubicle 7 1989
Adventure! Tori Bergquist 1985
Adventure! White Wolf Publishing Modified Storyteller 2001 A pulp adventure Part of the Trinity series
Adventurers Guild Adventurers Guild 1987 Line of "generic fantasy" supplements Consists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild Tome
Adventures in Fantasy Excalibre Games 1979
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game TSR, Inc. 1984
Adventures in Middle-earth Cubicle 7 D20 2016 Fantasy Based upon The One Ring RPG
After The Bomb Palladium Books 1986, 2001
Aftermath! Fantasy Games Unlimited 1981
Age of the Tempest Tactic 2013
Age of Ruin Cutting Edge Games 1990
Agone (French) Multisim Editions 1999 Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions
Albedo Thoughts & Images, Chessex 1988, 1993 Based on the furry comic book series Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci
Alice is Missing Hunters Entertainment 2020 Designed by Spenser Starke
ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game Free League 2019 Science fiction, survival horror
Aliens Adventure Game Leading Edge Games 1990 Science Fiction
All Flesh Must Be Eaten Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 1999, 2003 Zombie survival horror game
All-Star Wrestling Afterthought Images 1991
Alma Mater Oracle Games 1982 Comic high school
Alshard (Japanese) Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain 2002, 2005 Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy
Alshard Gaia (Japanese) Alshard system 2006 Contemporary fantasy
Alternity TSR, Inc. 1998 Sci-fi
Amazing Engine TSR, Inc. 1993
Amber Diceless Roleplaying Phage Press Diceless 1991 Based on the works of Roger Zelazny
Anima: Beyond Fantasy Edge Entertainment 2005, 2010 Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworks
Angel Eden Studios, Inc. Cinematic Unisystem 2003 Urban fantasy A spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer game
Apocalypse Keys Evil Hat Productions 2023
Apocalypse World Lumpley Games PbtA 2010 A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival Created by D. Vincent Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system
Arcana Unearthed Malhavoc Press D20 OGL 2003 Fantasy Developed by Monte Cook
Archaeron Archaeron Games 1980
Arduin Grimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games 1977-1980, 1992 The first cross-genre RPG Designed by David A. Hargrave
Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth Last Unicorn Games 1994
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese) Fujimi Shobo 2004 Japanese MMORPG-like
Armageddon: 2089 Mongoose Publishing 2003
Armageddon: The End Times Myrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition) D20 OGL 2003 Mek-based warfare
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying Game R. Talsorian Games Fuzion 1997 SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms anime
Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game Eden Studios, Inc. Cinematic Unisystem 2005 Zombie horror
Ars Magica Lion Rampant (editions 1 & 2) Fantasy
White Wolf Publishing (edition 3)
Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5)
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World Archaia Studios Press Based on the Comic/Graphic Novels by Mark Smylie
Ashen Stars Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2011 Gritty investigative Space Opera
Atlantis Bard Games
Attack of the Humans Rapport Games 1990
The Authority Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order 2004
Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying Game Magpie Games Powered by the Apocalypse 2022 Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender

B

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Babylon 5 Mongoose Publishing d20 (2nd ed.) 2003, 2006 (2nd ed.) Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise
BASH! Basic Action Games 2005
Barony Better Games 1990
Basic Fantasy RPG Chris Gonnerman 2006
Basic Role-Playing Chaosium Role-playing game system
Batman Role-Playing Game Mayfair Games
BattleDragons Spartacus Publishing Play as dragons in a fantasy world
Battlelords of the 23rd Century SSDC, Inc.
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game Margaret Weis Productions 2007 Based on the SciFi TV series
Behind Enemy Lines FASA
Beyond the Supernatural Palladium Books Modern Day Horrors
Bifrost Skytrex Ltd. 1982
Big Bang Comics RPG Pisces All Media 2006
Big Eyes, Small Mouth Guardians of Order Anime-based RPG
Black Crusade Fantasy Flight Games Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay 2011
Blade of Arcana Enterbrain, Game Field Japanese-language RPG
Blades in the Dark Evil Hat Productions Powered by the Apocalypse 2017 Urban fantasy
Blood Dawn SSDC, Inc.
Blood of Heroes Pulsar Games
Blue Planet Biohazard Games 2nd Edition by Fantasy Flight

Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games

Blue Rose Green Ronin
Bluebeard's Bride Magpie Games 2017 Designed by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson
Boot Hill TSR, Inc. 1975 Wild West adventure
Brave New World Pinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group 1999
Breaking the Ice Black & Green Games 2005
Brindlewood Bay Gauntlet Publishing 2022
Bubblegum Crisis R. Talsorian Games Fuzion 1996 Scifi, Cyberpunk
Buccaneer Adversary Games 1979 Pirate-themed RPG
Buck Rogers XXVC TSR, Inc. 1990-1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 2002 Based on the TV show of the same name
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game
Bunnies and Burrows Fantasy Games Unlimited Out of print
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic Tri Tac Games
Burn Bryte Roll20 2020 Science fantasy Design tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platform
Burning Empires
The Burning Wheel High fantasy
Bushido Fantasy Games Unlimited Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan
By the Gods Ragnarok Enterprises 1986

C

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Game Designer's Workshop 1990 Based on the comic Xenozoic Tales
Cadwallon Rackham 2006
Call of Cthulhu Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1981 Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
Capes, Cowls & Villains Foul Spectrum Games 2010
Cartoon Action Hour Spectrum Games 2002
Car Wars Steve Jackson Games 1980
Cassiopean Empire Norton Games 1982
Castles & Crusades Troll Lord Games OGL System 2004 Fantasy RPG
Castle Falkenstein R. Talsorian Games 1994 Steampunk fantasy
The Castle Perilous West Wind Simulations 1980
Challengers Ragnarok Enterprises 1985
Champions Hero Games Hero System 1981
Changeling: The Dreaming White Wolf (1st and 2nd editions)

Onyx Path Publishing ( 20th anniversary edition)

Storyteller System 1995

1997

2017

Original World of Darkness
Changeling: The Lost White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing Storytelling System 2007 New World of Darkness
Children of the Sun Misguided Games Token System 2002 Dieselpunk fantasy
Chill Pacesetter Ltd; Mayfair Games; Growling Door Games 1984 Horror
Chivalry & Sorcery Fantasy Games Unlimited 1977
Chronicles of Ramlar Whitesilver Publishing The A/B System 2006
City of Heroes Eden Studios, Inc. The tabletop companion to the City of Heroes MMORPG
City of Mist Son of Oak Game Studio, Modiphius Entertainment Powered by the Apocalypse 2017 Urban fantasy, neo-noir A noir (detective) RPG set in a modern-day city where once-ordinary people hold the power of ancient myths and legends
Commando Simulations Publications, Inc. 1979
Conan Role-Playing Game TSR "ZeFRS" (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System) 1985 Hyborian Age The official TSR Conan role-playing game, finally published in 1985
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of Modiphius Entertainment 2d20 system 2017 Hyborian Age Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of was developed by a team of game designers, writers and artists, all led by Chris Birch of Modiphius Entertainment. The rights to publish this derivative work were licensed from Conan Properties International
GURPS Conan Steve Jackson Games GURPS 1989 Hyborian Age A year before the release of the core rulebook, in 1988, Steve Jackson Games published a solo adventure titled GURPS Conan: Beyond Thunder River
Conan: The Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing d20 System 2004-2010 Hyborian Age One of the role-playing games in the Mongoose Publishing OGL System series
The Confederate Rangers SoLar-Way Games 1989
Conspiracy X Eden Studios, Inc. 1996 Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups
Continuum Aetherco; Dreamcatcher 1999 Time travel adventure
Core Command Dream Pod 9 Silhouette game engine 2003 Science fiction, space opera
Corporation the Roleplaying Game Core Games Publishing Brutal Engine 2006 Scifi, Cyberpunk
CORPS Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 1990
Corum An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
Creeks and Crawdads Crustacium Games 1986
Crime Fighter Task Force Games 1988
Crimefighters TSR 1981
Crystalicum (Polish)
CthulhuTech Wildfire Framewerk Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft but with mecha and anime influences
Cutthroat: The Shadow Wars StormWorld Games D20; D12 1988
Cybergeneration R. Talsorian Games 1993 Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2013 R. Talsorian Games 1988 An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2013 Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 R. Talsorian Games 1990 An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2020
Cyberpunk RED R. Talsorian Games 2020 A sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberspace Iron Crown Enterprises Spacemaster system 1989
Cyborg Commando New Infinities, Inc. 1987

D

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
D6 Adventure West End Games
D6 Fantasy West End Games
D6 Space West End Games
D6 System West End Games In-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG
d20 Future Wizards of the Coast[1] D20 System Generic futuristic
d20 Modern Wizards of the Coast[2] D20 System Generic modern
d20 Past Wizards of the Coast[3] D20 System Generic historical
d20 System Wizards of the Coast[4] Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules
Dallas Simulations Publications, Inc.
Danger International Hero Games Espionage adventure
Dangerous Journeys by E. Gary Gygax Game Designers' Workshop
Daredevils Fantasy Games Unlimited 1982 Pulp-era mystery
Dark Ages White Wolf Publishing Series of RPGs, including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Dark Ages: Werewolf, Dark Ages: Mage, Dark Ages: Fae, and Dark Ages: Inquisitor
Dark Champions Hero Games
Dark Conspiracy Game Designers' Workshop
Dark Dungeons
The Dark Eye Most popular German RPG,[5] known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge
Dark Heresy, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Game Originally by Black Industries, now developed by Fantasy Flight Games
Dark Streets Cakebread & Walton
Darwin's World RPGObjects Post-apocalyptic RPG
Dawning Star
DC Adventures Green Ronin
DC Heroes Mayfair Games
DC Universe Roleplaying Game West End Games
De Profundis
Dead Inside Atomic Sock Monkey Press A small-press RPG where the characters attempt to rebuild their lost souls through selfless and noble actions (and get superhuman powers along the way)
Dead Reign Palladium Books
Deadlands: Hell on Earth Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Deadlands: Lost Colony Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Deadlands: The Weird West Pinnacle Entertainment Group GURPS version by SJGames
Deathwatch
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil Brucato Laughing Pan Productions
Delta Force: America Strikes Back!
Degenesis: Rebirth SIXMOREVODKA Katharsys Primal Punk
Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game
Demon Hunters Role Playing Game
Demon: The Fallen White Wolf Publishing Original World of Darkness
Demon's Lair Lasalion Games
Deryni Adventure Game
Diana: Warrior Princess By Marcus Rowland
Diaspora VSCA Publishing FATE 2009 Hard science fiction
Dinky Dungeons Doc's Games 1985
Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex
Diomin OtherWorld Creations
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple
The Doctor Who Role Playing Game FASA Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who - Adventures In Time And Space: The Roleplaying Game Cubicle 7 Entertainment Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who - Time Lord (role-playing game) Virgin Publishing Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Dogs in the Vineyard Lumpley Games Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah
Domination
Dominion Rules An open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system
The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order Tri-Stat System 1999
Donjon Clinton R. Nixon, Donjon Anvilwerks
Don't Look Back Mind Ventures 1994
Don't Rest Your Head Evil Hat Productions
Drací doupe Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system
Dragon Age Green Ronin
Dragon Ball Z - Anime Adventure Game
Dragonlance: Fifth Age
Dragon Lords of Melniboné
DragonMech A cross between fantasy and mecha
DragonQuest A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR[clarification needed]
DragonRaid Dick Wulf A Christian RPG
Dragonroar
Dragonstar "Where science fiction and fantasy blend"
Dragon Storm
Dragon Warriors An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons) Swedish fantasy RPG
Dread RPG
Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium Rafael Chandler
Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game
The Dresden Files A variant of the FATE game Urban fantasy Based on the books by Jim Butcher
Droids
Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium Last Unicorn Games 2000 Supposedly limited to 3000 copies[citation needed]
Dungeons & Dragons Created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast 1974-present
Dungeon Crawl Classics Goodman Games Based on System Reference Document 2012 Old school fantasy An OGL system that cross-breeds Appendix N with a streamlined version of 3E[clarification needed]
Dungeon Squad Jason Morningstar 2005
Dungeon World Sage Kobold Productions Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon fantasy
Durance
Dust Devils
Dying Earth Based on the stories of Jack Vance
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields) Set in 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

E

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
EABA Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 2003 A generic RPG system Aka End All Be All
Earth 2020 Self-published 1983 Role-playing game By Stephen Kyffin
Earthdawn FASA 1993-2015 Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously a predecessor in the timeline of the Shadowrun setting
Eclipse Phase Posthuman Studios d100 2009 Sci-fi
El-Hazard Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order 2001
Eldritch Role-Playing System Goodman Games 2008
Element Masters Escape Ventures 1983
Elfquest Chaosium Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini
Elfs Adept Press
Elric! Chaosium Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Empire of the Petal Throne TSR, Inc Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel
En Garde! Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press Duelists from 17th century France
The End Scapegoat Games 1995 Banned from Gen Con by TSR
Enforcers 21st Century Games 1987
Engel Feder & Schwert
Eon Neogames Swedish fantasy game
The Esoterrorists Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2006 Horror
Espionage! Hero Games Based on Second Edition Champions
Eternal Soldier Tai-Gear Simulations 1985 Free Universal Role-Playing system
Etherscope Goodman Games
The Everlasting Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc
EverQuest Role-Playing Game White Wolf Publishing Pencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG
Everway
Ex Machina Guardians of Order Scifi, Cyberpunk
Exalted White Wolf Publishing Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness
Exodus: Post Apocalyptic RPG Glutton Creeper Games
Expendables Stellar Games 1987
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen Ediciones Sombra A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron Munchausen By James Wallis

F

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Fading Suns Holistic Design
Fanhunter Farsa's Wagon Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name
Fantasy Craft Crafty Games Mastercraft
Fantasy Earth Zody Games 1994 Includes Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules, Fantasy Earth: The Book of Magic, and The Essential Fantasy Earth
Fantasy Hero Hero Games
The Fantasy Trip Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts The precursor to GURPS
Fantasy Wargaming Patrick Stephens Limited 1981
Farscape Roleplaying Game Alderac Entertainment Group
F.A.T.A.L. Byron Hall Custom 2001-2004 Fantasy Adult-oriented role-playing. "Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery"
Fate Core Evil Hat Fate System Generic Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym.[6] There are other games that use the FATE engine
Fate of the Norns Andrew Valkauskas Runic Game System (RGS) - Previous editions used a 2D10 based system Viking Historical/Fantasy
Fates Worse than Death Vajra Enterprises Cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080
Fear Itself Pelgrane Press
Feng Shui Daedalus Entertainment, Atlas Games Hong Kong martial arts movies
Fiasco Bully Pulpit Games Custom 2009 Various
Field Guide to Encounters Judges Guild
Fifth Cycle Shield Games
Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game Puffin Books 1982 Based on the Fighting Fantasy book series
Fireborn Fantasy Flight Games
Firefly Margaret Weis Productions Cortex+ 2014-2015 Based on the television series Firefly A separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues, despite the same company producing both at different times
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo Fantasy Games Unlimited
Flashing Blades Fantasy Games Unlimited
Forbidden Kingdoms OtherWorld Creations
Forgotten Futures Marcus L. Rowland
Freedom Fighters Fantasy Games Unlimited
Fringeworthy Tri Tac Games
FTL:2448 Tri Tac Games
FUDGE Steffan O'Sullivan FUDGE "Free, Universal, Do-it-Yourself Gaming Engine"
Furry Pirates Atlas Games
Future Worlds Stellar Gaming Workshop
Fuzion R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System A simple and customizable generic open gaming system

G

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
A Game of Thrones Guardians of Order A Game of Thrones
Gamma World TSR, Inc. Modified Dungeons & Dragons Different versions are based on different versions of D&D
Gangbusters TSR, Inc. 1930s urban crime adventure
Gangster! Fantasy Games Unlimited
Gatecrasher Grey Ghost Press A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting
Gear Krieg Dream Pod 9
Geist: The Sin-Eaters White Wolf Publishing Storytelling New World of Darkness
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Guardians of Order
Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game West End Games Based on the Ghostbusters film series First RPG to use a dice pool system[citation needed]
Ghosts of Albion Eden Studios, Inc. Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth
Godlike Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press
Golden Heroes Games Workshop
Good Society Storybrewers 2018
Grey Ranks Jason Morningstar
Grimm Fantasy Flight Games
GUMSHOE System Pelgrane Press By Robin D. Laws
Gunslingers and Gamblers FJGaming The American Wild West of 1876
GURPS Steve Jackson Games GURPS Generic Gurps is an acronym for "Generic Universal Role Playing System"

H

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
HackMaster Kenzer & Company Based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table
Halcyon Neuwerld Studios
Happy Birthday, Robot! Evil Hat Productions
HârnMaster Columbia Games Hârn
Haven: City of Violence Louis Porter Jr. Design
Hawkmoon Chaosium An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!) By Kerie Campbell-Robson
Heart: The City Beneath Rowan, Rook & Decard 2020
Heaven & Earth
Heavy Gear Dream Pod 9
Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System 1998 Based on the syndicated action series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess
Hero System Hero Games
HeroQuest/Hero Wars
Heroes Tabletop Games (UK)
Heroes of Olympus Task Force Games
Heroes Unlimited Palladium Books
Hidden Kingdom New Rules Inc.
High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game TSR, Inc.
High Adventure Role Playing (HARP) Iron Crown Enterprises
High Colonies Waterford Publishing House, Ltd.
High Fantasy Fantasy Productions, Reston Publishing
Hillfolk Pelgrane Press
Hol Black Dog Game Factory
Hollow Earth Expedition Exile Games Studio 1930's style pulp adventure
Hollyworld Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Hong Kong Action Theater
Houses of the Blooded 2008
How We Came To Live Here Galileo Games 2010
Hunter Planet H-PAC 1986
Hunter: The Reckoning White Wolf Publishing Original World of Darkness
Hunter: The Vigil New World of Darkness
Hyborian War Reality Simulations Inc. 1984 Hyborian Age Based on the world of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard

I

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Immortal: The Invisible War Ran Valerhon 1993
In Dark Alleys Vajra Enterprises
In Nomine Steve Jackson Games Based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas Croc (Siroz) Satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world French
Incursion Tri Tac Games
Infernum Mongoose Publishing
Infinity The Infinity Company 1979
Inner City Inner City Games 1982
Inou Tsukai Enterbrain
InSpectres Memento Mori Theatricks
Invisible Sun Monte Cook Games Related to Cypher System 2018-2020 The Actuality, comprising eight worlds arranged in the Path of Suns Surreal fantasy where the players take the roles of powerful magic-users
Iron Kingdoms Privateer Press D20 System 2004
Ironhedge Empire Wargames 1979
Iron Heroes Fiery Dragon Productions D20 system Based on making D&D playable without magic[clarification needed]
Ironsworn Shawn Tomkin Powered by the Apocalypse 2018
It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show Stellar Games 1989
It Was a Mutual Decision

J

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Jadeclaw Sanguine Productions Ltd 2002
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill 1983 The world of the James Bond franchise
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing Based on the TV series
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall Wet Ink Games / Game and a Curry 2021 Designed by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim
John Carter, Warlord of Mars Heritage Models 1978
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) SkyRealms Publishing 1984
Jovian Chronicles Dream Pod 9
Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game Games Workshop 1985-1989 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing D20 System 2002 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing Traveller 2009 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD New edition of the previous 2002 game, with different rules.
Justice, Inc. Hero Games[7] 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure
Justifiers StarChilde Publications Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by "the Corporation"; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom


K

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
KABAL Kabal Gaming Systems 1982
Kids on Bikes Hunters Entertainment 2019
kill puppies for satan (sic) Lumpley Games 2001
Killer Steve Jackson Games Live action role-playing game
Kindred of the East White Wolf Storytelling System Old World of Darkness Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom White Wolf Storytelling System Old World of Darkness Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade
Knights and Magick Heritage USA 1980
Knights of the Round Table Little Soldier Games 1976
Kobolds Ate My Baby! 9th Level Games
Krysztaly Czasu MAG Polish, Crystals of Time
Kult Äventyrsspel 1991 Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones

L

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Labyrinth Lord
Lace and Steel Published originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press An Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel
Land of the Rising Sun Fantasy Games Unlimited Chivalry & Sorcery Samurai and Ninjas
Lands of Adventure
The Laundry
Legacy
Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game Alderac Entertainment Group Asian-themed RPG[clarification needed]
Legends of Anglerre
Legionnaire FASA Standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe
Lejendary Adventure Hekaforge Productions Created by Gary Gygax
Leverage Cortex+ System Based on the Leverage TV series Game written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge
Little Fears - The Role-playing Game of Childhood Terror Key 20 Publishing
Living Steel Leading Edge Games Futuristic game on the world of Rhand
Lone Wolf Mongoose Publishing D20 system A series of gamebooks and Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Iron Crown Enterprises 1991-1999 Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Decipher, Inc. 2002-2006 Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Lords of Creation Avalon Hill

M

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Mach: The First Colony Alliance Publications
Macho Women with Guns Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Macross II: The Role-Playing Game Palladium
Maelstrom Puffin Books
Mage: The Ascension White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)

Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

Storytelling System 1993

1995

2000

2015

Set in the original World of Darkness
Mage: The Awakening White Wolf Publishing Set in the new World of Darkness 2.0
Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade
Malefices Jeux Descartes French
Man, Myth & Magic Yaquinto RPG drawing on myths and legends of cultures from 4000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.
Manhunter Kingslayer Productions 1988
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Margaret Weis Productions Cortex+ system
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game TSR
Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game TSR, Inc.
Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Marvel Publishing Group
Masterbook West End Games
The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game FASA
Mechamorphosis Fantasy Flight Games
Mechanical Dream SteamLogic
The Mechanoid Invasion Palladium
MechWarrior
MEGA Role-Playing System
Megaverse Palladium Books
Mekton R. Talsorian Games Based on Anime Mecha science fiction
Melanda: Land of Mystery Wilmark Dynasty 1980
Men In Black: The Roleplaying Game
MERC Fantasy Games Unlimited A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency
Merc 2000 Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s
Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes Flying Buffalo
The Metabarons Roleplaying Game West End Games
Metamorphosis Alpha 1976
Michtim: Fluffy Adventures 2012
Middle Earth Role Play Iron Crown Enterprises Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Midgard The oldest German fantasy RPG
Midnight A fantasy world wereinwhich the bad guys have won
Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing System
Millennium's End Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. By Deiron e Yangsmoth
Mistborn Adventure Game
Mojo Polymancer Studios, Inc.
Monastyr Portal Polish, Monastery
Monsterhearts Powered by the Apocalypse system A game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno
Monsters! Monsters!
Monsters and Other Childish Things
Mordheim Games Workshop
Mörk Borg Free League Publishing 2020
Morpheus
The Morrow Project Timeline Ltd Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III
Morton's List
Mouse Guard Archaia Entertainment A version of the Burning Wheel engine 2008 By Luke Crane
Multiverser Valdron, Inc. By E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
Mummy: The Resurrection Original World of Darkness
Murphy's World Peregrine Creative Services
Mutant Target Games
Mutant Chronicles Modiphius
Mutant City Blues Pelgrane Press Robin Laws GUMSHOE System Superhero detectives
Mutant Future
Mutant RYMD
Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare By Järnringen Förlag AB
Mutants & Masterminds Green Ronin Publishing
Mutazoids
My Life with Master Half Meme Press
Myrskyn aika By Mike Pohjola
Mythworld

N

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Neighborhood Wheaton Publications 1982
Nephilim Chaosium 1992 Modern occult
Neuroshima Portal 2003 Polish
Nexus: The Infinite City Daedalus Games 1994
Nicotine Girls By Paul Czege
Nightbane Palladium Books 1995 Dark fantasy
Nightlife Stellar Games 1990 Horror
Night of the Ninja IIE Games Corporation 1986
Night's Black Agents Pelgrane Press 2012
Night Wizard! Enterbrain Wizards in contemporary times Japanese
Ninja Burger Steve Jackson Games
Ninjas and Superspies Palladium Books Martial arts and espionage adventure.
Nobilis By R. Sean Borgstrom
Noctum
Northern Crown Atlas Games D20 System 2005
Numenera Monte Cook Games Cypher System 2013

O

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Odysseus Fantasy Games Unlimited 1980
The Official Superhero Adventure Game Brian Phillips 1981
Omnigon Omnigon Games 1989
The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild
Only War
Ork! The Roleplaying Game Green Ronin Publishing 2000
Orkworld Wicked Press 2000
Orpheus White Wolf Publishing Original World of Darkness 2003 Contemporary, Horror Wraith: The Oblivion spinoff. Stand-alone setting, divorced from the generic World of Darkness, with a finished metaplot, published across six books.
OSRIC
Other Suns Fantasy Games Unlimited 1983
Outime Valhalla Simulation Games 1983
Over the Edge Atlas Games

P

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game Palladium Books
Pandemonium! MIB Productions Roleplaying in the world of tabloid news
Pantheon Hogshead Publishing 2000
Paranoia originally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing A satire of dystopian futures
Pathfinder Paizo Publishing 2009 Fantasy role-playing game
Pax Draconis Technicraft Design A detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system
Passion Play
Fading Suns Live action role-playing game
Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) Arthurian legend
A Penny for My Thoughts
Phantasia
Phantasy Conclave
Phase VII
Phoenix Command Leading Edge Games
Pirates and Plunder
Polaris (1997)
Polaris 2005
Powers and Perils Avalon Hill
Praedor Burger Games 2000 Based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen
The Price of Freedom West End Games America loses the Cold War and is occupied, but resistance is in their blood
The Primal Order Wizards of the Coast
Prime Directive Task Force Games
Primetime Adventures Dog Eared Designs
Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game Chaosium
Privateers and Gentlemen Fantasy Games Unlimited Naval adventure in the Napoleonic era
Project A-ko: The Roleplaying Game
Promethean: The Created White Wolf Publishing New World of Darkness
Psiworld Fantasy Games Unlimited SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities
Puppetland

Q

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
QAGS Hex Entertainment 2003
Qin: The Warring States Cubicle 7 2007
Quest of the Ancients Unicorn Game Publications
The Quiet Year Buried Without Ceremony 2013, 2019 Designed by Avery Alder

R

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Rapture: The Second Coming By William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy
The Realm of Yolmi
Recon Palladium Books Vietnam War adventure
Red Dragon Japanese
Reich Star Creative Encounters 1991 Fight Nazis in space By Simon Bell and Ken Richardson
Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros By Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon)
The Riddle of Steel Driftwood Publishing
Rifts Palladium Games Crossover system[clarification needed]
Rifts Chaos Earth Palladium Games
Ringworld Chaosium
Risus
Robot Warriors
Robotech Palladium Games Based on the Robotech anime television series
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game Palladium Games
Rogue Trader FFG[8]
RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) Iron Crown Enterprises Fully expandable and customizable rules system
Rune
RuneQuest[9] Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose Publishing
RuneSlayers

S

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
SAGA System
Sandman: Map of Halaal
Savage Worlds
Scion: Hero White Wolf Publishing Modern day children of the gods
Second Dawn
Sengoku Gold Rush Games Historical fantasy set in feudal Japan
The Shab-al-Hiri Roach
Shadow Lords A world of epic heroes, immortals, titans, angels and demons.
Shadow of the Demon Lord Schwalb Entertainment 2015 Fantasy, Dark fantasy, Horror
The Shadow of Yesterday
Shadowrun Cyberpunk fantasy
Shatterzone
Shock: Social Science Fiction
Silver Age Sentinels Guardians of Order
Simian Conquest
Sine Requie Horror Italian role-playing game
Skulduggery
Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish Main Fantasy Games Unlimited
Skyrealms of Jorune SkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex
SLA Industries Nightfall Games[10]
Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes Mongoose Publishing
S/lay w/Me
The Slayers d20 D20 System
Smallville Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Classic Based on the Smallville television series
A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying
Sorcerer Ron Edwards
Sovereign Stone
Space 1889 GDW Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk)
Space Infantry
Space Opera Fantasy Games Unlimited The game is based on, "the grand tradition of Space Opera, in the vein of E.E Doc Smith and ... Star Wars from George Lucas." Based on these sources the game includes: "psionic powers so prevalent in the Lensman series and in Star Wars with 'the force.'"[citation needed]
Spacemaster SF adaptation of Rolemaster
Space Quest
Spaceship Zero Green Ronin Publishing
SpaceTime
The Spawn of Fashan
Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin
Spirit of the Century Evil Hat Productions FATE system A pulp game
Splicers
Splittermond Uhrwerk-Verlag Lorakis German Fantasy RPG
Spycraft Alderac Entertainment Group Espionage adventures
Stalking the Night Fantastic
Standard RPG System
Star Ace
Star Crossed Bully Pulpit Games 2019 Designed by Alex Roberts
Starblazer Adventures
StarCraft Adventures TSR, Inc.
Star*Drive TSR, Inc.
Starfaring Flying Buffalo
Starfinder Roleplaying Game Paizo Publishing D20 System
Starfleet Voyages
Star Frontiers TSR
Stargate SG-1 AEG Spycraft/D20 System 2003-2004
Star Hero Fantasy Hero SF adaptation of Hero System
Star Patrol
Star Riders Ianus Games Parody of space opera
Star Rovers
Starship Troopers (RPG) Mongoose Publishing
Starships & Spacemen
Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier Heritage 1978
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game Last Unicorn 1999-2000
Star Trek Role Playing Game Last Unicorn 1999
Star Trek Roleplaying Game Decipher 2002-2005
Star Trek: The Role Playing Game FASA 1983-1988
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System 1987-1999
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Fantasy Flight 2012-
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Wizards of the Coast D20 System 2000-2010
Star Wreck Roleplaying Game Mike Pohjola Parody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise
Steve Perrin's Quest Rules
Stormbringer Chaosium Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Storytelling System
The Strange Monte Cook Games Cypher System
Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game
Strontium Dog Mongoose Publishing Traveller 2009
Super Squadron Super-Hero game Australian
Supergame
Superhero 2044
Supernatural Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Classic 2009-2010 Based on The CW's Supernatural television series
Supervillains
Superworld Chaosium
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
Swordbearer Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited
Swords & Wizardry Mythmere Games A free "clone" of the original version of Dungeons & Dragons
Sword World RPG Japanese
Synnibarr (aka The World Of Synnibarr) Craig McCracken Notorious for a nonsensical, poorly explained game-world and huge power-levels granted to beginning player characters
Systems Failure Palladium Books

T

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Tales from the Floating Vagabond Avalon Hill 1991 Comedy-fantasy
Tales from the Loop Free League Publishing 2017 Alternative history science fiction
Talislanta Bard Games Omni System 1987
Taste My Steel! Phantasy Network 1982
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Palladium Books Megaversal system 1985-2000 Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books
Teenagers from Outer Space R. Talsorian Games 1987 Anime-based RPG
Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne Guardians of Order 2005
Tenchi Muyo! Guardians of Order 2000
Tenra War Enterbrain 2007 Japanese
Tephra: The Steampunk RPG Cracked Monocle D12-based "Clockwork System" 2012 Steampunk, Fantasy
Terra Incognita Grey Ghost Press 2001
Terra Primate Eden Studios, Inc.
Theatrix Backstage Press 1993
Thieves' Guild Gamelords 1980
Thieves' World Chaosium 1981
Thousand Year Old Vampire 2020
Tibet: The Roleplaying Game Vajra Enterprises 2004 Historical fantasy set in Tibet
Time & Time Again Timeline Ltd. 1984
Time Lord — Adventures through Time and Space Virgin Publishing 1991 A Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Timelords Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Timemaster Pacesetter Ltd; Goblinoid Games 1984; 2011
Timeship Yaquinto Publications
To Challenge Tomorrow Ragnarok Enterprises 1983
Tokyo NOVA Enterbrain 1993 Cyberpunk Japanese
Toon Steve Jackson Games Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM
Top Secret TSR, Inc. Espionage adventures
TORG West End Games
Total Eclipse RPG Shrapnel Games By Steve N. Jackson - Smart phone optimized role playing game
Trail of Cthulhu Pelgrane Press
Transhuman Space Steve Jackson Games
Traveller GDW By Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren K. Wiseman.
Traveller: 2300 Game Designers Workshop 1986
Tri-Stat dX
Tribe 8 Dream Pod 9
Thrilling Tales Pulp Amazing Stories
Trinity White Wolf Publishing
Trollbabe Adept Press 2002
True20 Green Ronin Publishing True20 2005
Truth & Justice Atomic Sock Monkey Press 2005
Tunnels and Trolls Flying Buffalo
TWERPS Lou Zocchi
Twilight 2000 GDW 1984
Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game Fantasy Flight Games 1999

U

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Underground Mayfair Games 1993
Unisystem Eden Studios, Inc. 2003
Universalis Ramshead Publishing 2002
Universe SPI 1981-1983 Subtitled The Role-Playing Game of the Future
Unknown Armies Atlas Games 1998
Usagi Yojimbo Sanguine Productions Based on the comic book series, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
Uuhraah! Blackhawk Games 1976

V

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Valley of the Pharaohs Palladium Books 1983-1985
Vampire: The Dark Ages White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1996
Vampire: The Masquerade White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)

Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

Modiphius Entertainment(5th edition)

Storyteller System 1991

1992

1998

2011

2018

World of Darkness
Vampire: The Requiem Storytelling System 2004
Victorian Adventure SKS Distribution 1983
Victorian Age: Vampire White Wolf Storyteller System 2002
Victoriana - 2nd edition Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Victorian Gothic Arcanus Press Epic Dice System 2020 Gothic Horror A dark world of the penny dreadful
Villains and Vigilantes Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games 1979
Violence Hogshead Publishing 1999
Visigoths vs. Mall Goths Hit Point Press 2020, 2023 1996 Los Angeles Designed by Lucian Kahn


W

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Wanderhome Possum Creek Games 2021
Warcraft the Roleplaying Game White Wolf Publishing Roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Games Workshop
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Games Workshop[11]
Warheads: Medieval Tales Urban Mammoth A comically based tabletop roleplaying war game
WARS Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing
Wayfarers Ye Olde Gaming Companye
Weapons of the Gods Eos Press 2005 A wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name
Weird Wars Pinnacle Entertainment Group D20 System; Savage Worlds 2001
Werewolf: The Apocalypse White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1992
Werewolf: The Forsaken White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing Storytelling System 2005
Werewolf: The Wild West White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1997
What Price Glory?! 1978
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game TSR, Inc. D20 System Based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan
When Worlds Collide 2010
The Whispering Vault Pariah Press; Ronin Publishing 1993 An RPG about god-hunting
Wild Talents Arc Dream Publishing
Wild West Fantasy Games Unlimited 1981
Witchcraft Eden Studios, Inc.
Witch Hunt StatCom Simulations Inc. 1983
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World Alligator Alley Entertainmenf 2007
With Great Power... Incarnadine Press
Wizards' Realm
Wizards' World
Woof meow (role-playing game) Game Systems 1988
World Action And Adventure
World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0" White Wolf Publishing Product line
The World of Indiana Jones West End Games
World of Synnibarr WonderWorld Press
World Tree Roleplaying in a high-magic, highly civilized world populated by many sentient species, none of them human
Worlds Beyond
Worlds of Wonder Chaosium
Wraith: The Great War
Wraith: The Oblivion Original World of Darkness

X

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes

Y

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Year of the Phoenix Fantasy Games Unlimited 1986
Ysgarth Ragnarok Games 1979 Written by Timothy Willard

Z

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
The Zorcerer of Zo Atomic Sock Monkey Press 2006 Fairy tales
Zweihänder Grim & Perilous Studios 2017 Written by Daniel Fox. Deliberately similar in tone and rules mechanics to Warhammer FRP

See also

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