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.
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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) | |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | |||||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | ||||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | |||||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | |||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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 | |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| Year of the Phoenix | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1986 | |||
| Ysgarth | Ragnarok Games | 1979 | Written by Timothy Willard | ||
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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| 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
- List of play-by-mail games
- List of role-playing game designers, annotated with a few significant games to which each designer has contributed.
- Timeline of tabletop role-playing games
- List of role-playing game publishers
- List of game manufacturers
References
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- "Fate not FATE". 25 August 2013.
- "Justice, Inc". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- "Rogue Traders website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- Maranci, Peter. "The History of RuneQuest". Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- "SLA Industries website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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